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A new Silicon Valley manifesto reveals the bleak, dangerous philosophy driving the tech industry
Venture capitalist billionaire Marc Andreessen dreams of ‘becoming technological supermen’ in a ‘techno-optimist’ manifesto built on a dark colonial vision.
Winston Peters back in the driver's seat for coalition negotiations
National and ACT will need to get past their animosity towards NZ First, and its mercurial leader Winston Peters, if the right wing coalition is to have any hope of forming a government.
Do you trust AI to write the news? It already is – and not without issues
The Guardian has accused Microsoft of reputational damage, after it displayed one of its articles alongside an inappropriate AI-generated poll.
How are global powers engaging with the Pacific? And who is most effective? These 5 maps provide a glimpse
In a crowded region, it’s hard to know who is doing what, and where. Effective statecraft, though, is not always measured by quantity over quality.
National drops 2 seats on NZ final results, and will need NZ First to form government
Coalition talks can now start in earnest after the final results for the 2023 election were released.
Sam Bankman-Fried convicted for massive FTX fraud, in stark reminder of risks of crypto trading
Cryptocurrency tycoon Sam Bankman-Fried may face a jail term of more than a century after conviction on seven counts of fraud and money laundering.
The UN is calling the Israel-Hamas war a 'graveyard of children'. In an adult conflict, the young are suffering most
It’s often the most vulnerable who suffer most in war. That remains true, with children making up around 40% of the casualties in the Israel-Hamas conflict. It’s devastating, now and into the future.
The 'drums of war' are receding, but Anthony Albanese still faces many uncertainties on his trip to China
There are limits around what Australia might hope to achieve and what it should expect in Beijing, but there is room for cooperation.
Whose job will AI replace? Here's why a clerk in Ethiopia has more to fear than one in California
It’s likely developing countries will be hit the hardest as AI become more common and more affordable.
Grattan on Friday: Treasurer Jim Chalmers pumps up his role in energy transition
This is probably a good thing for the government, because the transition to renewables isn’t going as well as it needs to
Is a terrorist’s win in the High Court bad for national security? Not necessarily
Convicted terrorist Abdul Nacer Benbrika yesterday won the right to remain an Australian citizen. So will he go free? And what does this mean for national security?
Regulating political misinformation isn't easy, but it's necessary to protect democracy
Although there was a lot of misinformation during the Voice to Parliament campaign, this is not the first time this has been used as a campaign tactic. Would a misinformation bill solve this
Our children are victims of road violence. We need to talk about the deadly norms of car use
We accept the daily toll of road deaths and injuries as the price we pay to be able to drive everywhere, but it doesn’t have to be this way.
No back door for 5 years: remote community's High Court win is good news for renters everywhere
The tiny remote community of Santa Teresa spent seven years fighting for compensation for poor public housing. Now that the High Court has ruled in their favour, what does it mean for other renters?
We built a 'brain' from tiny silver wires. It learns in real time, more efficiently than computer-based AI
A tangle of silver nanowires may pave the way to low-energy real-time machine learning.
Politics with Michelle Grattan: Economist Chris Richardson on a likely interest rate rise and the fall in living standards
In this podcast, independent economist Chris Richardson joins The Conversation to discuss a rate rise, "sticky" inflation, the fall in the standard of living, and a bleak prospect as we go into 2024.
