By Alan Brent, Professor and Chair in Sustainable Energy Systems, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington; Stellenbosch University
Andrew Crossland, Professor in Practice, Department of Engineering, Durham University
AI data centres are contentious for consuming large resources. But with the right incentives and regulation, can they make for more flexible electricity systems?
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By Lisa Nicole Sharwood, Injury epidemiologist | Health Data Scientist | Expert Witness, UNSW
David Eager, Emeritus Professor, University of Technology Sydney
As a parent you may not like the thought of your child swinging upside-down from the monkey bars or jumping off that big rock. But it’s important for children to have risky play. It encourages them to learn their limits and build confidence in themselves.
However, sometimes the risks outweigh the benefits, and it can be hard for parents and carers to know how to manage the balance.
This month a tube…
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By Timothy Piatkowski, Senior Research Fellow in Public Health, The University of Queensland
A targeted ad for illegal peptides pops up in our social feed, so we start a chat with the supplier. The videos and pictures they send us are revealing and concerning.
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By Kai Riemer, Professor of Information Technology and Organisation, University of Sydney
Sandra Peter, Director of Sydney Executive Plus, Business School, University of Sydney
“We are now, like, in the singularity”.
These are the words of Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, speaking on the Relentless podcast on July 25.
He added: “I’ve been waiting for this my whole life, and I think it’s going to be incredible, hugely positive, awesome for the world”.
Days earlier, OpenAI had disclosed that two of its artificial…
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By Adam Andreotta, Lecturer, School of Management and Marketing, Curtin University
Queues at sports events can be very long, even at large venues with many entrance gates. To speed things up, Geelong Football Club recently introduced an “express lane” option for club members.
Instead of scanning tickets on their phone, members can opt in to facial authentication to enter the club’s home venue, GMHBA Stadium. They upload a selfie to their account, and the technology can then verify them at the entrance.
Other AFL clubs are reportedly…
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By Cameron Shackell, Adjunct Fellow, Centre for Policy Futures, The University of Queensland
Technology may give us extraordinary new power. But it may also give our deepest, least understood desires a power of their own.
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By Amnesty International
In response to the constitutional reform initiative put forward by the Nicaraguan authorities to extend the presidential term and permanently exclude from electoral processes people labelled by the government as “traitors” or “coup plotters”, Amnesty International warns that these measures represent a further step in dismantling the right of Nicaraguans to participate in the public […] The post Nicaragua: Constitutional reform seeks to dismantle the right to participate in public affairs appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Simon Stewart, Freshwater Scientist, Cawthron Institute
Robin Holmes, Freshwater Ecologist, Cawthron Institute
Wetlands are increasingly appreciated for their role in flood prevention and as carbon sinks. But they also act as a crucial food source for the wider catchment.
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By Art Jipson, Associate Professor of Sociology, University of Dayton
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image Students taking a group photo. © 2016 Owen Franken/Getty Images Australia’s eSafety commissioner issued an advisory on July 28 urging schools to review how they share images online, citing a rise in the misuse of school photos. Between January and March 2026, the commissioner received over 100 reports concerning anonymous accounts targeting schools and school staff through misuse of images taken from official school websites and social media accounts. Much of the content, shared on platforms including TikTok and Instagram, involved artificial intelligence…
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