Society

Elon Musk is the face of SpaceX’s explosive growth but as the company heads toward a blockbuster IPO, it is someone else who may be the real power behind the rocket giant.

Anthropic says artificial intelligence could soon improve without human intervention and wants to co-ordinate a way to pause development of advanced AI systems.

The YouTuber made the shock disclosure across his social media channels, sparking a wave of death threats. 

An Aussie GP has issued a warning about the vague signs that could save your life.

A state government is paving the way for drivers to operate vehicles while under the influence of prescribed medical cannabis.

JENI O’DOWD: There is no question AI can make life easier, but this unspoken risk puts entire generations at risk.

A Labor senator has suggested some doctors in tight markets are engaging in ‘cartel behaviour’, acting together to boycott the government’s $8.5 billion Medicare scheme. 

Public outrage has erupted over an experimental Google-linked project to release 64 million bacteria-infected mosquitoes into the wild.

Health workers are rushing to provide supportive care in Congo and Uganda, hoping that some patients will recover on their own, while isolating the sick and tracing contacts of the infected.

THE NEW YORK TIMES: In the lawsuit, the State said OpenAI had built ‘a dangerous online product’.

The suspected arrived at the emergency department with symptoms consistent with the deadly virus.

The head of the World Health Organisation is visiting the centre of an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo as Brazil probes a suspected case.

Australian children are being radicalised ‘within days’, according to the nation’s top cop who said urging tech giants to step up will be the primary focus of next month’s high-level police summit in the UK. 

GLP-1 medications may be rewiring circuits involved not only in appetite, but addiction and cognitive delay.

Aussie comedy royalty Dave Hughes has revealed he has been treated for cancer.