Science & Technology

We’re getting even closer to creating ‘superhumans’ By Matthew Dunn, News.com.au   The human race has come a very long way in a short amount of time, but what is coming around the corner will change everything...

Deus ex machina: former Google engineer is developing an AI god Olivia Solon Way of the Future, a religious group founded by Anthony Levandowski, wants to create a deity based on artificial intelligence for the betterment...

Huawei receives 2018 GSMA award for Outstanding Contribution to the Mobile Industry   GSMA chairman congratulates Huawei for ‘commitment to pushing the industry forward’ The GSMA has presented Huawei Technologies with the 2018 Award for Outstanding Contribution...

Autonomous vehicles How do you define “safe driving” in terms a machine can understand?   Writing the robotic rules of the road WHEN people learn to drive, they subconsciously absorb what are colloquially known as the “rules of...

This is why some people believe the world is flat, according to an astronomer Jasper Pickering Business Insider   The idea of a flat earth is theoretically impossible, according to Stuart Clark. Business Insider UK spoke with astronomer...

Green-haired turtle that breathes through its genitals added to endangered list Patrick Barkham and agencies   With its punky green mohican the striking Mary river turtle joins a new ZSL list of the world’s most vulnerable...

5 Reasons You Should Hire a Digital Marketing Expert for Your Parenting Blog by Dale Harris   Over 95% of blogs get abandoned within 4 months, according to research published in the New York Times. They can’t generate...

Young female scientist hopes to create energy efficient biofuel from bacteria ABC Central Victoria By Emma Nobel   Photo: Marianne Haines will convert bacteria into biofuel as part of her PhD study in Calgary....

EU regulators fine Google record $5 billion in Android case   The EU determined that Google had frozen out its rivals on the Android operating system, widely used on mobile phones and tablets. A 3D printed Android...

Twitter algorithm detects terrorist accounts before they can tweet By Kim Darrah   While Twitter suggests there is no “magic algorithm” for identifying terrorism-related content on the internet, the company’s own internal algorithm appears to be closer...