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Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok and YouTube may have broken the law by allowing children under 16 to access their apps, the government says.

Five tech giants have been named and shamed, accused of deploying tactics to undermine the world-leading laws despite the threat of multi-million dollar penalties.

Using nicotine-based vapes is likely to cause lung and oral cancer, even if e-cigarette users do not smoke tobacco, a watershed academic review has found.

Counter-drone company says Australia remains drastically unprepared for next type of global warfare.

Exposure to pesticides and other environmental factors could be behind far higher rates of motor-neurone disease in regional areas, experts warn.

There has been a significant development in the EV trucking world as concerns grow around Australian fuel security and the effect ongoing shortages will have on supply chains.

First, it was AI fruit yelling at us, telling us when to eat them, but now the trend has taken a bizarre turn, and the internet is freaking out.

What if some of the most devastating movies from our childhood didn’t have to end the way they did?

A jury held Meta and YouTube liable for claims their platforms are addictive and have harmed young users. Here’s everything you need to know.

A Los Angeles jury found Meta and Google liable for a now-20-year-old woman’s childhood social media addiction after joining the apps at age six. Are we likely to see copycat cases in Australia?

A humanoid robot has accompanied the US first lady as she arrived at the White House for the final day of a summit on education and technology.

Meta is reportedly planning sweeping layoffs as it seeks to offset rising costs tied to massive investments ​in ​artificial intelligence.

A landmark verdict has found Google and Meta liable over social media addiction, with implications for thousands of similar cases

College students have intense anxiety about starting a career. This time they have reason to worry —this is the worst spring for young degree holders since the depths of the pandemic.

A lawsuit accused tech giant Meta of allowing predators unfettered access to underage users and connecting them with victims.