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January 29, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alexandra Andhov, Chair in Law and Technology, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau The images of President Donald Trump at his inauguration surrounded by the titans of the global tech industry is a warning of what could come: a global digital oligarchy dominated by a tiny tech ... <a title="As the ‘digital oligarchy’ grows in power, NZ will struggle to regulate its global reach and influence" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/29/as-the-digital-oligarchy-grows-in-power-nz-will-struggle-to-regulate-its-global-reach-and-influence-247899/" aria-label="Read more about As the ‘digital oligarchy’ grows in power, NZ will struggle to regulate its global reach and influence">Read more</a>
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January 28, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michael J. Davern, Professor of Accounting & Business Information Systems, The University of Melbourne Almost A$1 trillion (US$600 billion) was wiped off the value of artificial intelligence microchip maker Nvidia overnight on Monday, when a little-known Chinese start up, DeepSeek, threatened to upend the US tech market. ... <a title="DeepSeek shatters beliefs about the cost of AI, leaving US tech giants reeling" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/28/deepseek-shatters-beliefs-about-the-cost-of-ai-leaving-us-tech-giants-reeling-248424/" aria-label="Read more about DeepSeek shatters beliefs about the cost of AI, leaving US tech giants reeling">Read more</a>
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January 28, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tongliang Liu, Associate Professor of Machine Learning and Director of the Sydney AI Centre, University of Sydney Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) company DeepSeek has sent shockwaves through the tech community, with the release of extremely efficient AI models that can compete with cutting-edge products from US companies ... <a title="DeepSeek: how a small Chinese AI company is shaking up US tech heavyweights" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/28/deepseek-how-a-small-chinese-ai-company-is-shaking-up-us-tech-heavyweights-248434/" aria-label="Read more about DeepSeek: how a small Chinese AI company is shaking up US tech heavyweights">Read more</a>
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January 28, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anna Potter, Professor in Digital Media and Cutural Studies, Queensland University of Technology Shutterstock Headlines about Screen Australia’s latest annual Drama Report have highlighted one particular figure: a 29% drop in total industry expenditure compared to the year before. But a closer look suggests this isn’t the ... <a title="Australia’s drama dilemma: how taxpayers foot the bill for content that ends up locked behind paywalls" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/28/australias-drama-dilemma-how-taxpayers-foot-the-bill-for-content-that-ends-up-locked-behind-paywalls-246237/" aria-label="Read more about Australia’s drama dilemma: how taxpayers foot the bill for content that ends up locked behind paywalls">Read more</a>
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January 28, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Richard Shaw, Professor of Politics, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University Getty Images State asset sales have been a political dividing line in New Zealand for decades now, and it seems voters are again being asked to decide which side they’re on. In his state-of-the-nation speech ... <a title="David Seymour says Kiwis are too squeamish about privatisation – history shows why they lost the appetite" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/28/david-seymour-says-kiwis-are-too-squeamish-about-privatisation-history-shows-why-they-lost-the-appetite-248308/" aria-label="Read more about David Seymour says Kiwis are too squeamish about privatisation – history shows why they lost the appetite">Read more</a>
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January 28, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Vaughan Cruickshank, Senior Lecturer in Health and Physical Education, University of Tasmania Most of Australia has four seasons each year. However, when it comes to sport, the Australian calendar has long been dominated by two seasons: cricket and football. Traditionally, cricket has been played from October to ... <a title="How the AFL and NRL have crept into cricket’s traditional summer timeslot" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/28/how-the-afl-and-nrl-have-crept-into-crickets-traditional-summer-timeslot-247330/" aria-label="Read more about How the AFL and NRL have crept into cricket’s traditional summer timeslot">Read more</a>
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January 28, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Monty Nixon, PhD Student in Education, University of Canberra Jakub Maculewicz, Shutterstock Have you ever taken the time to stop and listen to nature? Deeply, quietly and patiently? If not, don’t worry, there’s still time to learn. Deep listening is a skill that can be developed. There’s ... <a title="Here’s what ‘deep listening’ can tell us about the natural world and our place in it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/28/heres-what-deep-listening-can-tell-us-about-the-natural-world-and-our-place-in-it-235868/" aria-label="Read more about Here’s what ‘deep listening’ can tell us about the natural world and our place in it">Read more</a>
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January 28, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jennifer Koplin, Group Leader, Childhood Allergy & Epidemiology, The University of Queensland Feel good studio/Shutterstock At one time or another, you’ve probably come across someone who is lactose intolerant and might experience some unpleasant gut symptoms if they have dairy. Maybe it’s you – food intolerances are ... <a title="What’s the difference between a food allergy and an intolerance?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/28/whats-the-difference-between-a-food-allergy-and-an-intolerance-243685/" aria-label="Read more about What’s the difference between a food allergy and an intolerance?">Read more</a>
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January 28, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Yasmine Probst, Professor, School of Medical, Indigenous and Health Sciences, University of Wollongong Stepanenco Valeria/Unsplash Whether with crumbled feta or poached eggs, you’d be challenged to find a cafe in Australia or farther afield that doesn’t have avocado somewhere on the menu. This fruit (yep, it’s a ... <a title="What’s the difference between Hass and Shepard avocados? It’s not just the colour" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/28/whats-the-difference-between-hass-and-shepard-avocados-its-not-just-the-colour-233243/" aria-label="Read more about What’s the difference between Hass and Shepard avocados? It’s not just the colour">Read more</a>
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January 28, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Marian Sawer, Emeritus Professor, School of Politics and International Relations, Australian National University National Archives of Australia In December 1972, the same month the Whitlam government was first elected, the United Nations General Assembly proclaimed 1975 as International Women’s Year (IWY). This set in train a series ... <a title="1975 was declared International Women’s Year. 50 years on, the ‘revolution in our heads’ is still being fought" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/28/1975-was-declared-international-womens-year-50-years-on-the-revolution-in-our-heads-is-still-being-fought-241791/" aria-label="Read more about 1975 was declared International Women’s Year. 50 years on, the ‘revolution in our heads’ is still being fought">Read more</a>
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January 28, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ben White, Professor of End-of-Life Law and Regulation, Australian Centre for Health Law Research, Queensland University of Technology imtmphoto/Shutterstock Voluntary assisted dying is lawful in all Australian states. This allows terminally ill adults who are suffering and have decision-making capacity to choose to receive help to die. ... <a title="Voluntary assisted dying is legal in Australia – but many of us don’t know" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/28/voluntary-assisted-dying-is-legal-in-australia-but-many-of-us-dont-know-248114/" aria-label="Read more about Voluntary assisted dying is legal in Australia – but many of us don’t know">Read more</a>
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January 28, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rajkishore Nayak, Associate Professor , RMIT University Vietnam A SCOBY biofilm atop kombucha l i g h t p o e t/Shutterstock If you’ve ever made kombucha, you will be familiar with the term SCOBY – a symbiotic culture of bacteria and yeast. It’s impossible to miss ... <a title="Fermented clothing? Here’s how the biofilm on kombucha can be turned into green textiles" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/28/fermented-clothing-heres-how-the-biofilm-on-kombucha-can-be-turned-into-green-textiles-228904/" aria-label="Read more about Fermented clothing? Here’s how the biofilm on kombucha can be turned into green textiles">Read more</a>
