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Almost 1000 general practices in Australia will fully bulk-bill from Saturday.

Huge change coming this week for fully bulk-billed GP visits

Health Minister Mark Butler has flagged a major change coming to Australian general practices this week, as doctors prepare to cash in.

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Tech developers will not have a ‘free pass’ to use creative works to train AI systems.

Australia moves to protect creators from AI ‘copyright theft’

Tech developers will not have a ‘free pass’ to use creative works to train AI systems, but advocates say more protections are needed against copyright theft.

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Doctors say young people can take action now to try and lower cancer risks.

What you can do now to help avoid cancer later

Cancer rates are climbing, but experts say there are steps people can take to help lower their risk.

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Health authorities in Queensland have issued an urgent warning after identifying the likely products linked to a case of poisonings.

Urgent food warning after likely source of rat poisoning is identified

Five people, including a child, were rushed to hospital after they are believed to have ingested the same product.

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The charity status of a private hospital operator has drawn scrutiny from the Health Services Union. (Dan Himbrechts/AAP PHOTOS)

Health giant under microscope for charity tax status

A major health union has called on the government to investigate troubled hospital operator Healthscope over alleged misuse of its salary packaging scheme.

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The Samsung Galaxy S6 is among a number of old phones with issues connecting to triple-zero.

Govt abandons Samsung users as phones fail 000

The government has refused to step in as thousands of Samsung users face paying out of pocket to replace phones unable to connect to Triple-Zero.

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The Samsung Galaxy XR mixed-reality headset during a preview in New York, US, on Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2025

Apple vs Samsung: $5000 question in headset race

Apple’s Vision Pro just met its match — and it’s half the price.

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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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Kids are picking up new words on social media faster than adults can keen up with.

Why the kids are calling you chopped & unc

The youth are throwing around weird words again. You aren’t going to like what these ones mean.

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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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The couple scooped a major prize pool using ChatGPT.

Powerball winner’s wild payday after asking AI for numbers

‘ChatGPT, talk to me’: A woman who pleaded with ChatGPT to pick some lucky numbers in Powerball has been left shocked after scooping a major jackpot and a bonus win.

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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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Wild Child chief executive officer Tim Curnow said they now use accredited independent laboratories to validate SPF concerns.

Urgent recall as more Aussie sunscreens fail SPF test

Two more sunscreens have joined the growing list of products pulled from shelves by Australia’s medicines watchdog amid fresh SPF fail fears.

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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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