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A major cybersecurity breach has compromised the personal data of tens of thousands of Australian students across schools and universities – leaving institutions scrambling.

When my 6-year-old recently asked me to explain why ‘Israel was fighting Lebanon,’ I stammered through a digressive account that probably confused him more.

Consumers can expect to pay more for smartphones and laptops, JB Hi-Fi boss Nick Wells warns, as the artificial intelligence-led boom in data centres squeezes technology supply chains.

OpenAI President Greg Brockman told a California jury Tuesday that Elon Musk physically threatened him during a 2017 confrontation.

WASHINGTON POST: Without gastroenterology, how would we understand the most pressing of scientific needs: farting?

Hantavirus, a rare family of viruses carried by rodents, is suspected in a deadly outbreak aboard a cruise ship sailing the Atlantic Ocean.

Aussies have been urged to stop using a popular portable charger immediately over concerns it could catch on fire. 

AI never needs to sleep, never tries to form a union and often outperforms real people on real tasks; of course companies will want to replace human beings with this human-being-replacement machine. 

This online craze is so popular even influencers are in on it.

Hantavirus can ‌be spread when droppings and urine of rodents become airborne, such as when people sweep out ​sheds where mice have been living.

A young woman says she lost the ability to walk after becoming addicted to something widely available across Australia.

Health experts have warned the government to act quickly on unregulated nicotine patches or risk repeating the vaping epidemic that has plagued Australia.

For many, the toughest moment comes after leaving hospital.

Testing will be ramped up following the shock discovery.

Elon Musk has sparred with a lawyer for OpenAI during his third day of testimony in a trial over the firm's pivot away from its non-profit status.