Minister concedes big tech companies using Australian content to train AI models is ‘unethical’
Australia’s Minister for Innovation Tim Ayres has acknowledged tech companies based overseas are already using…
Minister concedes big tech companies using Australian content to train AI models is ‘unethical’
Australia’s Minister for Innovation Tim Ayres has acknowledged tech companies based overseas are already using Australia content to train AI models, conceding the practice is ‘unethical’. “Copyright is only meaningful when there’s a payment involved,” Mr Ayres told triple j hack. The comments come after Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced plans for a new Office…
The federal racism inquiry crossed the country this week. What did it hear?
Warning: this story contains offensive comments. Imagine standing in a crowd, enjoying a day out during the summer holidays and a bomb falls at your child’s feet. Or losing a loved one to a hit-and-run crash and the driver sends a text to his friends calling the victims “dogs”, “oxygen thief” and a “two for…
Farooq Abdullah murder bid: Jammu court rejects accused’s bail plea | India News
JAMMU: A Jammu court Friday rejected the bail plea of Kamal Singh Jamwal, accused of attempting to assassinate National Conference president and former J&K CM Dr Farooq Abdullah earlier this year. The judge held that an attack on a public figure of Abdullah’s stature could not be viewed merely as a crime against an individual…
Family of woman who died after falling into scalding, uncovered NYC manhole files lawsuit
The family of a woman who died after falling into an uncovered 10-foot-deep manhole in Manhattan filed a lawsuit against New York City’s largest utility, saying she experienced “unfathomable” pain. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Con Edison’s “careless, grossly negligent, reckless, wanton and willful” disregard…
One Nation’s Malcolm Roberts falsely claimed COVID-19 vaccines caused miscarriages
One Nation senator Malcolm Roberts claimed half of pregnant women vaccinated against COVID-19 experienced a miscarriage in contradiction of medical evidence. The Queensland senator has faced criticism this week for his past controversial comments, including about debunked conspiracy theories, as the party’s popularity placed more attention on Pauline Hanson’s parliamentary team. The ABC can reveal…
India’s first, 2 geothermal wells commissioned in Ladakh | India News
SRINAGAR: In a major step towards India’s clean energy mission, Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh V K Saxena Friday commissioned the country’s first and the deepest geothermal wells at Puga valley. ONGC Energy Centre would execute two geothermal wells in the Union Territory.“What has been achieved in Puga valley would serve as a blueprint for India‘s…
Want to know who you’ll marry? Science says you should look in the mirror
Once I saw it, I couldn’t unsee it. I noticed it among friends. Then within my family. It is rife among my colleagues. Romantic partners who are strikingly, in some cases, uncannily, similar to one another, whether in their appearance, personality, habits, attitudes or characteristics such as age, ethnicity, religion or education. It began with…
From scream king to COVID dad: The on and off-screen faces of Sam Neill
In the hours following the announcement of Sam Neill’s death, the internet was flooded with remembrances typical for when a revered actor passes. ‘Jurassic family’: Spielberg leads outpouring of tributes for actor Sam Neill The New Zealand actor died suddenly at the age of 78, with Hollywood directors and actors and prominent political figures all…
Despite a temporary glut in crude oil, a shortage of refined fuels is threatening the global economy
With mid-term elections looming in November, time is running out for the US president to negotiate a permanent end to hostilities that threaten to plunge the world into a full-blown fuel crisis. On Wednesday, just hours after reversing course on his 24-hour old threat to charge a 20 per cent fee on cargoes passing through…
As US and Iran battle for control over the Strait of Hormuz, oil-rich Gulf nations are building alternatives
The Strait of Hormuz is closed again, tankers are being attacked, the Gulf’s oil and gas exports are threatened, and chaos remains the new norm. But for months, countries and companies have been finding ways to bypass the choke point, and are now making plans to future-proof themselves from even more disruption with new pipelines…
