The billionaire from US royalty on a quest to bring the Tasmanian tiger back

The billionaire from US royalty on a quest to bring the Tasmanian tiger back

Her grandfather was once the richest man in the US,now Lyda Hill is making her own mark.

  • byShelly Hagan

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Industry plan offers $400 million to rescue ‘missing middle’ companies

Industry plan offers $400 million to rescue ‘missing middle’ companies

Australian companies are shrinking or stagnating when they try to join the ranks of the nation’s biggest employers,spurring the federal government to help them commercialise ideas.

  • byDavid Crowe
World scrambles to control ‘the most consequential technology of our time’
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AI

World scrambles to control ‘the most consequential technology of our time’

There has been a flurry of activity this week as the US,Europe and the Group of Seven economies scramble to regulate the rapidly evolving AI sector.

  • byStephen Bartholomeusz
Hope in fight against killer catheter infections
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Hope in fight against killer catheter infections

Catheter-associated infections are a plague for the medical community around the world,placing a massive financial burden on healthcare budgets and more importantly,endangering patient lives.

The world’s EV battery revolution through the eyes of Goldman Sachs
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Renewables

The world’s EV battery revolution through the eyes of Goldman Sachs

The race is on with a creative explosion in battery technology – and the world is divided.

  • byAmbrose Evans-Pritchard
How do you deliver mail to someone with no fixed address?

How do you deliver mail to someone with no fixed address?

Three words are being used to deliver mail to nomadic herders in Mongolia,direct taxis in Tokyo and mark the locations of walkers around Sydney harbour.

  • byEryk Bagshaw
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The new ChatGPT can ‘see’ and ‘talk’. Here’s what it’s like

The new ChatGPT can ‘see’ and ‘talk’. Here’s what it’s like

The ultimate goal,according to some researchers,is to create an AI capable of processing information in all the ways a human can.

  • byKevin Roose
The future of fashion? Digital-only dresses for thousands of dollars

The future of fashion? Digital-only dresses for thousands of dollars

Imagine a virtual closet that allows the wearer to style herself at home,or perhaps she’ll build an archive of designer pieces ready to pass down generations.

  • byClare Press
Bionic suits,airborne taxis,surround-sound drones:Where high tech is taking us next

Bionic suits,airborne taxis,surround-sound drones:Where high tech is taking us next

From powered suits and ‘touchless’ screens to flying cars and speakers – 10 tech innovations to rock your world.

  • byTony Davis
The 92-year-old who changed the world

The 92-year-old who changed the world

A textbook inspired Morris Chang to create a company that is now a $US500 billion juggernaut and part of our everyday lives. It also put him at the centre of a technological cold war between the US and China.

  • byPaul Mozur andJohn Liu
The ‘Singularity’ is here:Technology nears a tipping point

The ‘Singularity’ is here:Technology nears a tipping point

With the rise of artificial intelligence,it seems the long-promised virtual paradise is finally at hand. But there’s a dark twist.

  • byDavid Streitfeld