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Energy & Green Tech
Electric vehicles are often seen as the panacea to cutting emissions—and air pollution—from transport.
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Security
Taiwan stands out as a beacon of democracy, innovation and resilience in an increasingly autocratic region. But this is under growing threat.
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Consumer & Gadgets
Recently, there has been a flurry of publicity about the planned upgrades to OpenAI's ChatGPT AI-powered chatbot and Meta's Llama system, which powers the company's chatbots across Facebook and Instagram.
May 2, 2024
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Energy & Green Tech
In sub-Saharan Africa, over 600 million people (more than 50% of the population) are without access to electricity. Malawi has one of the world's lowest electricity access rates—just 14.1% of the total population have access ...
May 2, 2024
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Security
A feature of the simmering tensions between the US, Israel and Iran has been not just the tit-for-tat missile and drone strikes and assassinations, but accusations of cyberwarfare waged by Iran.
May 1, 2024
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Consumer & Gadgets
The future of automobiles is electric, but many people worry about the safety of today's electric vehicles.
May 1, 2024
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Energy & Green Tech
Plans to revive an old coal-fired power station using bioenergy are being considered in the Hunter region of New South Wales. Similar plans for the station have previously not gone ahead. As we grapple with decarbonization, ...
May 1, 2024
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Business
The Australian government has announced a pledge of approximately A$940 million (US$617 million) to PsiQuantum, a quantum computing start-up company based in Silicon Valley.
Apr 30, 2024
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Energy & Green Tech
As Australia's rapid renewable energy rollout continues, so too does debate over land use. Nationals Leader David Littleproud, for example, claimed regional areas had reached "saturation point" and cannot cope with more wind ...
Apr 29, 2024
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Consumer & Gadgets
You probably know better than to click on links that download unknown files onto your computer. It turns out that uploading files can get you into trouble, too.
Apr 29, 2024
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