Society

SpaceX, along with NASA, is returning a crew of four astronauts from the International Space Station after one of them experienced an unspecified medical issue. 

‘I loved this life, and I’m grateful for the time.’

THE NEW YORK TIMES: In the billion-dollar race to commercialise psychedelic medicine, psilocybin, a naturally occurring hallucinogen better known as magic mushrooms has decisively pulled ahead of the pack.

As algorithms are programmed to feed us content, being fully present in your day-to-day while having to engage with all this tech can be tricky.

Apple has struck a deal to use Google's AI technology to power its new-look Siri and future artificial intelligence features on its iPhones.

Malaysia and Indonesia have blocked access to Elon Musk's AI chatbot Grok due to its misuse in generating explicit images.

BECK NEWTON: People are following the guidelines. The problem is that the local guidelines haven’t followed the evidence.

‘You’re going to feel absolutely dreadful. And those who are vulnerable can end up in hospital or worse.’

Social media giant Meta has criticised the federal government's world-first social media ban as it releases data into how many accounts it wiped in one week.

One simple thing could prevent people using the ‘miracle’ drugs from sustaining long-term health consequences.

A stampede of writers have withdrawn from an Adelaide festival after an anti-Israel academic, Dr Randa Abdel-Fattah, had her appearance cancelled in the wake of the Bondi massacre.

Australia’s eSafety Commissioner says she’s ‘deeply concerned’ by a surge of non-consensual generated sexualised images flooding Elon Musk’s platform X.

THE NEW YORK TIMES: It’s undeniable that AI is rapidly changing how people use their devices, but now it’s also driving tech companies to experiment with selling new gadgets that may succeed the smartphone. 

An AFL WAG has been targeted by cruel online comments after trolls compared her appearance to children’s character Miss Piggy.

The United States’ childhood vaccine schedule has been overhauled, with routine vaccination against six diseases that can be serious or even deadly, not recommended.