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Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James reacts as time runs out in the second half of Game 5 of an NBA basketball first-round playoff series against the Denver Nuggets Monday, April 29, 2024, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Basketball
Matt Shrivell

Bombshell announcement as LeBron James ‘quits’

‘Everybody calls me a liar’: LeBron James speaks out about online harassment and tells his 160 million Instagram followers he ‘quits’.

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The first casualties of generative AI offer lessons for other businesses. 
Technology
The Economist

‘Death by LLM’: AI leaves a trail of online destruction

The first casualties of generative AI offer lessons for other businesses. 

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Communications Minister Michelle Rowland has introduced the proposed new legislation.
Australia
Katina Curtis

Social media age limit laws unveiled in Parliament

Laws to ban under-16s from social media have been introduced to Parliament with the Government promising they will keep teens off TikTok, Facebook, Snapchat, Reddit, Instagram and X at a minimum.

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Minister for Communications Michelle Rowland.
Politics
Dan Jervis-Bardy

Tech giants face huge fines for breaking social media ban

Social media companies would face fines of up $50 million for failing to stop children under-16s accessing their platforms

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Generation Z are too scared to talk on the phone.
Society
Paul Vass

Mobile-loving generation too scared to talk on the phone

Ever since Alexander Graham Bell invented the phone, generations have embraced the freedom to speak to virtually anyone in the world, until now.

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President-elect Donald Trump joins SpaceX founder Elon Musk for the latest Starship launch.
Technology
Max Corstorphan

Trump and Musk hug as SpaceX launch hits trouble

President-elect Donald Trump has joined SpaceX founder Elon Musk for the latest test launch of his Starship rocket, watching on as the vessel spectacularly launched into space before trouble broke out.

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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has announced a proposal to ban children under the age of 16 from social media.
Technology
Tess Ikonomou

Parents to lose final say in social media ban for kids

Australian parents won't be allowed to decide whether their children can use social media if they are under the age of 16.

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Australians struggled to access government services online on Monday due to issues with the myGov app.
Technology
Hayley Taylor

Thousands impacted by MyGov outage: ‘Access denied’

‘We need our money tomorrow, we have no food among other things.’

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Australians 14 and over can use the Chart Your Fart app to take part in the CSIRO’s gut health study.
Science
Aaron Bunch

'Chart your fart': Call for Aussies to track gas habits on new app

Scientists want Australians to record the quality, quantity, aroma, loudness and duration of their farts using a phone app for a gut health study.

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Meta will likely appeal a $A1.3b fine over its Facebook Marketplace ads. (Joel Carrett/AAP PHOTOS)
Business
Staff Writers

Meta fined $1.3b over Facebook's abusive practices

Meta has been slapped with a whopping $1.3 billion fine over abusive practices on Facebook Marketplace.

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Federal police are intensifying efforts to hunt down violent online extremists who are involved in a sickening new trend.
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Australia
Kristin Shorten

The new ‘depraved’ online threat that has cops on high alert

Federal police are intensifying efforts to hunt down violent online extremists who are involved in a sickening new trend.

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The man who allegedly stole the personal information of millions of Australian Ticketek and Ticketmaster customers is facing decades in jail.
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Technology
Kristin Shorten

Raft of charges against accused Ticketmaster hacker revealed

Canadian man Connor Riley Moucka, who allegedly stole the personal information of millions of Australian Ticketek and Ticketmaster customers, faces decades in a US prison if found guilty.

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It's still unclear which US astronaut who returned to earth in October needed medical treatment.
Science
Marcia Dunn

NASA ISS astronauts tight-lipped after ‘medical issue’

Three US astronauts who returned from the International Space Station are remaining tight-lipped about an onboard ‘medical issue’.

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Ai-Da uses artificial intelligence to create drawings, paintings and sculptures.
Technology
Hannah Roberts

AI robots’ artwork sells for over $1.6m at Sotheby’s sale

A humanoid robot has become the first to have its artwork sold by a major auction house, with the portrait going for more than $A1.6 million at Sotheby’s.

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A man allegedly involved in a data hack that involved Ticketmaster customers is facing extradition to the US.
World
Kristin Shorten

Snowflake hacker applying for legal aid to fight extradition

A man who bragged online about extorting some of the world’s largest corporations after allegedly committing this year’s most far-reaching data breach is in jail, facing extradition and applying for legal aid. 

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