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‘Architects of AI’ pave future path

Time Magazine has just named its 2025 Person of the Year as ‘the architects of AI’ – but with a critical skills gap in Australia, who will become the STEM pioneers of our nation’s AI future?

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Aussie kids’ first taste of freedom

Australian kids under 16 trying to log into Snapchat are greeted by lockout screens, with other apps to follow suit as the nation’s historic new laws for accessing social media come into effect

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What scrolling does to your brain

Ever wondered why you struggle to put down your device? A neuroscientist has revealed why social media is so addictive – and how it could be reshaping young brains for the worse

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Snap’s AI has teens in the dark

Teens turning to their AI chatbot on Snapchat aren’t getting accurate information about Australia’s upcoming social media reforms, an experiment has shown. Here’s what you need to know

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Massive change coming to Roblox

Popular gaming platform Roblox has launched a new feature it says will help keep young gamers safer and ‘reshape the way they connect’ online. So what’s changing and how it will work?

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Is this ‘humanoid’ a real robot?

A Chinese car manufacturer has unveiled an AI-powered robot so lifelike they had to prove to the audience it wasn’t a human fake – but many people still weren’t convinced. What do you think?

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How U16s can save social data

Under 16s will be locked out of their social media accounts from December 10, but there is a way to save all those photos, videos and other memories. Find out how to save your data

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U16 social media ban explained

From December 10, Australians under the age of 16 will no longer be allowed to hold accounts on TikTok, Snapchat, Instagram, YouTube and other socials. Find out how the new laws affect you and your peers

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Viral ‘sky stadium’ not as it seems

Images of the world’s first “sky stadium” project in Saudi Arabia have gone viral across the globe but a closer look reveals they aren’t real. So what will the 350m high stadium really look like?

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Aussie teens learning AI bot tricks

As nearly half of Aussie kids struggle to spot fake news, students at one school are tackling AI head-on this Media Literacy Week, with an AI bot battlefield based on George Orwell’s Animal Farm

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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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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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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 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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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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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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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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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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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

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Part 1: 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

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

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

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

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