Australian Research Council cites security checks as reason for major delays to grant outcomes

Worldwide there are significant and growing concerns about the increasing number of academics working on short-term contracts (referred to as adjunct faculty, contingent faculty, casual academics, ...

A.I. companies need to do more to show the proof behind their claims.

Victorian solicitor stripped of his ability to practise as a principal lawyer after acknowledging he did not verify case list * Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates * Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast A Victorian lawyer has become the first in Australia to face professional sanctions for using artificial intelligence in a court case, being stripped of his ability to practise as a principal lawyer after AI generated false citations that he had failed to verify. Guardian Australia reported in October last year that in a 19 July 2024 hearing, the anonymous solicitor representing a husband in a dispute between a married couple provided the court with a list of prior cases that had been requested by Justice Amanda Humphreys in relation to an enforcement application in the case. Continue reading...

Before December search engines such as Google will need to implement several other measures aimed at protecting children online.

From corflutes and how-to-vote cards to 250,000 pencils, 240,000 volunteer vests, 80,000 ballot boxes, here’s what happens to election materials after polling day.

Advocates say social media is a "lifeline" for young people with disability, so they should be part of designing and testing elements of the federal government's ban.

The federal government has doubled down on its decision to give YouTube a carve-out from the teen social media ban, despite privately assuring rival platforms that "no final decisions" have been made,...

A trial is under way but the government faces many hurdles – including whether Trump-emboldened tech companies will comply

Carney has asked the governor general to dissolve Parliament, launching an election campaign amid a trade war with the US.

The Trump administration’s attacks on universities will lead to the permanent diminishment of vital American institutions.

Photographer captures 20-minute clash between birds emblematic of Canada and US amid high trade tensions

Synthesis Report - Towards A Global AI Auditing Framework: Assessment and Recommendations

A growing number of young Europeans are turning to social media as their primary news source, with platforms like TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube surpassing traditional media outlets such as TV and pri...

The nontransparent nature of the licensing agreements could spell bad news for smaller newsrooms.

The attorneys filed court documents referencing eight non-existent cases, then admitted it was a "hallucination" by an AI tool.

Podcast Episode · Amplifying Research · 16/12/2024 · 1h 12m

Mark Zuckerberg has chosen to disregard longstanding human rights norms in favor of a simplistic approach to free speech, writes Mariana Olaizola Rosenblat.

Roughly 6,000 readers answered our poll, with many declaring that Bluesky was nicer, kinder and less antagonistic to science than X.

Charis Papaevangelou says Meta’s recent changes lay bare the deep entanglement of tech corporations with reactionary political agendas.