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The five so-called hyperscalers —Alphabet, Amazon, Meta, Microsoft and Oracle — are investing hundreds of billions of dollars apiece in data centres. 

‘Tokenmaxxing’: Supply-chain crunch taking a byte out of AI

THE ECONOMIST: ‘Tokenmaxxing’ techies may need to take a hiatus as the demand for artificial intelligence increases.

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Marshall Perron (left) with Dr Philip Nitschke

Euthanasia’s ‘father’ predicts how VAD will expand

Marshall Perron, who introduced world’s first euthanasia laws in the NT three decades ago, has made a bold prediction about the future of voluntary assisted dying.

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OpenAI warned US politicians that Chinese AI startup DeepSeek was targeting the ChatGPT maker. (EPA PHOTO)

US issues global warning about alleged China AI thefts

Tensions between the US and China have escalated after the White House accused Beijing of stealing intellectual property from American AI labs.

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John Ternus, senior vice president of hardware engineering at Apple Inc.

Apple’s new boss needs to restore its magic for the AI era

The elevation of John Ternus - an engineer’s engineer - signals the future direction of the technology company.

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Mark Butler has guaranteed people won’t be dumped from the NDIS without support from the state governments.

No one will shift off NDIS without State support: Butler

Mark Butler has guaranteed he won’t cut people off the NDIS until alternative supports are in place, setting a deadline ticking for the states to get on board.

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The Australian Medical Association has launched the ‘Have the Jab Chat’ campaign amid falling vaccination rates.

Peak medical group’s new campaign to boost falling jab rate

Falling immunisation rates, fuelled by misinformation, has sparked a national campaign calling on Australians to speak with their doctor about vaccinations.

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FILE — Ukrainian soldiers train with an unmanned ground vehicle in the Donbas region of eastern Ukraine, Feb. 21, 2025. Ukraine is using unmanned ground vehicles armed with bombs, guns or rockets to carry out attacks and keep its soldiers out of harm’s way. (Tyler Hicks/The New York Times)

How killer robots are transforming the battlefield

Ukraine is trying to turn more of the fighting over to unmanned systems as it struggles with troop shortages and seeks ways to defend itself without risking heavy losses of soldiers. 

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The hormone procedure under scrutiny has been promoted since the early to mid-2010s. (Dean Lewins/AAP PHOTOS)

Research shows popular IVF hormone add-on may not work

A hormone procedure commonly offered to IVF patients as an 'add-on' doesn't improve chances of falling pregnant, a new study has found.

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Scientists have found a new potential pathway for human limb regrowth.

New move to help humans regrow limbs

Scientists conducting a study into limb regeneration in animals have newfound hope that humans could one day regrow lost limbs.

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Google Chrome is set for a massive change from Tuesday.

Major change coming to Google Chrome for Aussies

Google has announced a major change impacting all Australian Chrome users, and it is starting today.

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A pumice stone and brush, one way to care for feet. It’s almost sandal season, which means it’s time to get your feet in shape.

What’s the best way to remove calluses on your feet?

Calluses are thick, rough patches that are ‘your skin’s natural defence’ against chafing and irritation. Here’s what you need to do to get rid of them.

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Blue Origin has demonstrated its first landing of a reused booster.

WATCH: Wild moment Bezos’ reusable booster lands

Blue Origin has launched AST SpaceMobile's BlueBird 7 satellite and demonstrated its first landing of a reused booster.

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Free RSV jabs are being rolled out for seniors 75 and older and Indigenous people aged 60 or older.

Free access to potentially life-saving jab for seniors

The federal government is introducing free respiratory syncytial virus vaccinations for Australians 75 years and older.

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An Australian veteran takes part in an iboga ceremony with traditional healer Lewis Mbwela.

Traumatised Aussie veterans turn to psychedelic drug rituals

Adam Shand travels to Zimbabwe to take part in a psychedelic drug ritual which Aussie combat veterans are turning to in a last ditch hope to cure drug addictions and ease post traumatic stress.

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