Australia’s age assurance tech tests are out: is it a success?
The Australian government is rushing a move to enforce age limits on social media, and with it a test on the…
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HMD’s new device is the first phone I’ve struggled to be impartial with
A new phone is on the way that can block nudity, but it won't tell parents when it's happening. Is this tech…
Banning YouTube for ages isn’t the solution, working with parents is
The eSafety Commissioner wants YouTube included as part of the social media age ban. There's logic to it, but it…
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…
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…
Why AI coding could herald a revolution in creator autonomy
Learning to code takes time, so much time, but with the help of AI, you could make ideas into apps and websites…
The government is rushing a bad idea (and why the social media ban won’t work)
A social media ban for under 16s sends the wrong message and won't work, but rushing it for the end of the year…
Your next phone could come down to your choice of wearable
Similar apps, similar customisation, similar everything. The lines between different phone operating systems is…
Why bugs are the burden of life today, and what you can do
When things don't work all of a sudden, we get angry for obvious reasons. Can bugs be prevented, and can…
After dabbling in AI music, I get why the music industry isn’t happy
Could you tell the difference between an AI artist and a real one? I accidentally made Bowie and Beyonce and…