Volvo vehicles to pull themselves over if being driven drunk
New model Volvo vehicles will automatically pull over and call for assistance if a driver is driving erratically or not focusing on the road, the manufacturer has announced.
Stories by George Nott
Social media, ISP execs to face PM grilling over role in spreading hate
Executives from Facebook, Google, YouTube and Twitter will meet with Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Tuesday, to discuss measures to curb ‘hate content’ on their platforms, it has been reported.
Telcos block sites in wake of NZ government plea
Australia’s major telcos have temporarily blocked a number of sites hosting footage of Friday’s terror attack in Christchurch.
'Collaboration key' in solving quantum scalability challenges
The collaborative spirit within the quantum computing research community is bearing fruit with joint research by scientists at UNSW and the University of Sydney which has “overcome a fundamental hurdle” in the field.
Inmates receiving addiction treatment via touchscreen at NSW ‘pop-up’ prisons
Inmates at two ‘pop-up’ prisons in New South Wales are being delivered drug and alcohol rehabilitation programs via touchscreen terminals in their cells.
Square Kilometre Array founder nations sign intergovernmental treaty
Australia was one of seven nations to sign a treaty in Rome this week, to establish the intergovernmental organisation that will deliver the world’s largest radio telescope, the Square Kilometre Array (SKA).
Atlassian launches Australia-wide remote working initiative
Atlassian is starting an Australia-wide assessment of its employees and the teams they work on to gauge their suitability for remote working.
National Library launches 'enormous' archive of Australia's Internet
“The Australian Web Archive [AWA] is one of the biggest in the world. And when we say big, we mean enormous,” says director general of the National Library of Australia, Dr Marie-Louise Ayres.
Killer robot campaign defector to 'embed ethics' in autonomous weapons
Dr Jai Galliott – an academic at UNSW Canberra – used to be against fully autonomous weapons, an emerging class of military technology that leverages artificial intelligence to select and shoot enemies.
Modelling a connected car mega-hack on New York City
Internet-connected cars have the potential to prevent accidents, reduce congestion, and make them far more fuel efficient. But there are downsides too.
Celebrating the brilliant, bold and charming creator of Australia's first electronic computer
Trevor Pearcey was just 27 years old and had been with his employer, the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, for less than a year when he went to his bosses with a bold idea.
'Small but useful' code big step to fault tolerance in quantum computing
In a paper published in journal, Physical Review Letters today, University of Sydney scientists have demonstrated the use of codes designed to detect and discard errors in the logic gates of quantum machines.
Sydney Quantum Academy gets NSW government go-ahead
The NSW Government has backed a proposal for a SQA, which will see researchers from four universities collaborate to advance quantum technologies.
Thales and Telstra partner to manage drone filled skies
Aerospace and defence firm Thales has announced a partnership with Telstra to manage the low altitude airspace used by manned and unmanned aerial vehicles.
LINX Group rolls out company-wide VR safety training
Supply chain and logistics firm LINX Cargo Care Group is rolling out virtual reality-based safety training to all staff.