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AI influencer Mia Zelu has racked up over 167k online followers, despite not even being real

Kids beware: rise of ‘AI influencer’

AI is here and it’s a global game-changer but what are the rules and who decides them? What’s real and what’s fake is suddenly hard to spot – what do you think of this non-existent influencer?

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Are AI sunnies clever or creepy?

We’re a nation of early adopters when it comes to embracing new technology – but a recent vox pop suggests the average Aussie has serious concerns about ‘spy AI’ features in this fashion accessory

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Anthony Daniels as C-3PO. Photo: Supplied.

R2-D2 by the end of the decade?

Could you be living your best Star Wars life by the end of the decade, with domestic robots doing all your boring household chores at home? One stargazing billionaire says yes

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Extra white-blanketed sails of the Opera House. Picture: Instagram/unwrittenstories

AI imagines snow falling in Sydney

It’s unlikely to happen this year or perhaps ever again, but an AI-generated video has imagined how the Sydney CBD would appear if snow blew through the famously sunny city – SEE THE IMAGES

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Tesla failed a 'Roadrunner' test in a YouTube video. Picture: YouTube/Mark Rober

Tesla fails epic ‘Roadrunner’ test

Calling to mind a certain cartoon series and the backfiring plans of one incompetent coyote, a video experiment intended to test Tesla’s AI capability has exposed a huge safety flaw in the system

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Robot milestone stuns the world. Picture: EngineAI

Humanoid robot front flip stuns

Video of a humanoid robot performing a world-first feat leaves no doubt AI and robotics are progressing at a dizzying rate, as the robot lands a perfect forward flip and swaggers off like a champ

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Two AI chatbots converse with one another between devices. Picture: X

AI bots speak their own language

The moment a pair of chatbots decide to abandon English and speak to each other in a private computer software language raises some great ethical questions about AI – what do you think?

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The xAI and Grok logos are seen in this illustration photo taken on 05 November, 2023 in Warsaw, Poland. Elon Musks's xAI company this week introduced Grok, its converstional AI which is says can match GPT 3.5 in performance. (Photo by Jaap Arriens/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Musk drops ‘scary smart’ Grok bot

Elon Musk has unveiled his start-up’s new artificial intelligence product live on social media and right on schedule, after earlier claiming Grok 3 was superior to anything else on the market

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France's President Emmanuel Macron (front R) welcomes Indian Prime minister Narendra Modi as he arrives to attend a State dinner with World leaders and businessmen on the sideline of the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Action Summit, at the Elysee palace, in Paris, on February 10, 2025. (Photo by Thomas SAMSON / AFP)

World leaders at AI ‘turning point’

Political and tech industry leaders have joined forces in Paris at the Artificial Intelligence Action Summit to ‘take back control’ of the revolutionary innovation changing civilisation as we know it

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MELBOURNE, DECEMBER 17, 2024: Junior Journalist of the Year (Secondary), Madison Riquelme. Madison presents to camera. Picture: Mark Stewart

Junior Journo winners revealed

Two budding newshounds have been named Junior Journalists of the Year after Kids News judges were wowed by thought-provoking submissions on AI and robotics plus domestic violence

This undated photo courtesy of NASA shows Thwaites Glacier in Western Antarctica. A major ice sheet in western Antarctica is melting, and its collapse is predicted to raise global sea level nearly two feet (61 centimeters), scientists said May 12, 2014. Theories of the ice sheet's impending doom have been circulating for some time, and a study in the journal Science said the process is now expected to take between 200 and 1,000 years. The thinning of the ice is likely related to global warming, said the study which was funded by NASA and the National Science Foundation. Airborne radar measurements of the West Antarctic ice sheet allowed scientists to map the underlying bedrock of Thwaites Glacier. AFP PHOTO/NASA/HANDOUT = RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT

Climate change strikes Antarctica

2024 Junior Journalist competition entry – Primary School News Story (Print) category: Antarctica prompts images of vast ice floes and majestic bergs but it’s heating up faster than other places

Generic photo od children lying on the floor at daycare. Picture: iStock

Diversity makes room for everyone

2024 Junior Journalist competition entry – Primary School News Story (Print) category: Definitions of diversity have changed in recent years but the underlying message remains one of welcome

