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Australians from the west coast to the eastern seaboard are being urged to prepare for a volatile weekend of weather, with a developing tropical cyclone off WA set to collide with widespread thunderstorms and long-awaited rain across much of the country.

NEWSPremiumCyclone threat as storms sweep nation

Australia is on high alert this weekend, with a tropical cyclone expected to fuel severe storms, flooding and damaging winds across multiple states.

Andrew Hedgman

Seattle-based online behemoth Amazon's profits have come in slightly below analysts' expectations. (AP PHOTO)

BusinessCommentsPremiumAmazon misses fourth quarter profit estimates

Amazon's 4Q results come as the company is slashing about 16,000 corporate jobs in a second round of mass layoffs.

Staff Writers

Get off your phone: ‘scrollisions’ are becoming a blight on society as our eyes become locked on our screens, says Gary Martin.

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Collisions of the scrolling kind are the new normal

Get off your phone: ‘Scrollisions’ are becoming a blight on society as our eyes become locked on our screens, says Gary Martin.

Gary Martin

Microsoft will collaborate with the UK government to develop a deepfake detection system. (AP PHOTO)

SecurityPremiumUK, Microsoft to build deepfake detection system

The UK government has announced plans to work with tech giants Microsoft on a deepfake detection initiative.

Staff Writers

Major tech companies are being urged to do more to make their services safer for children. (Dean Lewins/AAP PHOTOS)

InternetPremiumTech behemoths lashed over child abuse protections

Technology giants are not doing enough to tackle the worst examples of child sexual abuse material online, according to Australia's online safety boss.

Jennifer Dudley-Nicholson

Dr Andrew Forrest visits Scitech as they begin working on the interactive display.

EducationKids to explore ocean depths in $3.5m Scitech display

Kids will be able to clamber aboard an ocean research vessel and explore the world beneath the waves in an immersive Scitech exhibition set to open later this year.

Bethany Hiatt

Google CEO Sundar Pichai.

BusinessCommentsPremiumGoogle CEO says software not dead, names AI’s biggest risk

In a Thursday morning earnings call the CEO of Google-parent Alphabet said software companies can use AI to enhance their businesses and had one big warning around AI’s development.

Tom Richardson

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WeatherScorching heat and storms sweep across Aus

Australia is set for a day of weather extremes on Friday, with heatwaves in the south and a tropical low sparking severe storms in the north.

Alexandra Feiam and Andrew Hedgman

CorePlan says it helps drilling contractors and miners better collaborate and plan.

MiningCommentsPremiumWA startup CorePlan banks $5m from venture capitalist

The cash injection will help the WA business push its namesake Cloud-based drilling operations platform into fast-growing offshore markets.

Sean Smith

AI is meeting a very human need in an increasingly uncertain world, but it’s not a salvation: A prophet with a subscription model is just a salesperson, says Catherine Thorbecke.

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Catherine Thorbecke
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Turning to AI as a deity may just cost society its soul

AI is meeting a very human need in an increasingly uncertain world, but it’s not a salvation: A prophet with a subscription model is just a salesperson, says Catherine Thorbecke.

Catherine Thorbecke

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newsPremium‘Foolish’: Gates breaks silence on Epstein

Billionaire Bill Gates says he regrets ever having dealings with Jeffrey Epstein, as he seeks to distance himself from the convicted sex offender.

Angie Raphael

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updatedPremium‘Favour’: Billionaire’s huge call on Aussie ban

Tech billionaire Bill Gates has weighed in on Australia’s teenage social media ban, as Spain became the latest country to follow in the Albanese government’s footsteps.

Nathan Schmidt and Angie Raphael

ChatGPT users around the world have reported a major outage.

TechnologyCommentsMajor ChatGPT outage strikes across the globe

OpenAI’s ChatGPT is experiencing an outage, with users across the world reporting issues.

Max Corstorphan

SXSW brought more than 345,000 people to Sydney in 2025 but funding has been cancelled for 2026. (Steven Markham/AAP PHOTOS)

TelecommunicationsPremiumTech companies campaign to bring SXSW back to Australia

Brisbane might have secured the Olympic Games but a grassroots campaign is asking the state government to consider adopting another big event.

Jennifer Dudley-Nicholson

Quantum computers can be made in Australia, Diraq founder and chief executive Andrew Dzurak says. (PR IMAGE PHOTO)

TelecommunicationsPremiumAustralia's quantum leap: $20m boost for homegrown firm

Quantum technology that promises to outsmart artificial intelligence could be made in Australia after an investment in a Sydney company.

Jennifer Dudley-Nicholson

Cyber safety company Qoria’s chief executive, Tim Levy.

Mergers and AcquisitionsPremiumQoria’s Tim Levy to lead merged group as US buyout confirmed

The companies say the scrip tie-up will create a bigger world player in online safety for kids and schools.

Sean Smith

Telstra is upgrading 4G and 5G networks in Mt Melville.

Telstra outage Telstra upgrade disrupts mobile service in Mt Melville

Telstra customers may have disruptions in service over the next week as the company upgrades it mobile base station to improve the 4G and 5G user experience in Mt Melville

Amy Towers

Bitcoin’s market depth, a measure of capital available to absorb large trades, remains more than 30 per cent below its October peak

MoneyCommentsPremiumBitcoin’s slump signals new crisis of confidence

Price, relevance, conviction — Bitcoin is bleeding all three.

Sidhartha Shukla and Olga Kharif

Deepfake videos have become ultra realistic and can be produced with just a few prompts. (Dominic Giannini/AAP PHOTOS)

TelecommunicationsPremiumIt's not just you: fake videos look more real than ever

Artificially intelligent image creation tools are becoming more sophisticated and easier to use but that is making it harder to tell what is real online.

Jennifer Dudley-Nicholson

Professor Gina Ravenscroft with her team at the Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research.

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Review ordered into WA medical research funding bias

Federal Health Minister Mark Butler has ordered a review of all applications in a national medical research grant program after an open letter from WA researchers raised concerns over potential anti-WA bias. 

Hannah Cross

The New Shepard rocket has launched dozens ?of paying passengers ?to the edge ?of space since 2021. (AP PHOTO)

TechnologyPremiumBlue Origin shutters New Shepard rocket program

Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin is winding down its centrepiece ​space tourism program to sharpen its focus on building a moon lander for NASA.

Joey Roulette

Starlink's network of 9000 satellites provides ?internet connection to more than nine million users. (AP PHOTO)

TechnologyPremiumMusk's Starlink to allow consumer data to train AI

Starlink has updated its privacy policy to allow customer data to be ​used to train its AI models and shared with service providers and third-parties.

David Jeans and Joey Roulette

Neo-Nazi leader Thomas Sewell outside the Melbourne Magistrates Court after appearing on charges relating to the attack on the Indigenous Camp Sovereignty last year. NewsWire / Andrew Henshaw

NEWSPremiumWhy Aussie neo-Nazi threat not over

Australia Day anti-Semitic speeches and extremist rallies were a stark reminder that far-right ideology remains a serious threat.

Andrew Hedgman

A blood test using a high-tech chip could potentially change treatment for brain cancer patients. (PR IMAGE PHOTO)

SciencePremiumBlood test could bolster brain cancer survival rates

Australian scientists have developed a diagnostic device that uses a patient's blood to analyse how deadly brain tumours are responding to medical treatment.

Aaron Bunch