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April 27, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Amanda Spry, Lecturer of Marketing, RMIT University Flickr Earlier this month, influencer and trans woman Dylan Mulvaney promoted Bud Light beer on their social media and received vicious backlash from the conservative public. The TikTok star, known for documenting their gender transition in daily videos for their ... <a title="From Dylan Mulvaney to Madonna, there’s a long history of backlash to celebrity brand endorsements" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/04/27/from-dylan-mulvaney-to-madonna-theres-a-long-history-of-backlash-to-celebrity-brand-endorsements-204102/" aria-label="Read more about From Dylan Mulvaney to Madonna, there’s a long history of backlash to celebrity brand endorsements">Read more</a>
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April 26, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jared Mondschein, Director of Research, US Studies Centre, University of Sydney America’s first octogenarian president has finally announced he is going to seek more time in office amid lacklustre public enthusiasm. At first glance, the challenges facing US President Joe Biden’s re-election appear daunting. Following Donald Trump’s ... <a title="Yes, Joe Biden is old and has low approval ratings, but this is why he’s still confident of re-election" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/04/26/yes-joe-biden-is-old-and-has-low-approval-ratings-but-this-is-why-hes-still-confident-of-re-election-204529/" aria-label="Read more about Yes, Joe Biden is old and has low approval ratings, but this is why he’s still confident of re-election">Read more</a>
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April 26, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ramon Lobato, Associate Professor, School of Media and Communication, RMIT University Shutterstock If you’ve bought a new smart TV in the past few years, you’ll likely have a remote with pre-programmed app shortcuts, such as the now ubiquitous “Netflix button”. These branded buttons offer one-click access to ... <a title="Netflix and other streaming giants pay to get branded buttons on your remote control. Local TV services can’t afford to keep up" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/04/26/netflix-and-other-streaming-giants-pay-to-get-branded-buttons-on-your-remote-control-local-tv-services-cant-afford-to-keep-up-203927/" aria-label="Read more about Netflix and other streaming giants pay to get branded buttons on your remote control. Local TV services can’t afford to keep up">Read more</a>
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April 26, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lauren Kate Kelly, PhD Candidate, ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making and Society, RMIT University KYDPL KYODO / AP This month Coles announced a major new partnership with Uber Eats that will further expand the supermarket giant’s links with the gig economy. Under the arrangement, Uber ... <a title="Coles’ Uber Eats deal brings the gig economy inside the traditional workplace" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/04/26/coles-uber-eats-deal-brings-the-gig-economy-inside-the-traditional-workplace-204353/" aria-label="Read more about Coles’ Uber Eats deal brings the gig economy inside the traditional workplace">Read more</a>
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April 26, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Moninya Roughan, Professor in Oceanography, UNSW Sydney Shutterstock Large swathes of the world’s oceans are warm. Unusually warm. The heat this year is likely to break records. Since mid-March, the global average sea surface temperature is over 21℃ – the highest since satellite records began. What’s going ... <a title="In hot water: here’s why ocean temperatures are the hottest on record" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/04/26/in-hot-water-heres-why-ocean-temperatures-are-the-hottest-on-record-204534/" aria-label="Read more about In hot water: here’s why ocean temperatures are the hottest on record">Read more</a>
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April 26, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Hawkins, Senior Lecturer, Canberra School of Politics, Economics and Society, University of Canberra Shutterstock Australia’s inflation rate has fallen from its 30-year high of 7.8% in the December quarter of 2022 to 7.0% in the March quarter of 2023. But it’s still likely the Reserve Bank ... <a title="Inflation has fallen, but one or two more interest-rate rises are still likely" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/04/26/inflation-has-fallen-but-one-or-two-more-interest-rate-rises-are-still-likely-204269/" aria-label="Read more about Inflation has fallen, but one or two more interest-rate rises are still likely">Read more</a>
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April 26, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nicole Cook, Lecturer, School of Geography and Sustainable Communities, University of Wollongong Shutterstock The family-friendly apartment is an idea whose time has come. In the Liverpool CBD in Sydney, for example, half the apartments are occupied by families with children, our newly published study found. This is ... <a title="Wanted: family-friendly apartments. But what do families want from apartments?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/04/26/wanted-family-friendly-apartments-but-what-do-families-want-from-apartments-203921/" aria-label="Read more about Wanted: family-friendly apartments. But what do families want from apartments?">Read more</a>
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April 26, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alexander Plum, Senior Research Fellow in Applied Labour Economics, Auckland University of Technology Getty Images The most recent rise in Aotearoa New Zealand’s minimum wage has again put the spotlight on low-wage jobs and the established belief that low wages are a starting point for workers who ... <a title="For some workers, low-paying jobs might be more of a dead end than a stepping stone" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/04/26/for-some-workers-low-paying-jobs-might-be-more-of-a-dead-end-than-a-stepping-stone-202031/" aria-label="Read more about For some workers, low-paying jobs might be more of a dead end than a stepping stone">Read more</a>
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April 26, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Brooke Nickel, NHMRC Emerging Leader Research Fellow, University of Sydney Shutterstock The thyroid is a gland located at the base of the neck. It makes thyroid hormones, which control the way the body uses energy. A thyroid nodule is a solid or fluid-filled lump found within the ... <a title="My scan shows I have thyroid nodules. Should I be worried?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/04/26/my-scan-shows-i-have-thyroid-nodules-should-i-be-worried-203245/" aria-label="Read more about My scan shows I have thyroid nodules. Should I be worried?">Read more</a>
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April 26, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adam Toomes, Ph.D. student at the Invasion Science & Wildlife Ecology Group, University of Adelaide A redtailed catfish. Bk87/Shuttterstock Australia has a global reputation for being tough on biosecurity. There are strict rules around the import and export of both native and exotic species. Security is tight, ... <a title="New exposé of Australia’s exotic pet trade shows an alarming proliferation of alien, threatened and illegal species" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/04/26/new-expose-of-australias-exotic-pet-trade-shows-an-alarming-proliferation-of-alien-threatened-and-illegal-species-203354/" aria-label="Read more about New exposé of Australia’s exotic pet trade shows an alarming proliferation of alien, threatened and illegal species">Read more</a>
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April 26, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Wellett Potter, Lecturer in Law, University of New England Prathankarnpap/Shutterstock ChatGPT and other generative AI tools which draw on large language models (LLMs) are a hot topic. Released in November 2022 by OpenAI, ChatGPT is a chatbot – it generates text output refined through user prompts. What ... <a title="If ChatGPT wrote it, who owns the copyright? It depends on where you live, but in Australia it’s complicated" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/04/26/if-chatgpt-wrote-it-who-owns-the-copyright-it-depends-on-where-you-live-but-in-australia-its-complicated-202516/" aria-label="Read more about If ChatGPT wrote it, who owns the copyright? It depends on where you live, but in Australia it’s complicated">Read more</a>
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April 26, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Oliver Baumann, Assistant Professor, School of Psychology, Bond University Soundtrap/Unsplash After a long day of work or study, your brain might feel like it has been drained of energy. But does our brain burn more energy when engaging in mental athletics than it does during other activities, ... <a title="How much energy do we expend thinking and using our brain?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/04/26/how-much-energy-do-we-expend-thinking-and-using-our-brain-197990/" aria-label="Read more about How much energy do we expend thinking and using our brain?">Read more</a>