EMBARGO FOR TEAM 23 OCT 2021 FEE APPLIES Red fish (Blackbelly Rosefish) on a blue background, eats plastics and microplastics. Concept of pollution in the oceans. CR ALAMY

One planet, one united future

2024 Junior Journalist competition entry – Primary School News Story (Print) category: Most of the Earth’s surface is water but it is under pressure as people dump trash that ends up in the sea

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TOPSHOT - -- AFP PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2024 -- US Vice President Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris waves at supporters at the end of her concession speech at Howard University in Washington, DC, on November 6, 2024.. Donald Trump won a sweeping victory on November 6, 2024 in the US presidential election, defeating Kamala Harris to complete an astonishing political comeback that sent shock waves around the world. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP) / AFP PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2024

Harris out of sync with US voters

2024 Junior Journalist competition entry – Primary News Story (Print) category: Kamala Harris campaigned for US presidency by taking a policy approach to issues that failed to speak to voters

KIDS NEWS: China is limiting video game time for kids. Picture: iStock.

Free online games come at a cost

2024 Junior Journalist competition entry – Primary School News Story (Print) category: If something sounds too good to be true then it probably is, including when it comes to free online gaming

Members of the United Nations Security Council vote on a draft resolution calling for a ceasefire in Gaza, during a UN Security Council meeting to discuss the situation in the Middle East on November 20, 2024, at UN headquarters in New York City. The United States on Wednesday vetoed a UN Security Council push to call for a ceasefire in Gaza that Washington said would have emboldened Hamas. (Photo by ANGELA WEISS / AFP)

Ceasefire: Lebanon begins rebuild

2024 Junior Journalist competition entry – Primary School News Story (Print) category: An uneasy peace is underway in the Middle East as countries in the region look to the future

EMBARGOED MIDNIGHT SEPT 2 2024 - NO AUS NO NEWS.COM.AU , Australia Post has released a Bluey Dollarbuck coin collection., In partnership with the Royal Australian Mint and BBC Studios, Australia Post has released ten $1, collectable Bluey coins featuring bespoke fun and playful illustrations of the show’s characters. Picture: Supplied

Bluey’s brilliant ‘Dollarbucks’ shine

2024 Junior Journalist competition entry – Primary School News Story (Print) category: A simple dog cartoon set in Brisbane now a global sensation as Bluey coins spark chaos … and crime

Galleri is a multi-cancer early detection test that can detect more than 50 types of cancers through a simple blood draw. Picture: Grail

Tassie tops in science of pathology

2024 Junior Journalist competition entry – Primary News Story (Print) category: Tasmania medical researchers specialising in the science of pathology working to treat disease with blood

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Fake news corrodes civilisation

2024 Junior Journalist competition entry – Primary School News Story (Print) category: Fake news destroys trust and tears apart friendships so how can you tell if the news you see online is real?

Former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during an election night event at the West Palm Beach Convention Center in West Palm Beach, Florida, on November 6, 2024. Donald Trump claimed victory and pledged to

How Trump won his second term

2024 Junior Journalist competition entry – Secondary News Story (Print) category: Trump’s victory shows the power of a well executed message

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Part 1: how to write a news story

100 x 75 Junior Journo how to write a news story

Part 1 of our Junior Journalist series explains what makes a story newsworthy and what you need to know to get writing

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Part 2: choosing the right words

100 x 75 Junior Journo how to choose the right words

Part 2 of our Junior Journalist series helps budding reporters discover the words to use and the ones to leave out

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Part 3: hook them with a headline

100 x 75 1900 x 815 Junior Journo how to write a headline

Part 3 of our Junior Journalist series investigates the importance of a headline and what makes a good one

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Part 4: sharpen your interview skills

100 x 75 Junior Journo how to do an interview

Part 4 of our Junior Journalist series will have you conducting interviews like a pro

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Part 5: creating a video news story

How to create a video news story for Junior Journalist - 100 x 75

Part 5 of our Junior Journalist series teaches students the key steps to creating a video news story with the help of Studio 10 host Narelda Jacobs