Fri 27 March 2026: Resolution on transatlantic slavery supported by 123 countries, while three opposed it – including the US and Israel. A United Nations resolution, proposed by Ghana, to recognise transatlantic slavery as the “gravest crime against humanity” and calling for reparations, has been adopted despite pushback from Europe and the United States. At […]
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Fri 27 March 2026: Astronomers have solved a 50-year mystery surrounding the star Gamma Cassiopeiae, identifying the source of its unusually intense X-ray emissions as a hidden white dwarf companion, according to a study published Wednesday in the journal Astronomy & Astrophysics. Visible to the naked eye in the Cassiopeia constellation, Gamma Cassiopeiae has long […]
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Fri 27 March 2026: A jury in the US state of California found Meta and YouTube liable Wednesday for creating social media products that led to harmful and addictive behavior by young users in a landmark decision that could set a legal precedent for future lawsuits, according to media reports. The Los Angeles jury voted […]
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Wed 25 March 2026: AI-generated child sexual abuse material detected online increased by 14% last year, with most videos classified as the most severe category, the Internet Watch Foundation reported Tuesday. The safety watchdog, a British non-profit dedicated to removing child sexual abuse material (CSAM) from the internet, said it identified 8,029 AI-generated images and […]
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Wed 25 March 2026: A new global report has found that only 13 countries met safe air quality standards in 2025, as pollution levels worsened worldwide due to climate-related factors and continued reliance on fossil fuels. According to the World Air Quality Report released by Swiss monitoring firm IQAir, just 14% of cities globally recorded […]
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Tue 24 March 2026: A workplace wellbeing app might seem like a simple and helpful tool – a mood check-in, some stress management advice, or a chatbot asking how your week has gone. But behind that supportive language, some systems are also quietly analysing your voice, writing style and digital behaviour for signs of psychological […]
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Sun 22 March 2026: Around 60 per cent of Canadian employees can expect their job to be transformed through artificial intelligence (AI). For many, AI will complement, rather than replace, their work. For some, it could prevent illness, injury or death. This might look like a nurse wearing a T-shirt equipped with sensors to track her […]
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Sun 22 March 2026: The Nowruz greeting Vladimir Putin sent to Iran’s leadership and people is little more than a seasonal postcard—politically meaningless in a time of war. The Kremlin announced that Putin had extended congratulations to Mojtaba Khamenei and President Masoud Pezeshkian on the occasion of the Iranian New Year. But anyone familiar with […]
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Sat 21 March 2026: Have you visited a petrol station recently? You might have been in for a shock – and not just because the price on display was probably over A$2 a litre. As the world grapples with one of the most severe energy shocks in decades, Australians have flocked to the fuel pump in their thousands, […]
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Fri 20 March 2026: You’re scrolling through an online retailer, like Amazon, Shein or eBay, and spot a shirt on sale for $40. You add it to your cart, but at checkout, a $10 shipping fee suddenly appears. Frustrated, you close the tab. But what if that same shirt was priced at $50 with “free” […]
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