US House to vote on TikTok ban
The US House of Representatives will vote Wednesday on a bill that would force TikTok to cut ties with its Chinese owner or get banned in the United States.
Mar 13, 2024
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Would congestion pricing work in Australia?
Most commuters have endured the ordeal of being stuck in peak-hour traffic. Trapped in a seemingly endless queue of cars crawling ever so slowly towards home is a trying part of urban life that is begrudgingly tolerated. ...
Jan 24, 2024
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Internet
Why federal efforts to protect schools from cybersecurity threats fall short
In August 2023, the White House announced a plan to bolster cybersecurity in K-12 schools—and with good reason. Between 2018 and mid-September 2023, there were 386 recorded cyberattacks in the U.S. education sector and ...
Dec 14, 2023
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Machine learning & AI
ChatGPT-maker OpenAI hosts its first big tech showcase as the AI startup faces growing competition
Less than a year into its meteoric rise, the company behind ChatGPT unveiled the future it has in mind for its artificial intelligence technology on Monday, launching a new line of chatbot products that can be customized ...
Nov 6, 2023
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Security
Researcher: Biden administration executive order tackles AI risks, but lack of privacy laws limits reach
The comprehensive, even sweeping, set of guidelines for artificial intelligence that the White House unveiled in an executive order on Oct. 30, 2023, show that the U.S. government is attempting to address the risks posed ...
Nov 3, 2023
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Internet Archive's digital library has been found in breach of copyright. The decision has some important implications
"Information wants to be free"—but at what cost?
Aug 24, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
More solar panels needed on rented rooftops
With soaring rent stress rife in Australian capital cities, new research has found many tenants are also missing out on energy savings due to lack of access to solar panels.
Aug 14, 2023
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Using green banks to solve America's affordable housing crisis—and climate change at the same time
Green banks are starting to draw attention in the U.S., particularly since the federal government announced its first grant competitions under a national green bank program to bring clean technology and more affordable energy ...
Jul 19, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
Many First Nations communities swelter without power. Why isn't there solar on every rooftop?
Over 3.4 million Australian houses now have rooftop solar, often subsidized by government incentives.
Jun 14, 2023
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Engineering
The future of Melbourne's public housing towers
Monolithic in scale and nature, Melbourne's 47 public housing towers have become aging assets that present great challenges to the state government of Victoria. This has been amplified by Australia's current housing affordability ...
Jun 7, 2023
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