OpenAI released 722 new AI-generated mathematical papers at once – three have been retracted, and mathematicians are coming to grips with the rest.
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A flash of radio waves from a young galaxy 3 billion years after the Big Bang is lighting up 80% of the universe’s history.
As Pornhub embraces Apple’s new age verification in Australia, this could be the start of a broader shift in the tech industry.
AI systems tend to focus on the person speaking – but the listener plays just as big a part in communication.
A ‘sock puppet’ online is a false identity deployed deceptively, but that’s not how researchers use them.
Turns out the Milky Way is as good as it gets.
There’s a reason why Gippsland gets so many earthquakes, compared to most of Australia.
As geopolitical tensions rise, dual-use satellite technology could threaten the many benefits of the space services New Zealand relies on.
Donald Trump’s White House Accord on Super Intelligence looks set to join a long line of ineffectual calls for self-regulation from the tech industry.
The Manage My Health hacking breach exposed weaknesses in New Zealand’s digital defences. But the rise of autonomous AI agents poses a very different threat.
Big AI companies may already know much more about you than you’re comfortable with, even if you’ve never used their services.
Meta can’t beat its rivals on raw AI capability. With its new Muse agent, it doesn’t need to.
When groundwater reservoirs are replenished, the ground above rises. But the uplift is patchy because earthquake faults act like underground dams, channelling water.
The tool can help communities better understand their local conditions and prepare for bushfires early.
Ribose molecules came to Earth in meteorites and eventually became key parts of RNA. But how they survived in between has been a mystery.
AI is helping communities own and build vital tools for their minority languages – all without external funding.
The clam fills a crucial gap in our records of what the reef was like before industrial-era global warming.
The answer is more nuanced than it’s ever been.
Most Australian government entities are running outdated technology – and AI systems may reveal their weaknesses, intentionally or not.
Sometimes, mapping the whole universe starts with getting thousands of tiny robots to move in exactly the right way.
Voters need to become better at questioning what they see, without automatically disbelieving it.
News that an OpenAI agent hacked Medicare has prompted calls for Australia to develop its own AI system.
Some people may think it’s nice to listen to music with their plants. But is there any truth to the idea that certain music boosts plant growth?
After coding, mathematics and chatbots, AI companies are setting their sights on the messy world of biology.
We need to ask how ready Australian government systems are for increasingly capable AI agents.