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We applied to a job at Kmart. An AI bot did the interview
1+ hour, 9+ min ago (1138+ words) August 9, 2026 — 2:08pm For more than 600,000 Kmart applicants each year, the CV is dead. In its place, people seeking jobs at the national retail chain face an AI screening tool that promises to offer personalised feedback, bias-free assessments and – perhaps most importantly…...
How to spot if something has been written by AI
2+ hour, 18+ min ago (397+ words) August 9, 2026 — 1:00pm LLMs have stylistic quirks. They are thought to maximise the use of long em-dashes—and the use of words like “maximise”. They like to “deep dive” (and, better yet, “delve”) into the “rich tapestry” of the world. AI writing…...
The obscure 10,000-item list of medical devices costing patients billions
19+ hour, 48+ min ago (1212+ words) Weeks before the 2022 federal election, a deal made inside then-health minister Greg Hunt’s office locked 14 million privately insured Australians into paying some of the highest prices in the world for surgical hardware. That deal, federal bureaucrats later told Mark Butler,…...
Concern mounts over growing popularity of smart glasses
1+ day, 20+ hour ago (38+ words) As smart glasses fitted with hidden cameras become more popular, privacy concerns are mounting. Updated August 7, 2026 — 7:01pm,first published 6:59pm...
A company let an AI bot run its store. It’s been a bit of a disaster
1+ day, 21+ hour ago (844+ words) August 7, 2026 — 5:35pm A terrible boss is the stuff of both sitcoms and nightmares, and you don’t get to pick your own. But what if the boss was replaced by artificial intelligence? The first four months of operations at Andon Market, a…...
Queensland doubles down on ‘all-in’ approach to power data centres
2+ day, 3+ hour ago (328+ words) August 7, 2026 — 11:39am Queensland’s energy minister has doubled down on a scrap with his federal counterpart over data centres, arguing centres shouldn’t be limited to being powered by renewable sources of energy. Federal energy minister Chris Bowen this week said he would…...
Billions before breakfast: Mike Cannon-Brookes’ fortune soars after Wall Street rally
2+ day, 3+ hour ago (369+ words) August 7, 2026 — 11:34am Technology billionaire Mike Cannon-Brookes’ net worth soared on Friday morning, after Atlassian posted its first quarterly operating profit in more than two years and its shares jumped as much as 38 per cent in after-hours trading on the Nasdaq. Atlassian,…...
AI used to create new viruses in the lab
2+ day, 6+ hour ago (1176+ words) August 7, 2026 — 9:04am For the first time, scientists have used artificial intelligence to create new kinds of viruses, raising hopes for medical advances while also raising the disturbing possibility that the technology could someday be used to invent dangerous pathogens. Synthesising viruses…...
GenAI war continues as Alexa+ upgrades Amazon’s smart home
2+ day, 19+ hour ago (491+ words) August 6, 2026 — 7:45pm It’s a time of transition for big tech’s original voice assistants. Google has already rolled out its Gemini for Home to existing smart speakers and displays, while Apple is planning a new generative AI Siri for later this year....
These Sydney schools teach 1500 students. A $9b data centre is moving next door
3+ day, 3+ hour ago (760+ words) August 6, 2026 — 11:30am The race to power Australia’s artificial intelligence boom has reached a vacant paddock in western Sydney, where plans for the nation’s largest data centre development have sparked a battle over potential impacts on nearby schools, homes and critical freight…...