Society

Doctors get it wrong when predicting how long terminally ill patients have left to live approximately 50 per cent of the time, according to new analysis.
Health
Sam Merriman

Doctors wrong when predicting how long patients have left

Doctors wrongly predict how long terminally ill patients will survive in half of cases, new analysis claims.

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Karl Stefanovic.
Society
Caleb Runciman

Nine star says ‘good men’ at company let women down

Today show host Karl Stefanovic says he feels like the ‘good men’ at the broadcaster have let women down after a damning report uncovered a ‘desolate and dark’ workplace.

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The revelation has shocked this South American nation and plunged its health network, a source of national pride, into crisis.
The Washington Post
The Washington Post

Six people sought new organs. They ended up with HIV

Brazilian health officials are scrambling to explain how six transplant patients in the country’s well-regarded public health system received organs infected with HIV.

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The cracks are appearing in the metaverse of Mark Zuckerberg’s social media glasshouse.
Opinion
Michael Usher

Insiders reveal disturbing truth about Zuckerberg’s Meta

MICHAEL USHER: Meta has the power to better protect children online. But Mark Zuckerberg is wilfully dragging his feet in doing so.

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Major companies like Sonos have found success using AI to handle customers’ concerns.
Business
The Economist

Can artificial intelligence rescue customer service?

Entrepreneurs and venture capitalists are betting that generative AI can make customer service less awful. 

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Hwei Loke (in the centre wearing white) with onscreen talent.
TV
Wenlei Ma

The new normal in streaming is all about the hub

Customers want consolidation so they don’t have to pay for as many streaming services. The industry isn’t there yet, but now it’s all about the middle ground: the hub.

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One in three men are afraid to give women CPR because they are worried about touching their breasts, a study reveals.
Health
Shaun Wooller

The bizarre reason men are afraid to give women CPR

One in three men are afraid to give women CPR because they are worried about touching their breasts, a study reveals.

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China’s aggressive approach to the international standardisation of new technology is paying dividends for the Asian superpower.
Business
The Economist

China is writing the world’s technology rules

It is setting standards for everything from 6G to quantum computing.

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Could weight loss drugs combat unemployment?
Health
CNBC

Could weight loss drugs combat unemployment?

A pharmaceutical giant is exploring whether obesity drugs could be used to curb joblessness after signing a major investment deal with a country battling ‘economic inactivity’ and obesity.

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As the public heads into another viral season, health experts said the findings highlight how the virus continues to reveal new ways to pose detrimental long-term consequences.
Health
The Washington Post

Study finds kids who get COVID more prone to this disease

Children and teenagers infected with the coronavirus are significantly more likely to develop a concerning disease, according to a new study.

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Video
The girl argued the school’s uniform policy was sexist because it barred her from wearing pants and meant she could face punishment if she didn’t comply.
Education
Peta Rasdien

Surprise reason schoolgirl lost ‘sexist’ skirt rule fight

A female student who took her school to the Human Rights Commission over its ‘unfair and sexist’ uniform policy has had her case dismissed.

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Scaling up self-driving taxis will be hard and competition will be fierce.
Business
THE ECONOMIST

The trouble with Elon Musk’s robotaxi dream

Elon Musk is serving up a vision of an autonomous Cybercab so cheap that it will serve as ‘individualised mass transit’. But his promises, like many Hollywood movies, are long on bombast and short on reality.

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Dr Fares Braizat (from left), Fadi Balawi, Josh Gates and Dr Pearce Paul Creasman look into the newly discovered tomb at Petra.
World
Staff writers

‘Holy Grail’ found in tomb under Indiana Jones film site

The remains and artefacts found in the hidden tomb are believed to be over 2000 years old.

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People have been warned not to be complacent about the effects of bird flu.
Australia
Tess Ikonomou

Major health warning: 'Genuine risks to people'

People are being urged to become aware of what they need to do if they come into contact with a particular strain of the bird flu.

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NASA's Europa spacecraft is on its way to Jupiter's moon Europa to see if it could sustain life. (EPA PHOTO)
World
Staff Writers

NASA launches spacecraft in search for possible alien life

NASA has successfully launched a spacecraft that will take five and a half years to see if a nearby moon could sustain alien life.

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