Datacentres are booming – and there goes the neighbourhood | Jess Harwood
Be careful what you wish for See more of Jess Harwood’s cartoons here Continue reading…
‘An absolute triumph’: first reactions to Christopher Nolan’s Odyssey are ecstatic
Following the film’s premiere, critics are already calling the historical epic a best picture Oscar contender. Here’s what they had to say The Odyssey, Christopher Nolan’s three-hour version of Homer’s…
Australian supermarket parmesan taste test: ‘It’s a little clammy, as if it’s about to ask someone on a date’
In a blind test of 13 parmesan and parmigiano reggiano cheeses, Nicholas Jordan determines which wedge has the edge over its competitors Many years ago when I was roughly the…
Australia’s power struggle with China in the Pacific – podcast
In a busy week for the prime minister, Anthony Albanese will meet with the leaders of Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Tonga and India. On Monday he signed a new defence…
I don’t want a US tech bro as a patron – which is why artists must defend our copyright in the age of AI | Anna Funder
US companies hoping to make fortunes from AI want the creative product of our country to be available to them for free, or for peanuts. Words fail me Last week…
AI surveillance is being supercharged – and it will chill social progress | Bruce Schneier and Jon Penney
These systems will soon be able to track our public and private lives. But we can make the policy choices to reject it In the near future, AI-powered surveillance systems…
The one change that worked: I banned myself from social media – and my children have never been happier
I used to think my phone helped me to relax. But setting strict limits on my usage has improved my mood and my relationships I am a psychotherapist who works…
Do bees have inner lives? Slow-motion video reveals bumblebee behaviour similar to ‘liking’ or ‘disliking’
Bees respond to tasty treats or plain water based on context, a study that may provide support for establishing insect sentience shows Get our breaking news email, free app or…
‘Charged with horror and anguish’: Arthur Boyd’s nightmarish Nebuchadnezzar series opens in major new Bundanon show
Not for the faint-hearted, this is the first large-scale presentation of the Australian artist’s anti-Vietnam war, hallucinatory works since the late 60s On a fine day, the bushland surrounding Bundanon…
Adapt or die: the Australian live music lovers trying to reinvent an ‘ancient’ and ‘unviable’ industry
With punters drinking less, running costs rising and one-third of the sector wiped out by Covid, venues and promoters are turning the business model on its head On a cold,…