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Tesla Optimus humanoids and Model Y L are displayed at the 2025 Shenzhen International Auto Show.

Musk says Tesla’s Optimus robots can solve poverty

Elon Musk has shrugged off another quarter of tumbling profits to tell investors to focus on his vision of self-driving, robotaxis and artificially intelligent Optimus robots that can replace surgeons.

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Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta has laid off 600 employees from an AI unit.

Meta cuts 600 AI jobs, staff told not to work

Meta will lay off about 600 employees within its artificial intelligence unit as the company looks to reduce layers and operate more nimbly.

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A billionaire investor has offered up tips about AI.

Advice billionaire gives his own kids about AI skills

High school and university students need to take advantage of a ‘unique opportunity’ that could help them land a job almost anywhere, according to billionaire serial entrepreneur and investor Mark Cuban. 

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Telstra has activated the Sydney-to-Melbourne coastal connection of its internet project. (HANDOUT/TELSTRA)

From gigabits to terabits: Fibre to fire up downloads

A fibre optic internet backbone will deliver internet speeds up to six times faster as well as a multi-billion-dollar boost to Australia's economy by 2040.

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Amazon’s cloud computing service has been hit by a major outage, disrupting many online services like Snapchat, Roblox and Signal.

Millions locked out of apps as Amazon struggles to recover

Amazon’s cloud computing service has been hit by a major outage, disrupting many online services including Snapchat, Roblox and Signal.

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Users are being locked out of scores of websites following the outage.

Amazon Web Services outage sparks global online chaos

Users reported being locked out of scores of websites including Snapchat, Roblox, Fortnite, Life360, Clash Royale and PlayStation.

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Hackers are secretly embedding malicious links in Roblox chats to hijack children’s accounts.

Aussie kids targeted by scammers in online games

Children are being tricked into downloading software, often related to popular games like Minecraft and Roblox.

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Under-16 year olds will find their social media accounts have been deactivated, from December 10.

What we know so far about the looming social media ban

Australia's unique move to restrict social media to people over 16 kicks in from December 10, in a bid to protect children from harm.

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Meta will introduce AI supervision tools for parents from early-2026. (James Ross/AAP PHOTOS)

Meta to give parents control over access to AI chat bots

Ahead of a looming social media ban, major platforms will introduce new tools for parents to monitor how their teenagers interact with AI chat bots.

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A surge in AI viral videos is spreading misinformation quicker than ever before

The darker side of innocuous viral AI videos

The latest surge in crazy AI videos might seem like harmless fun but is actually spreading misinformation quicker than ever before.

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The dangerous online trend sees users taking AI generated images of ‘homeless intruders’ to trick friends & family into thinking their homes have been invaded.

Disturbing homeless intruder AI prank goes too far

THE NEW YORK TIMES: The dangerous online trend sees users taking AI generated images of ‘homeless intruders’ to trick friends & family into thinking their homes have been invaded.

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From video fakery to chatbot friendships and AI personal assistants, here is all you need to know about AI in 2026.

Everything you need to know about AI in 2026

From video fakery to chatbot friendships and AI personal assistants, here is all you need to know about AI in 2026.

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A new conversation is emerging around the potential of video games to improve health outcomes.

The incredible proof that video games are making us healthy

Pokemon Go, Fruit Ninja and many other games have been linked to better health outcomes.

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Sam Altman, chief executive officer of OpenAI Inc,

‘Erotica’ version coming soon to ChatGPT AI

Adult ChatGPT users can will soon be able to access a less censored version of the artificial intelligence chatbot, which will include erotic materials.

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A screengrab from the Federal Government's advertising campaign for its under-16s social media ban.

Albanese Govt to splash $14m on social media ban ad blitz

The Albanese Government is splashing $14 million on an advertising campaign to help prepare young Australians for the impending social media ban for children aged under 16.

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