ChatGPT struggles with Wordle puzzles, which says a lot about how it works
shutterstock Shutterstock / DVKiThe AI chatbot known as ChatGPT, developed by the company OpenAI, has caught the public’s attention and...
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We’ve been connecting brains to computers longer than you’d expect. These 3 companies are leading the way
ShutterstockSince it was founded in 2016, Elon Musk’s brain-computer interface (BCI) company Neuralink has had its moments in biotech news....
We used DNA from Beethoven’s hair to shed light on his poor health – and stumbled upon a family secret
Kevin Brown, Author providedMany astonishingly creative people have lived lives cut tragically short by illness. Johannes Vermeer, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart,...
Popular fertility apps are engaging in widespread misuse of data, including on sex, periods and pregnancy
New research reveals serious privacy flaws in fertility apps used by Australian consumers – emphasising the need for urgent reform...
China could be harvesting TikTok data – but much of the user information is already out in the open
Experts have been considering whether TikTok is worse in terms of privacy or security than other, US-based apps. Shutterstock /...
Interactive cinema: how films could alter plotlines in real time by responding to viewers’ emotions
A sentinel droid features in the film Before We Disappear. AlbinoMosquito Productions Ltd, Author providedMost films offer exactly the same...
What is the National Cybersecurity Strategy? A cybersecurity expert explains what it is and what the Biden administration has changed
The federal government has a lot of cybersecurity resources, but the private sector plays a key role in national cyber...
Scammers can slip fake texts into legitimate SMS threads. Will a government crackdown stop them?
ShutterstockAre you tired of receiving SMS scams pretending to be from Australia Post, the tax office, MyGov and banks? You’re...
Those seeds clinging to your hiking socks may be from invasive plants – here’s how to avoid spreading them to new locations
These stowaways can do a lot of damage. Brett L./ Flickr, CC BY-SAWith spring settling in across the U.S. and...
Robodebt not only broke the laws of the land – it also broke laws of mathematics
Friday marked the end of the public hearings for the Royal Commission into the Robodebt Scheme. They painted a picture...
