Society

THE NEW YORK TIMES: As users progress through ‘levels’ of conversation, they unlock more raunchy content, like the ability to strip the chatbot down to lacy lingerie.

THE NEW YORK TIMES: ‘I think this is a landmark development. They put a pig’s liver in a human for a month, and the human did fine.’

Shadow health minister Anne Ruston has accused the Health Department of being influenced by Labor in caretaker mode for the 2025 Federal Election.

A senior Treasury official has revealed her department had discussed Labor’s controversial super tax plan with Anthony Albanese’s personal staff in a sign of changes being mooted.

The University of Melbourne's Richard Robson is one of three winners for a discovery likened to a Harry Potter enchanted handbag.

The Communications Department says it was not made aware of last month’s deadly Triple-0 outage for more than a day because Optus sent a crucial email to the wrong address. 

‘She was starting to change colour, there was a bit of froth, and yeah it was pretty full on.’

Psychologist Jean Twenge says there’s one simple, non-negotiable rule for parents raising kids in the smartphone era — and it could change their mental health.

Communications Minister Anika Wells has refused to answer a simple question about the Optus outage that is linked to the death of three Australians, instead announcing new laws to keep big telcos accountable.

The US Government shutdown is helping propel digital currency Bitcoin towards prices that would have sounded implausible a few years ago.

Students at a major Sydney university have been thrown into complete panic after receiving a notification that their degrees have been revoked. 

The US Government’s Centres for Disease Control and Prevention has announced a major change for COVID-19 vaccines.

Organised crime gangs are flooding university students' inboxes with blackmail demands, threatening to expose compromising footage unless victims pay up in bitcoin.

Consulting firm Deloitte charged the Federal Government $440,000 for a report with made-up citations, fabricated quotations and advice inconsistent with the underlying research.

Officers are trying to determine if it is a one-off or part of a wider issue.