Meta allegedly used pirated books to train AI. Australian authors have objected, but US courts may decide if this is ‘fair use’
Australian authors are among those caught up in Meta’s use of LibGen, an illegal book repository, to train its AI. What are ...
‘Behind every claim is a grieving family’. Death benefits inquiry demands change but lacks penalties
Excessive delays and hurdles are rife in Australia’s A$4 trillion superannuation industry’s death benefits system. There ...
Hotter and deeper: how NZ’s plan to drill for ‘supercritical’ geothermal energy holds promise and risk
Supercritical geothermal is worth exploring and drilling might soon be technically feasible. But its value will be limited if ...
Opinion
‘Shame, disgust, horror’: Kate Grenville faces her family history of stolen land in Australia – and asks us to feel it with her
Kate Grenville’s book successfully intertwines national and personal history to evoke Australia’s past – but multiculturalism challenges her idea of collective memory.
Using tranquillisers on racehorses is ethically questionable and puts horses and riders at risk
Workers in the Australian racing industry allege horses are being routinely medicated for track work, at the peril of rider ...
Caso Dani Alves: análisis de la sentencia absolutoria (que aún no es firme)
El Tribunal Superior de Justicia de Cataluña acaba de absolver a Dani Alves tras revocar la condena por agresión sexual. Ha ...
Free open access needs to be the norm for Canadian research
In 2015, the Tri-Agency implemented its open access (OA) policy requiring that most published research articles funded by Tri ...
Attirer les « meilleurs cerveaux » américains dans les universités québécoises ? Des chiffres contre la pensée magique
Le marché de l’emploi universitaire est fortement hiérarchisé et inégalitaire, de sorte qu’il est illusoire de penser que nos ...
US earthquake safety relies on federal employees’ expertise
The US experiences violent earthquakes, but the damage and death toll is much lower than in many countries because of the ...
St. Norbert College
The US experiences violent earthquakes, but the damage and death toll is much lower than in many countries because of the work of federal seismologists and engineers.
Cómo convertir el aire en piedra
Dos universidades españolas trabajan en un proyecto para solidificar el dióxido de carbono atmosférico empleando una técnica ...
Stone tool discovery in China shows people in East Asia were innovating during the Middle Paleolithic, like in Europe and Middle East
Discovery in China of tools called Quina scrapers suggests the people of East Asia were as inventive and flexible with ...