Wild footage has captured the moment a woman ranted and swore at another commuter after a disagreement over whether she swiped her travel card on a Melbourne tram. In a video posted to Instagram account ‘browncardigan’ on Sunday, a woman dressed in all black is seen approaching a younger female who is seated quietly on … Read more
Weeks before OpenAI launched ChatGPT in November 2022, the buzzy artificial intelligence company’s executive team devoted an entire meeting to debating one question: should they even release the tool? “If you know Sam [Altman], he likes to cycle through topics at a high rate, so the fact that we spent this much time on one … Read more
We still too often talk about video games as escapes — little playthings that are big business but often considered not as serious as their media peers. And yet in 2023 the most mature, poignant and thoughtful narratives I experienced were the interactive ones — whether they tackled major topics or were simply about the … Read more
Imagine being able to prevent a fire from spreading and destroying your home, your belongings, and your loved ones. Now, imagine being able to receive a text message on your phone that alerts you of that unattended fire in your house, even when you are away. And what if you learned that the person who … Read more
China is on “high alert” as Beijing accuses the United States of “deliberately stirring up” tensions in the South China Sea, after a US warship travelled through a disputed zone. A military spokesman claimed the USS Gabrielle Giffords “illegally” entered waters in the Nansha region of China “without the apporval of the Chinese government”. The … Read more
A photo of a Coles supermarket from the early 1990s has sparked a tense debate about the state of self-service shopping in Australia. The retro image was shared to the “Old Shops Australia” Facebook page and depicts the old Belmont Coles in Lake Macquarie, NSW, during a rush hour more than 30 years ago. Lane … Read more
It comes after Spotify reported a 65 million euros ($70.7 million) profit in the third quarter, citing lower spend on marketing and personnel. Spotify raised prices of its subscription plans earlier this year and has been expanding into podcasts and audio books. The latest round of redundancies follows successive cuts at the firm, which like … Read more
Chinese car maker BYD has launched the next stage of its campaign to unseat Tesla as the number one EV brand in Australia, delivering its first Seal sedan at a newly opened service facility in Mascot, Sydney. And the electric sedan’s first customer knows a thing or two about cars. Sydney Roosters chairman and car … Read more
Bursts of lava spewed from Sicily’s Mount Etna on Friday, December 1, as Europe’s tallest volcano erupted once more, creating a potential “fallout of ash” in the area, local officials said.
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