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Social media ban isn’t working.

Is Australia’s social media ban for U16s actually working?

Australia’s internet crackdown is going global. But is it working?

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Virgin makes a major change to the way flight bookings are made.

Major airline unveils huge update to booking system

A major Australian airline has unveiled the future of how Aussies will plan and book their holidays, with simply the press of a button.

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Members of the Artemis III crew, from left, Andre Douglas, Luca Parmitano, Randy Bresnik and Frank Rubio.

Astronaut named Artemis pilot after avoiding space death

THE NEW YORK TIMES: NASA has unveiled the crew for the Artemis III mission, with one astronaut named as the pilot after a near-death experience in space.

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Pymble Ladies College student Clara admits the social media ban has not changed much for her peer group.

Social media ban for Aussie kids falls flat six months on

As Anthony Albanese hails the ban’s success, children are telling a different story.

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The AI giant has filed for its own IPO.

OpenAI files to go public as AI companies rush to Wall St

OpenAI has moved closer to a stock market debut, potentially unlocking billions in wealth and extending the AI gold rush.

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Open AI CEO Sam Altman

ChatGPT is worth $1.2 trillion but will it change the world?

AARON PATRICK: The leading artificial intelligence companies are racing to crystallise billions in value for investors by promising to change the world. Is the hype credible?

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Tim Cook plans to step down as CEO this year.

Apple’s Siri finallly gets AI as Tim Cook heads to exit

The iPhone maker revealed its new artificial intelligence products at its developer conference, the last with Tim Cook as chief executive.

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Instagram has made a major change for users.

Instagram just changed one of its biggest rules

Instagram has quietly rolled out one of its biggest profile changes in years, giving users the power to rearrange their grid for the first time.

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Elon Musk is the face of SpaceX’s explosive growth it’s someone else who may be the real power behind the rocket giant.

The steady hand at SpaceX is not Elon Musk

Elon Musk is the face of SpaceX’s explosive growth but as the company heads toward a blockbuster IPO, it is someone else who may be the real power behind the rocket giant.

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Anthropic says an option to pause the development of artificial intelligence would be good. (AP PHOTO)

Anthropic urges AI pause, sees risk of losing control

Anthropic says artificial intelligence could soon improve without human intervention and wants to co-ordinate a way to pause development of advanced AI systems.

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Where do junior workers go if AI has taken over their jobs?

What happens when AI takes over these jobs?

JENI O’DOWD: There is no question AI can make life easier, but this unspoken risk puts entire generations at risk.

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The state said the company and its CEO, Sam Altman, had engaged in negligence and violated Florida’s prohibition on unfair and deceptive practices.

‘Dangerous’: Florida becomes first State to sue OpenAi

THE NEW YORK TIMES: In the lawsuit, the State said OpenAI had built ‘a dangerous online product’.

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Aussie kids being radicalised ‘within days’ online.

Aussie kids being radicalised ‘within days’, top cop says

Australian children are being radicalised ‘within days’, according to the nation’s top cop who said urging tech giants to step up will be the primary focus of next month’s high-level police summit in the UK. 

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There has still been no enforcement action from Australia’s under-16s social media ban despite one app allowing young people to retry their age verification 24 times in a day. 

Zero fines issued under Aussie under-16 social media ban

There has still been no enforcement action from Australia’s under-16s social media ban despite one app allowing young people to retry their age verification 24 times in a day. 

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The Nightly Live: Breakfast with Katherine Bennell-Pegg.

Australia’s space future: We must be daring

KATHERINE BENNELL-PEGG: If we can harness that ambition and desire for exploration, in our young people and across our industries, then we can shape a positive future for all Australians. 

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