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It’s a word that would not have existed a few years ago — but why is it so popular now?

THE WASHINGTON POST: We analysed real ChatGPT health chats and asked a top doctor to score them and the gap between confidence and accuracy was startling.

An outage linked to Cloudflare, which provides network and security services for many online businesses, has caused problems for platforms like X and ChatGPT.

THE NEW YORK TIMES: Over recent months, scepticism around fluoride has intensified. The people who will suffer most are children who are ‘the most vulnerable of the vulnerable’.

Controversial gaming platform Roblox is rolling out major changes as it seeks to escape Australia’s impending under-16s social media ban.

Up to 350 scientists will be laid off as the national science agency announces a cost-cutting restructure stemming from financial pressures and government funding not keeping up.

In advice that is certain to be on the nose for many, Australian academics are advising parents to ask their babies for consent before changing a nappy.

‘They’re lying to us.’ An expert reveals how to get through to someone you believe has fallen down an internet rabbit hole of misinformation.

DAVE LEE: Discovering you’ve been listening to an AI artist is a deeply violating experience that a good streaming platform should help me, a valued customer, avoid.

Ticketek has rolled out a new AI chatbot built with Google Cloud, raising questions about how the tool learns, searches and handles customer data.

Chipmakers and analysts are warning of a memory chip shortage that could hit the consumer electronics and automotive industries next year.

A mother is urgently seeking a clinical trial to slow the progression of her four-year-old son’s rare form of childhood dementia as his condition rapidly advances.

Experts say most people consume far too much sodium, but small cooking tweaks can help reduce intake without sacrificing taste.

Q+A: My wife is receiving a part-age pension because I am still working. She is older than me and I will be old enough to receive a pension in two years’ time.Can we boost her pension now?

Some seniors will have an opportunity to earn nearly $2000 a week in the lead-up to Christmas Day and not lose a cent of age pension along the way. Here’s why, and how the work bonus system works . . .