Society

The rise of chatbot marketing is happening as AI tools such as ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini hit mass adoption.

Mark Zuckerberg has sparred with lawyers in a Los Angeles courtroom as he defended Meta's practices in an unprecedented trial over youth social media addiction.

What used to be innocent enough — checking social media to see what our friends were up to — has escalated into a battle of wills in which there can emerge only one victor: man or phone. 

Footage of China’s new humanoid robots is making waves online, with some optimistic about the new development and others not so much.

Measles outbreaks globally and less than ideal vaccination rates for children are negative signs as clusters of the contagious disease emerge in Australia.

Aaron Trinh was 5-foot-6, and he was unhappy. Then, he came across videos on TikTok about height surgery.

Federal Health Minister Mark Butler says premiums will increase by an average 4.41 per cent from April, up from the previous year’s 3.73 per cent rise.

Goldman Sachs has bet on tech’s winners in AI and warned investors that some beaten-up software stocks may have further to fall.

David Greene, a public radio host, had never heard of Google’s NotebookLM, until a former colleague emailed him to ask if he’d lent it his voice.

Meta officials have revealed it hopes to bring a widely criticised crowd-sourced moderation tool ‘Community Notes’ to Australia soon if United States trials are successful.

Former US President Barack Obama has made shocking claims about the existence of aliens and major conspiracy theories surrounding facilities, including Area 51.

Some children have required hospital treatment after a major measles outbreak of unvaccinated children in parts of London.

An investigation of Jesse Van Rootselaar’s online life offers a chronicle of a young person’s gradual descent into mental health crises and radicalisation into extreme violence.

Whether it’s reviews for Uber rides, restaurants or toilet paper, modern society’s constant rating requirements now means actual five-star experiences have been completely devalued.

A happiness researcher and a relationship expert teamed up to deliver their verdict on true bliss.