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The Wall Street Journal has published allegations that the Russian government stole highly sensitive information from a contractor at the National Security Agency (NSA). All with the aid of antivirus software…
Our first episode of Trust Me, I’m An Expert tackles the debate unfolding as Australia contemplates changing the Marriage Act to allow same-sex couple to marry.
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In this episode of Trust Me I'm An Expert, we're wading into the same-sex marriage debate with experts on the Bible and the law, and fact-checking claims that kids do best with a mother and a father.
Another day, another report. Will it change Australia’s NBN?
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Trade and investment between Indonesia and Australia is very little despite their proximity. But there are signs of change in the way Australia thinks about Indonesia.
Comment la start-up Filecoin, financée par ICO, voit son business… et sa cryptomonnaie.
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Les « initial coin offerings » bousculent les modes de financement initiaux des start-up. Mais de quoi s’agit-il ? Analyse de ce marché à l’occasion du premier ICO d’une start-up française, DomRaider.
This pamphlet, authorised by the Australian Conservatives, was received in a letter box in a Victorian suburb in September.
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‘Vote No’ campaign material distributed by the Australian Conservatives claims that if same-sex marriage is legalised, the Safe Schools program will be ‘mandatory in schools’. We looked at the facts.
ICOs: a new way of funding innovation.
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A rapidly growing number of companies are taking advantage of cryptocurrencies to raise massive amounts of funding through what are called Initial Coin Offerings or ICOs. It is not just technology companies…
On this podcast, academic experts separate the signal from the noise, the data from the anecdotes, explain the science, look at the peer-reviewed evidence and ignore the media hype.
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Comment les sites Internet peuvent-ils se financer sans que des publicités intempestives gênent leurs utilisateurs ? Le célèbre site de téléchargement The Pirate Bay a expérimenté une solution.
The science says that no-take zones offer the best protection for marine life.
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Australia’s reputation as a global leader in marine conservation is being put at risk by plans to strip back sanctuary areas within marine parks, say scientists from around the globe.
What if ads disappeared?
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It would be an understatement to say that advertising as the main business model of the internet is in a crisis. For a start, there is the fact that Google and Facebook between them suck up most of the…
A drain carries water but does little else, but imagine how different the neighbourhood would be if the drain could be transformed into a living stream.
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Drains take up precious but inaccessible open space in our cities. Converting these to living streams running through the suburbs could make for healthier places in multiple ways.
Vous avez pris l'habitude d'installer régulièrement des mises à jour sur votre smartphone ? Vous allez pouvoir en faire de même avec votre voiture.
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Les clients de certains constructeurs automobiles reçoivent déjà des mises à jour de leur véhicule via Internet. Un système appelé à se généraliser, malgré les craintes qu’il suscite.
Even though it’s always a highly anticipated event, the lead up to this year’s unveiling of Apple’s new phones and gadgets was even more hyped thanks to leaks that revealed much of what was announced in…
Updating a car as easy as updating an iPhone?
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In response to millions of people fleeing Florida in the face of Hurricane Irma, Tesla has “flipped a switch” in some of its cars to temporarily extend their range. Tesla cars receive software updates…
Bayi yang dilahirkan oleh ibu yang stres semasa hamil lebih rentan terkena asma dan alergi pada masa kanak-kanak, serta lebih sering dirawat di rumah sakit akibat penyakit menular seperti gangguan pernapasan dan gastroenteritis.
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Para wanita hamil tentu sudah akrab dengan nasihat kesehatan untuk berhenti merokok dan menghindari alkohol, tetapi tak banyak saran mengenai stres semasa kehamilan.
Shipping constraints are costing Australian exporters.
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Researchers based in Western Australia can no longer directly access nationally funded resources on the Nectar Research Cloud. In an email sent to researchers in WA, Nectar announced that this decision…