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April 4, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sigi Goode, Professor of Information Systems, Australian National University Zakharchuk / Shutterstock Outside the world of open-source software, it’s likely few people would have heard about XZ Utils, a small but widely used tool for data compression in Linux systems. But late last week, security experts uncovered ... <a title="An anonymous coder nearly hacked a big chunk of the internet. How worried should we be?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/04/04/an-anonymous-coder-nearly-hacked-a-big-chunk-of-the-internet-how-worried-should-we-be-227143/" aria-label="Read more about An anonymous coder nearly hacked a big chunk of the internet. How worried should we be?">Read more</a>
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April 4, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Darian McBain, Visiting Professor in Practice, Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment;, London School of Economics and Political Science Since the start of this year, the price for cocoa traded on the futures exchange has doubled, climbing from US$4,275 a tonne to US$9,481 after ... <a title="The cocoa price has doubled in mere months, but it shouldn’t add much to the price of chocolate: here’s why" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/04/04/the-cocoa-price-has-doubled-in-mere-months-but-it-shouldnt-add-much-to-the-price-of-chocolate-heres-why-226914/" aria-label="Read more about The cocoa price has doubled in mere months, but it shouldn’t add much to the price of chocolate: here’s why">Read more</a>
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April 4, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stephen Gaunson, Associate Professor in Cinema Studies, RMIT University Umbrella Entertainment Since Australia first began producing feature films, it has returned time and again to the subject of the first world war. Before Dawn, out in cinemas today, is the latest in this long line of productions. ... <a title="Before Dawn: 19-year-old director’s new film is a sombre recount of the ANZACs’ sacrifice" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/04/04/before-dawn-19-year-old-directors-new-film-is-a-sombre-recount-of-the-anzacs-sacrifice-224243/" aria-label="Read more about Before Dawn: 19-year-old director’s new film is a sombre recount of the ANZACs’ sacrifice">Read more</a>
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April 4, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ian Parmeter, Research Scholar, Centre for Arab and Islamic Studies, Australian National University Napoleon’s foreign minister, Charles Maurice de Talleyrand, is said to have remarked concerning the effectiveness of targeting civilians in war: “it’s worse than a crime, it’s a mistake”. Talleyrand was an archetypal exponent of ... <a title="Zomi Frankcom is a tragic victim in the stalemated Israel-Hamas war, but don’t expect Australia’s approach to change much" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/04/04/zomi-frankcom-is-a-tragic-victim-in-the-stalemated-israel-hamas-war-but-dont-expect-australias-approach-to-change-much-227045/" aria-label="Read more about Zomi Frankcom is a tragic victim in the stalemated Israel-Hamas war, but don’t expect Australia’s approach to change much">Read more</a>
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April 4, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Thomas Sigler, Associate Professor of Human Geography, The University of Queensland Two out of three Australians will “fall back” an hour as daylight saving ends for the season next Sunday, April 7. Like clockwork, countless opinion pieces will emerge in the media. Many will argue that daylight ... <a title="Daylight saving has 80% support in Australia and a majority in every state" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/04/04/daylight-saving-has-80-support-in-australia-and-a-majority-in-every-state-225797/" aria-label="Read more about Daylight saving has 80% support in Australia and a majority in every state">Read more</a>
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April 4, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Monique Moffa, Lecturer, Criminology & Justice, RMIT University Shutterstock Parole is a hot topic in politics and in the media at the moment, fuelled by several high-profile parole applications. Recently, Keli Lane’s attempt to be released on parole after years in jail for the murder of her ... <a title="Do parolees really ‘walk free’? Busting common myths about parole" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/04/04/do-parolees-really-walk-free-busting-common-myths-about-parole-226607/" aria-label="Read more about Do parolees really ‘walk free’? Busting common myths about parole">Read more</a>
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April 4, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jessica Pace, Associate Lecturer, Sydney Pharmacy School, University of Sydney Yuri A/Shutterstock Hundreds of thousands of people worldwide are taking drugs like Ozempic to lose weight. But what do we actually know about them? This month, The Conversation’s experts explore their rise, impact and potential consequences. To ... <a title="Ozempic isn’t approved for weight loss in Australia. So how are people accessing it?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/04/04/ozempic-isnt-approved-for-weight-loss-in-australia-so-how-are-people-accessing-it-224859/" aria-label="Read more about Ozempic isn’t approved for weight loss in Australia. So how are people accessing it?">Read more</a>
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April 4, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Euan Ritchie, Professor in Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, School of Life & Environmental Sciences, Deakin University Hanna Taniukevich/Shutterstock Policy alignment sounds dry. But think of it like this: you want to make suburbs cooler and more liveable, so you plant large trees. But then you find the ... <a title="Out of alignment: how clashing policies make for terrible environmental outcomes" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/04/04/out-of-alignment-how-clashing-policies-make-for-terrible-environmental-outcomes-226509/" aria-label="Read more about Out of alignment: how clashing policies make for terrible environmental outcomes">Read more</a>
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April 4, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Angel Zhong, Associate Professor of Finance, RMIT University PopTika/Shutterstock Staying competitive in the finance sector is vital, with many companies moving quickly to adopt artificial intelligence (AI) to reduce costs and streamline operations. But two companies recently came unstuck when the United States Securities and Exchange Commission ... <a title="Beware businesses claiming to use trailblazing technology. They might just be ‘AI washing’ to snare investors" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/04/04/beware-businesses-claiming-to-use-trailblazing-technology-they-might-just-be-ai-washing-to-snare-investors-226717/" aria-label="Read more about Beware businesses claiming to use trailblazing technology. They might just be ‘AI washing’ to snare investors">Read more</a>
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April 4, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Matthew Grubits, Historian, Charles Sturt University TROVE Captain Moonlite, the bushranger known for the Egerton bank robbery of 1869 and the Wantabadgery outrage of 1879, is commonly thought to have been gay or queer. In recent years, his love for gang member James Nesbitt has been celebrated ... <a title="Was famous bushranger Captain Moonlite definitely gay? An historian explains why it’s much more complicated" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/04/04/was-famous-bushranger-captain-moonlite-definitely-gay-an-historian-explains-why-its-much-more-complicated-226813/" aria-label="Read more about Was famous bushranger Captain Moonlite definitely gay? An historian explains why it’s much more complicated">Read more</a>
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April 4, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The Albanese government and the Australian public are currently focused on the cost-of-living crisis and its impact on household budgets. For Australia’s longer-term economic outlook, the government is looking at reforms that are needed to increase competition and our flat-lined ... <a title="Politics with Michelle Grattan: Andrew Leigh on competition – economic and political" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/04/04/politics-with-michelle-grattan-andrew-leigh-on-competition-economic-and-political-227048/" aria-label="Read more about Politics with Michelle Grattan: Andrew Leigh on competition – economic and political">Read more</a>
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April 4, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Anthony Albanese will stress his government is “pro-business and pro-worker” in a Thursday speech declaring the dynamism of small business is vital for Australia to succeed in the global economic race. The Prime Minister’s address to a small business conference, ... <a title="We are ‘pro-business and pro-worker’: Albanese" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/04/04/we-are-pro-business-and-pro-worker-albanese-227047/" aria-label="Read more about We are ‘pro-business and pro-worker’: Albanese">Read more</a>
