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Australia’s eSafety commissioner is launching a second prove into Grok.

‘Heinous’: Second probe into X over disturbing Grok images

Australia’s internet regulator has launched a second investigation into Elon Musk’s X and AI chatbot Grok after a surge of non-consensual generated sexualised images flooding the social media site. 

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The latest AI technology has solved an equation no other mathematician has been able to do. But some experts say the AI’s solution was not very different from earlier work done by humans.

Does AI create new ideas, or just repeat old ones?

THE NEW YORK TIMES: The latest AI technology has solved an equation no human mathematician has been able to do. But some experts say the AI’s solution was not very different from earlier work done by humans.

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X has tightened controls on its Grok chatbot after backlash over claims it generated sexualized and nonconsensual images of real people, including minors.

X restricts Grok after outrage over AI bikini edits

X has tightened controls on its Grok chatbot after backlash over claims it generated sexualised and non-consensual images of real people, including minors.

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Plans for the first ever Moon hotel have been unveiled

Inside the plans for an inflatable hotel on the Moon

Cashed-up tourists looking for an out-of-this-world adventure are set have a whole new destination to add to their bucket list.

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SpaceX Dragon undocking from the Harmony Node of the International Space Station.

SpaceX Dragon undocks: Rush to get astronauts back to Earth

SpaceX, along with NASA, is returning a crew of four astronauts from the International Space Station after one of them experienced an unspecified medical issue. 

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Try sitting in the stillness on your commute instead of reaching for the phone

These tips will stop you from losing your mind using tech

As algorithms are programmed to feed us content, being fully present in your day-to-day while having to engage with all this tech can be tricky.

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Apple has made a deal to use Google’s Gemini models for its new version of Siri coming in 2026.

Apple, Google strike Gemini deal for revamped Siri

Apple has struck a deal to use Google's AI technology to power its new-look Siri and future artificial intelligence features on its iPhones.

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Malaysia and Indonesia have blocked access to Elon Musk’s AI chatbot Grok due to its misuse in generating explicit images.

Countries block Elon Musk’s Grok over sexual AI deepfakes

Malaysia and Indonesia have blocked access to Elon Musk's AI chatbot Grok due to its misuse in generating explicit images.

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Meta wants the onus of blocking children put on app stores rather than social media platforms.

Meta slams social media ban as it blocks child accounts

Social media giant Meta has criticised the federal government's world-first social media ban as it releases data into how many accounts it wiped in one week.

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Australia’s eSafety Commissioner says she’s ‘deeply concerned’ by a surge of non-consensual generated sexualised images flooding Elon Musk’s platform X.

eSafety Commissioner ‘deeply concerned’ by X sexual images

Australia’s eSafety Commissioner says she’s ‘deeply concerned’ by a surge of non-consensual generated sexualised images flooding Elon Musk’s platform X.

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It’s undeniable that AI is rapidly changing how people use their devices, but now it’s also driving tech companies to experiment with selling new gadgets that may succeed the smartphone. 

The tech that will invade your life in 2026

THE NEW YORK TIMES: It’s undeniable that AI is rapidly changing how people use their devices, but now it’s also driving tech companies to experiment with selling new gadgets that may succeed the smartphone. 

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For the first time Lego builds will be able to respond to how they are played with.

Fans divided as Lego launches biggest advance in 50 years

Lego has unveiled its most significant evolution in nearly 50 years, an update that provides for tech-powered interactive play but without the need for a screen. 

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Musk's Grok AI floods X with sexualised photos of women

Ministers across the world have raised concerns over explicit content of minors being generated using Elon Musk's AI tool Grok.

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New technology called PANDA, is being used in Chinese hospitals to detect hard-to-find pancreatic tumours that doctors sometimes miss.

How AI is saving lives in China

THE NEW YORK TIMES: New technology called PANDA, is being used in Chinese hospitals to detect hard-to-find pancreatic tumours that doctors sometimes miss.

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AI is being used to impersonate high-profile figures like Elon Musk in investment scams.

The biggest scams for 2026 and how to avoid them

Fraud experts are warning Aussies to be on high alert for emerging scams involving artificial technology after $260 million was defrauded from victims in the first nine months of 2025.

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