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Research suggests commercial brain training apps mostly just improve the ability to play brain training apps.
NT picked for battery factory
Australian company Energy Renaissance has announced plans to build a giant battery factory in Darwin.
Code released for better body tracking
Researchers have developed a way to detect and monitor human body language.
Telstra tech head moving on
Telstra’s chief scientist Hugh Bradlow is retiring after 22 years at the telco.
Tesla takes up SA power strain
A giant lithium ion battery will be installed in South Australia under an agreement ...
ATO site drops at peak time
Another major government IT outlet has failed, with the ATO site going down at its busiest time.
Experts building anti-bug nanobots
Engineers have designed tiny robots to remove disease-causing bacteria ...
Bees teach robot vision
Researchers are trying to improve sensing technology by learning from nature’s design book.
Australia lines up cyber soldiers
Australia's military is expected to launch a new information warfare unit.
TNT Express slowed by infection
TNT – one of Australia’s largest courier companies – has ground to a halt after being infected by the Petya Ransomware.
Watchdog sets sight on NBN and 5G
The ACCC has launched a broad investigation of the overall state of Australia’s telecommunication sector, with the National Broadband Network and 5G technology to be particular points of focus.
CBA dropping Brisbane back-end
The Commonwealth Bank is cutting 150 staff from its Brisbane operations.
Local porn habits reviewed
Research suggests more Australian teenagers are viewing porn and doing so at a younger age than ever.
New tech opens molecular window
Queensland researchers are working on a diagnostic technique that can sense down to the single-molecule level.
Snapshot shows changing nation
Experts have highlighted a number of interesting points in the Census ...
Fines held back after camera attack
Police have had to cancel hundreds of speeding tickets and fines after a virus ...
Liberal site for 'woke generation'
Australia’s Liberal party has launched a new website modelled after rival campaigning organisations such as Getup!.