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Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta has laid off 600 employees from an AI unit.

Meta cuts 600 AI jobs, staff told not to work

Meta will lay off about 600 employees within its artificial intelligence unit as the company looks to reduce layers and operate more nimbly.

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Kids are picking up new words on social media faster than adults can keen up with.

Why the kids are calling you chopped & unc

The youth are throwing around weird words again. You aren’t going to like what these ones mean.

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A billionaire investor has offered up tips about AI.

Advice billionaire gives his own kids about AI skills

High school and university students need to take advantage of a ‘unique opportunity’ that could help them land a job almost anywhere, according to billionaire serial entrepreneur and investor Mark Cuban. 

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The couple scooped a major prize pool using ChatGPT.

Powerball winner’s wild payday after asking AI for numbers

‘ChatGPT, talk to me’: A woman who pleaded with ChatGPT to pick some lucky numbers in Powerball has been left shocked after scooping a major jackpot and a bonus win.

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Telstra has activated the Sydney-to-Melbourne coastal connection of its internet project. (HANDOUT/TELSTRA)

From gigabits to terabits: Fibre to fire up downloads

A fibre optic internet backbone will deliver internet speeds up to six times faster as well as a multi-billion-dollar boost to Australia's economy by 2040.

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Wild Child chief executive officer Tim Curnow said they now use accredited independent laboratories to validate SPF concerns.

Urgent recall as more Aussie sunscreens fail SPF test

Two more sunscreens have joined the growing list of products pulled from shelves by Australia’s medicines watchdog amid fresh SPF fail fears.

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Amazon’s cloud computing service has been hit by a major outage, disrupting many online services like Snapchat, Roblox and Signal.

Millions locked out of apps as Amazon struggles to recover

Amazon’s cloud computing service has been hit by a major outage, disrupting many online services including Snapchat, Roblox and Signal.

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Users are being locked out of scores of websites following the outage.

Amazon Web Services outage sparks global online chaos

Users reported being locked out of scores of websites including Snapchat, Roblox, Fortnite, Life360, Clash Royale and PlayStation.

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With $4.5 trillion now in superannuation being force-fed at the rate of 12 per cent a year for every employment dollar earned by Aussies, this is too big a honey pot to be left alone.

$3m tax battle won but war on $4.5t super pot just begun

NICK BRUNING: While pre and post-retirees are celebrating the Federal Government’s major backflip on its proposed $3m super tax, don’t for a moment think winning the battle means the war is also over.

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Doctors had recommended delaying feeding children peanuts, but after a major 2015 study, guidelines changed.

Peanut butter loving babies are licking allergies

A study that reversed medical advice by recommending feeding babies peanut products early to prevent allergies, has had a big effect in the real world.

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Many seniors accessing in-home care will be required to make new financial contributions based on their income and, for the first time, their assets. But there is a way to reduce the burden.

How to dodge new wave of higher fees coming for at-home care

NICK BRUINING: Many seniors accessing in-home care will be required to make new financial contributions based on their income and, for the first time, their assets. But there is a way to reduce the burden.

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Australia hits record high flu season with doctors issuing an urgent warning.

Health warning as flu numbers skyrocket

Australia is experiencing its worst flu season on record, with doctors warning that vaccine and immunisation hesitancy is fuelling the surge.

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Australia has recorded its highest number of flu cases. NewsWire / Ian Currie

‘Wake-up call’: Australia’s worst flu year ever

At least 411,000 Australians caught influenza this year in the worst flu season on record, and doctors are blaming one thing.

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Hackers are secretly embedding malicious links in Roblox chats to hijack children’s accounts.

Aussie kids targeted by scammers in online games

Children are being tricked into downloading software, often related to popular games like Minecraft and Roblox.

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Under-16 year olds will find their social media accounts have been deactivated, from December 10.

What we know so far about the looming social media ban

Australia's unique move to restrict social media to people over 16 kicks in from December 10, in a bid to protect children from harm.

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