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In the competition for global dominance in artificial intelligence, Chinese AI leaders increasingly see themselves running a different race than their American counterparts.

How China is eyeing victory in global race to AI dominance

In the competition for global dominance in artificial intelligence, Chinese AI leaders increasingly see themselves running a different race than their American counterparts.

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Critics say Australia's social media age restrictions can be circumvented with relative ease.

Tougher social media ban crackdown wins expert support

Australia’s world-first social media ban for young people has sparked warnings it was never strict enough, with experts saying the restrictions have always needed strengthening.

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Apple says it has ‘reached a point where we need to begin raising prices on a number of products.’

Why the price of these Apple products is set to jump

Apple says it has ‘reached a point where we need to begin raising prices on a number of products.’

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A major tech outage has struck, impacting users in Australia, the UK and the US.

Major tech outage strikes Australia, UK, US

Millions around the world were left unable to access websites and platforms as major brands went down.

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Chief executive Tim Cook said Apple price hikes were ‘unavoidable’.

Apple says price hike ‘unavoidable’ because of AI boom

With worldwide memory chip shortages, the tech giant’s chief executive Tim Cook said ‘the situation had become unsustainable’.

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Australians face having their bank and retirement savings stolen as hackers in rogue nations like North Korea are able to use AI to inflict more cyber attacks, security experts have warned following a warning from the banking regulator.

Why foreign hackers are stealing Aussie’s retirement savings

Australians face having their bank and retirement savings stolen as rogue states use AI for cyber hacking.

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A 15-year-old girl is fighting for life after reportedly taking part in a viral online challenge, prompting urgent warnings from doctors and her devastated family. WARNING: Distressing content.

Teen left brain dead after viral social media challenge

A 15-year-old girl is fighting for life after reportedly taking part in a viral online challenge, prompting urgent warnings from doctors and her devastated family. WARNING: Distressing content.

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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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