Technology

Program deadly serious about sparking science passion

16 August

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are being recognised as early innovators during National Science Week, but contemporary knowledge is slipping. First Nations people have been using science since time immemorial for activities and tools...[Read More]

Firms works on ‘transformative’ Alzheimer’s blood test

16 August

A Scottish research firm is teaming up with a global leader in diagnostic technology for what is hoped to result in a “transformative” new blood test that would allow doctors to identify Alzheimer’s disease earlier. Edinburgh-based Scottish...[Read More]

Scientists floored as seals hit new Antarctic depths

9 August

Deep-diving seals have shed new light on the depths of Antarctic waters, with some travelling one kilometre below what was previously thought to be the ocean floor. Data from more than 557,000 dives beneath the East Antarctic Shelf, an area where...[Read More]

Intelligence urged to publicly call out misinformation

2 August

Australian intelligence agencies have been urged to publicly call out online misinformation that threatens the country’s national security. A parliamentary committee has recommended the head of ASIO consider more opportunities to come out against...[Read More]

Social media giants on notice over foreign cyber threat

2 August

Social media giants have been put on notice they should make themselves more transparent and subject to Australian laws or face large fines or even bans. An inquiry into foreign interference found popular platforms were being used to watch and...[Read More]

Customer loyalty put to the test as scam targets points

26 July

Scammers are using cost-of-living pressures to prey on loyalty program members. The consumer watchdog’s National Anti-Scam Centre has detected a a sharp rise in loyalty program scams following 209 reports to Scamwatch during the past four...[Read More]

Scientists zero in on worst prostate cancer cases

19 July

Three new biomarkers for prostate cancer have been identified to help pinpoint potentially aggressive cases of the disease. Led by University of South Australia molecular medicine expert Doug Brooks, an international team of scientists made the...[Read More]

Parts of moon ‘200m years older than first thought’

19 July

Scientists have reset the clock for craters on the moon, meaning that parts of its surface are about 200 million years older than had been previously thought. Researchers from Norway and France have found a way of co-ordinating and recalibrating...[Read More]

3 Key Advantages of Having a Smart Home

13 July

While smart home technology has been around since the 1990s, people are just beginning to appreciate having it. The devices in a smart home are interconnected and accessible from a single hub, such as a smartphone, tablet, laptop or gaming console....[Read More]

Schools use artificial intelligence to help teach kids

12 July

Students in eight South Australian public high schools will trial an artificial intelligence app designed to help them use the technology to support their studies. The students will use the chatbot for eight weeks alongside more broader guidance for...[Read More]

Aussies ‘in the dark’ about third-party data sales

12 July

The majority of Australians are oblivious to how much of their data is sold by third-party brokers and where it ends up, the consumer watchdog says. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission is probing third-party data brokers, which have...[Read More]

‘Whack-a-mole approach’ to Chinese surveillance tech

5 July

Government bodies have been using thousands of drones and devices made by a Chinese company with links to the country’s military despite them being banned in the United States. Opposition cyber security spokesman James Paterson conducted an audit...[Read More]

Cameras and AI offer heartening outlook for chimpanzees

5 July

An experiment to measure chimpanzee heart rates using a digital camera and artificial intelligence could help curb cardiovascular disease in the species and provide insights into how their brains develop. A team of researchers, led by the University...[Read More]

Girls want coding funds: the push to keep women in tech

28 June

From teaching digital frogs to ‘floss’ to creating artificially intelligent chatbots, girls are cracking computer code these school holidays. And the students, who are as young as six years old, are creating digital games alongside their mothers...[Read More]

Cyber crime falling under authorities’ radars: report