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January 16, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Uri Gal, Professor in Business Information Systems, University of Sydney Sergii Gnatiuk/Shutterstock Over the past two years, generative artificial intelligence (AI) has captivated public attention. This year signals the beginning of a new phase: the rise of AI agents. AI agents are autonomous systems that can make ... <a title="‘AI agents’ promise to arrange your finances, do your taxes, book your holidays – and put us all at risk" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/16/ai-agents-promise-to-arrange-your-finances-do-your-taxes-book-your-holidays-and-put-us-all-at-risk-247021/" aria-label="Read more about ‘AI agents’ promise to arrange your finances, do your taxes, book your holidays – and put us all at risk">Read more</a>
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January 16, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sarah Norris, Associate Professor of Practice Health Technology Assessment, Leeder Centre for Health Policy, Economics and Data, School of Public Health, University of Sydney Iryna Inshyna/Shutterstock Within a few days of being born, more than 300,000 Australian babies a year have a spot of their blood analysed ... <a title="Should we sequence the DNA of every baby born in Australia? Soon, you could have your say" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/16/should-we-sequence-the-dna-of-every-baby-born-in-australia-soon-you-could-have-your-say-244919/" aria-label="Read more about Should we sequence the DNA of every baby born in Australia? Soon, you could have your say">Read more</a>
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January 16, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dorina Pojani, Associate Professor in Urban Planning, The University of Queensland shisu_ka/Shutterstock A wide range of voices in the Australian media have been sounding the alarm about the phenomenon of “forever-renting”. This describes a situation in which individuals or families are unable to transition from renting to ... <a title="Home ownership is slipping out of reach. It’s time to rethink our fear of ‘forever renting’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/16/home-ownership-is-slipping-out-of-reach-its-time-to-rethink-our-fear-of-forever-renting-245848/" aria-label="Read more about Home ownership is slipping out of reach. It’s time to rethink our fear of ‘forever renting’">Read more</a>
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January 16, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Liz Giuffre, Senior Lecturer in Communication, University of Technology Sydney Originally known as 2JJ, or Double Jay, when it launched in Sydney at 11am on January 19 1975, Triple J has since become the national youth network. The station now encompasses broadcast radio, live events, social media ... <a title="50 years of Triple J: challenging censorship, supporting Australian artists, and ‘no dope in the studio!’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/16/50-years-of-triple-j-challenging-censorship-supporting-australian-artists-and-no-dope-in-the-studio-246679/" aria-label="Read more about 50 years of Triple J: challenging censorship, supporting Australian artists, and ‘no dope in the studio!’">Read more</a>
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January 15, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Manisha Caleb, Senior Lecturer in Astrophysics, University of Sydney Artist’s impression of ASKAP J1839-0756. James Josephides When some of the biggest stars reach the end of their lives, they explode in spectacular supernovas and leave behind incredibly dense cores called neutron stars. Some of these remnants emit ... <a title="Blinking radio pulses from space hint at a cosmic object that ‘shouldn’t exist’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/15/blinking-radio-pulses-from-space-hint-at-a-cosmic-object-that-shouldnt-exist-246663/" aria-label="Read more about Blinking radio pulses from space hint at a cosmic object that ‘shouldn’t exist’">Read more</a>
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January 15, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jonti Horner, Professor (Astrophysics), University of Southern Queensland Comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) passing close to the Sun. NASA/SOHO Hot on the heels of a spectacular comet late last year, another celestial visitor is set to put on a show. And Southern Hemisphere observers have a ringside seat. ... <a title="A bright ‘Sun-skirting’ comet will grace southern skies this week. Here’s how to see it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/15/a-bright-sun-skirting-comet-will-grace-southern-skies-this-week-heres-how-to-see-it-247357/" aria-label="Read more about A bright ‘Sun-skirting’ comet will grace southern skies this week. Here’s how to see it">Read more</a>
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January 15, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Brendan Walker-Munro, Senior Lecturer (Law), Southern Cross University Elon Musk is no stranger to news headlines. His purchase of Twitter and subsequent decision to rebrand the platform as X has seen it called “a true black mirror of the most worrying parts of human nature”. Tesla’s incredibly ... <a title="Albanese says our laws would stop Elon Musk interfering in the Australian election. In truth, there’s little to stop him" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/15/albanese-says-our-laws-would-stop-elon-musk-interfering-in-the-australian-election-in-truth-theres-little-to-stop-him-247361/" aria-label="Read more about Albanese says our laws would stop Elon Musk interfering in the Australian election. In truth, there’s little to stop him">Read more</a>
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January 15, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Gemma King, Senior Lecturer in French Studies, ARC DECRA Fellow in Screen Studies, Australian National University Universal Pictures In two of the biggest films released this summer, Gladiator II and Nosferatu, most actors seem to be speaking like they’re in a Shakespeare play – even though their ... <a title="Why bad posh English accents still rule Hollywood, from Nosferatu to Gladiator II" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/15/why-bad-posh-english-accents-still-rule-hollywood-from-nosferatu-to-gladiator-ii-246980/" aria-label="Read more about Why bad posh English accents still rule Hollywood, from Nosferatu to Gladiator II">Read more</a>
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January 15, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sarah Whitcombe-Dobbs, Senior Lecturer in Child and Family Psychology, University of Canterbury After last year’s budget cuts to social services, including a NZ$14 million cut to early home visits, social services providers in New Zealand raised concerns about what the move would mean for children and families ... <a title="Protecting children, helping parents: NZ social workers speak about the challenges of their jobs" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/15/protecting-children-helping-parents-nz-social-workers-speak-about-the-challenges-of-their-jobs-245936/" aria-label="Read more about Protecting children, helping parents: NZ social workers speak about the challenges of their jobs">Read more</a>
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January 15, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kristine Crous, Senior Lecturer, School of Science and Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment, Western Sydney University Researchers study leaves in the Daintree rainforest in North Queensland, Australia, using a canopy crane. Alexander Cheesman On the east coast of Australia, in tropical North Queensland, lies the Daintree rainforest ... <a title="Study shows hot leaves can’t catch carbon from the air. It’s bad news for rainforests – and Earth" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/15/study-shows-hot-leaves-cant-catch-carbon-from-the-air-its-bad-news-for-rainforests-and-earth-246975/" aria-label="Read more about Study shows hot leaves can’t catch carbon from the air. It’s bad news for rainforests – and Earth">Read more</a>
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January 15, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Louise Baur, Professor, Discipline of Child and Adolescent Health, University of Sydney World Obesity Federation Obesity is linked to many common diseases, such as type 2 diabetes, heart disease, fatty liver disease and knee osteoarthritis. Obesity is currently defined using a person’s body mass index, or BMI. ... <a title="How we diagnose and define obesity is set to change – here’s why, and what it means for treatment" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/15/how-we-diagnose-and-define-obesity-is-set-to-change-heres-why-and-what-it-means-for-treatment-245164/" aria-label="Read more about How we diagnose and define obesity is set to change – here’s why, and what it means for treatment">Read more</a>
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January 15, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kelvin (Shiu Fung) Wong, Senior Lecturer in Clinical Psychology, Swinburne University of Technology Sad, anxious or lacking in motivation? Chances are you have just returned to work after a summer break. January is the month when people are most likely to quit their jobs after having had ... <a title="Staring blankly at your screen? You probably have post holiday blues. The good news is you can get through it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/15/staring-blankly-at-your-screen-you-probably-have-post-holiday-blues-the-good-news-is-you-can-get-through-it-247204/" aria-label="Read more about Staring blankly at your screen? You probably have post holiday blues. The good news is you can get through it">Read more</a>
