Critical minerals are having a moment. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is at the White House to talk up Australia's rich deposits with President Donald Trump. China, which has a global stranglehold on rare earth elements, recently imposed new export...

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A University of Bath study shows that while electric buses are cheaper to fuel and maintain than diesel, they can spend longer off the road due to parts shortages and the need for specialist repairs. The research is published...

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Most of us have a way of saying "thank you" on the road. A wave in the rearview mirror, a quick lift of the hand from the wheel, maybe even a flash of the indicators. We assume other drivers...

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A new 3D printing technique can create paper-thin "magnetic muscles," which can be applied to origami structures to make them move.

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You check prices online for a flight to Melbourne today. It's $300. You leave your browser open. Two hours later, it's $320. Half a day later, $280. Welcome to the world of algorithmic pricing, where technology tries to figure...

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Poisoning is a term most often associated with the human body and natural environments.

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Lithium-ion batteries (LiBs) remain the most widely used rechargeable batteries worldwide, powering most portable and consumer electronics. LiBs are also used to power most electric and hybrid vehicles, which are predicted to become increasingly widespread over the next decades.

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OpenAI is ordering hundreds of billions of dollars worth of chips in the artificial intelligence race, raising questions among investors about how the startup will finance these purchases.

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Artificial intelligence (AI) tools like ChatGPT, DeepSeek, Siri or Google Assistant are developed by the global north and trained in English, Chinese or European languages. In comparison, African languages are largely missing from the internet.

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Call it the China power paradox: while Beijing leads the world in renewable energy expansion, its coal projects are booming too.

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A landmark study led by University experts has shown that artificial intelligence can better predict how doctors should treat patients following a heart attack.

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Australians rely on their phones and the internet for education, business, socializing and in emergencies. And as Optus' recent Triple Zero outage highlights, the consequences of a network outage can be fatal.

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In a simulated natural disaster, robotic drones from the University of Maryland's RoboScout Team arrived first, scanning the area for survivors. They beamed patients' locations to robot dogs and medics on the ground to quickly find, triage and treat...

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University of Otago researchers have developed algorithms that improve the precision of location tracking in smartwatches, a world-first development.

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A US judge on Friday granted an injunction barring Israeli spyware maker NSO Group from targeting WhatsApp users but slashed a $168 million damages award at trial to just $4 million.

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The Federal Aviation Administration said Friday it will allow Boeing to produce more 737 Max airplanes by increasing the monthly limit that it imposed after a door plug blew off an Alaska Airlines jet that the company built.

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The former head of British supercar maker McLaren could take over as CEO of Porsche, the German firm said Friday, as it struggles with weak demand and a troubled shift to electric cars.

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OpenAI has suspended its Sora 2 artificial intelligence tool from creating videos of civil rights icon Martin Luther King Jr. after his estate complained about disrespectful depictions.

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