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MLA moooving with the times to crush social media

A national industry association is looking to add some meat to the social media chops of its members. Meat & Livestock Australia (MLA) is launching a Social Media

YouTube turns 20. Read its eight steps of disruption

By Alex Connock The world’s biggest video sharing platform, YouTube, has just turned 20. It was started inauspiciously in February 2005 by former PayPal employees Chad

Children exposed to disturbing chatbot conversations

AI-driven chatbots are exposing Australian children to interactive content across a range of topics from sex to drug-taking, self-harm, suicide and serious illnesses,

Brisbane the centre of Asia-Pacfic agricultural technology

Thousands of Australian and international agricultural technology leaders will converge on Brisbane this week. AgriFuture’s evokeAG, the Asia-Pacific region’s

Aussie firm to develop world’s first mobile full-body CT

An Australian company will build the world’s first mobile full-body CT, which will be rolled out in rural America. Adelaide-based Micro-X will develop the scanner

Battery collection points expanded to counter fire risk

An increasing trend of battery-related fires has prompted an expansion of collection points to dispose of batteries and a review of fire risk management. Queensland

R&D freefall prompts first review in 20 years

Australia’s investment in research and development (R&D) has dropped to less than 1.7 percent of GDP, with a new review underway to reverse the trend. Federal

Global framework to support safer AI use

A global framework has been developed for companies to better share progress in implementing the safe use of artificial intelligence (AI). The Organisation for Economic

Critical funding to enhance health sector’s cyber defences

A Sunshine Coast business has boosted the region’s cyber-security credentials, securing a multi-million-dollar Federal grant to help keep the nation’s health sector

New proton battery safer and greener than lithium-ion

Australian scientists have developed a new rechargeable battery which uses protons, making it safer and more environmentally friendly than lithium-ion

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