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A new study suggests autism spectrum disorder may be just as prevalent in females as it is in males. (Joel Carrett/AAP PHOTOS)

New study challenges assumptions about autism and gender

Diagnosis rates of autism are ‘more or less equal for men and women’, a new study suggests, challenging the theory that males are disproportionately affected.

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Google CEO Sundar Pichai.

Google CEO says software not dead, names AI’s biggest risk

In a Thursday morning earnings call the CEO of Google-parent Alphabet said software companies can use AI to enhance their businesses and had one big warning around AI’s development.

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Australia’s online regulator has ordered four providers of artificial intelligence “companions” to explain how they are protecting children from sexually-explicit conversations and discussion of self harm.

eSafety: Major apps fail to detect child sex abuse online

Eight major platforms are failing in their duty to detect and prevent child sexual exploitation and abuse, according to the Australian internet watchdog’s latest transparency report.

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The spectre of AI has fuelled a rout on tech stocks across international markets.

‘Share prices halving’: Tech stocks suffer rout amid AI rise

Software stocks have plunged 8 per cent on fears the industry will be disrupted by artificial intelligence.

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ChatGPT users around the world have reported a major outage.

Major ChatGPT outage strikes across the globe

OpenAI’s ChatGPT is experiencing an outage, with users across the world reporting issues.

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Elon Musk’s SpaceX has bought xAI.

Inside the gamble that turned Grok into a porn generator

As part of the push, xAI embraced making sexualised material, released sexy AI companions and ignored internal warnings

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Experts reveals how to get through to someone you believe has fallen down an internet rabbit hole of misinformation.

How to talk to friends who are deep into conspiracies

‘They’re lying to us.’ An expert reveals how to get through to someone you believe has fallen down an internet rabbit hole of misinformation.

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Elon Musk says he is merging SpaceX with his artificial-intelligence company xAI, in a move aimed at unifying his AI and space ambitions.

SpaceX acquires xAI as Musk looks to unify ambitions

Elon Musk says he is merging SpaceX with his artificial-intelligence company xAI, in a move aimed at unifying his AI and space ambitions.

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At least half a million Aussies are taking weight-loss drugs but long-term harms are still unknown. (Lukas Coch/AAP PHOTOS)

Ozempic, Mounjaro warning: expert raises alarm

Health experts are speaking out over the ‘blind spot’ risks of popular weight-loss medications that are continuing to grow in popularity.

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 New studies show that a close, nurturing relationship with parents during middle and high school is associated with a positive social life.

A predictor of a good social life? Your parents

THE NEW YORK TIMES: New studies show that a close, nurturing relationship with parents during middle and high school is associated with a positive social life.

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The New York Times Ask the Therapist columnist, Lori Gottlieb, advised a reader who is seeking closure after a tumultuous childhood.

I was bullied for being gay. Why didn’t my parents do more?

THE NEW YORK TIMES: Older kids called me a gay slur when I was as young as 7, and I can still vividly picture my mother’s shock when I asked her what it meant.

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Zoonoses expert tells The Nightly what you need to know about Nipah virus.

Nipah virus: Could Australia be forced into lockdown again?

It’s far deadlier than COVID-19, so could Australia be plunged into another lockdown over a Nipah virus outbreak? Here is what the experts say.

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‘What unites the gods of every spiritual tradition is that they are capable of communicating with us.’

It makes sense that people see AI as God

THE NEW YORK TIMES: ‘What unites the gods of every spiritual tradition is that they are capable of communicating with us.’

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How worried should Aussies be about Nipah virus?

Should Australians be worried about Nipah virus?

In eerily familiar scenes globally, extreme actions are being taken to combat a concerning outbreak of Nipah virus, which is described as a ‘brain swelling’ virus that kills. Here’s what you need to know.

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TikTok said on Tuesday that its app was facing technical problems after users accused the service of suppressing posts related to ICE following the shooting of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis.

TikTok blames technical problems after ICE posts blocked

THE NEW YORK TIMES: TikTok said on Tuesday that its app was facing technical problems after users accused the service of suppressing posts related to ICE following the shooting of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis.

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