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Your bank’s AI just blocked your payment – what can you do?
AI is now the machine deciding whether your payment goes through. And when it makes a mistake, the system isn’t designed to tell you why.
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Black detainees twice as likely as white detainees to be strip-searched in police custody – new study
Even after accounting for other factors, black detainees remained more than twice as likely to be strip-searched as their white counterparts.
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The 1994 World Cup helped rescue ‘the beautiful game’ from mediocrity. On its return to the US, expect more of that beauty
Global soccer was in the doldrums in the early 1990s – with poor ethics and boring defensive tactics. Then FIFA set about changing the game.
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As more athletes speak openly about depression, anxiety and suicide, a minority of fans are weaponizing it
Research shows athlete disclosures about their mental health can encourage people to seek help and talk honestly about mental illness. But heckling and backlash threaten that progress.
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How will teachers handle bullying? South African study finds they’re ill-prepared
Teachers’ past experiences of bullying shape how they might understand or respond to learner behaviour.
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Beyond Anglo-Saxons, Celts and Vikings: DNA uncovers a dynamic history of migration to Britain
The island’s history was marked by mixture and cultural reinvention.
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‘Threat to democracy’ – Indonesian filmmaker slams military crackdown on documentary
By Johnny Blades, RNZ Pacific senior journalist An Indonesian filmmaker says the crackdown by authorities on his West Papua documentary in some parts of the country is a threat to democracy. The Pesta Babi (Pig Feast) documentary looks at the social and environmental impacts of land seizures for big agri-business ventures in Papua — and
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Can you own a voice? Taylor Swift’s latest legal move raises big questions for AI and copyright
Swift appears to be the first musician to take this step.
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Why humans care so much about body odour, and what it really tells us
Research suggests smell may help us sense illness, emotion and risk long before we notice anything consciously.
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Heatwaves are destroying the sex lives of bees – new research
Sperm activity in bees dropped after being exposed to heatwave conditions.
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They ‘showed me a lot of love’: why young men seeking belonging join gangs
Gangs offer belonging, identity, protection and support for young people.
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Why are retail power prices finally falling?
Retail power prices are set to fall, as renewables pile in – even though transmission costs are rising.