An improbable task: making an AI Dr Karl
Can Australia's Dr Karl Kruszelnicki be made into a climate change conversing AI? Maybe. All in the hopes of…
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Google to bring more AI to search (whether you like it or not)
Your search results already have more than a bit of AI, but they're about to have more, as Google embraces…
Spotify’s DJ can now take requests
A more local-sounding AI DJ isn't part of Spotify's updates, but you now actively tell the virtual American DJ…
Criminals turn to mystery boxes for scam subscriptions
Scammers are out to steal from you, and a recent push by criminals could see the theft keep going after you've…
How to identify a bad password
If you use the word password, the numbers 1234, or a pet's name, you have a bad password. How do you make a good…
MyHeritage opens up Australian, New Zealand records for Anzac Day
Lest we forget those who came before us, and if you have relatives that were in the wars, an opened archive…
Apple adds indigenous names to Australian, New Zealand maps
Knowing where to go using your iPhone or iPad will also mean knowing a bit of local history in our neck of the woods.
Telstra sees more scams auto-identified across iPhone, Android
Scammers aren't going to stop scamming because they're making too much money, but thanks to a bit of tech,…
Where’s the outrage for one of Australia’s worst data breaches?
Mid-February saw what could be one of the country's biggest data breaches, eroding doctor-patient…
Say goodbye to Skype as Microsoft moves to Teams
Whether you like Teams or not isn't really a thing anymore, because Microsoft is killing its classic voice app.