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Foundations can outlive their charitable missions – and that’s a problem

Bill Gates, Jensen Huang and many of today’s tech titans have two things in common with Gilded Age robber barons like John D. Rockefeller and Andrew Carnegie. After playing a role in propelling the U.S. economy to new heights, they established massive foundations. The foundations are usually designed to last…

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A perfect storm of factors is driving up US produce prices, but shoppers can still save

From tomatoes and berries to lettuce and peppers, shoppers are feeling sticker shock in the produce aisle.

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When can a power company take your land for data center infrastructure?

The artificial intelligence boom in the United States is being matched by a data center building boom. There are more than 3,000 data centers in the U.S. and another 1,500 in development, according to a Pew Research Center analysis.

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Wherever AI is heading next, older people want a say

Older people are being left out of decisions about how artificial intelligence is being built.

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Can speaking multiple languages really lower dementia risk? It’s not that simple

The risk of dementia rises as the brain ages. One reason is that connections between brain cells weaken over time. Diseases of the brain, such as Alzheimer’s and stroke, can speed this up, eventually leading to dementia, a loss of mental abilities and a loss of independence.

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Why some primates have even tougher births than humans

Scientists have long thought humans have a uniquely difficult birth compared to other primates.

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Spain wildfires: with 13 dead, we need to start measuring fire damage in lives – not just hectares

The July 9 wildfire in Los Gallardos – in Almería, eastern Andalusia – was a tragedy with a huge human and social impact. Beyond the provisional figures of dead, missing and injured and the specific circumstances – which are yet to be confirmed by an official investigation – the fire…

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Grattan on Friday: the zeitgeist doesn’t suit Angus Taylor but he could do more to help himself

As he surveys the degraded and demoralised Liberal Party he presides over, Angus Taylor has two major problems – and that’s leaving aside One Nation.

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This haunting novel narrated by a book stayed with me for weeks

Angela O’Keeffe’s compelling new novel, Phantom Days, is a haunting contemplation of the power (or, perhaps more precisely, the agency) of stories.

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Australian companies to face fines and criminal action if they fail to prevent modern slavery

Large companies with annual revenue over A$100 million could soon pay fines and face criminal charges for failing to prevent modern slavery, under a new federal government crackdown.

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This rare Australian wattle is on the brink of extinction: new research

The spidery wattle (Acacia araneosa) is a national treasure.

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Bird flu has reached New Zealand – what this means and what comes next

The first detection of the highly pathogenic avian influenza virus H5N1 in New Zealand marks an important milestone, but not an unexpected one.

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How VAR is changing soccer – and its referees

Being a referee is a thankless job. Despite the necessity and complexity of the role, referees’ decisions continue to be heavily scrutinised.

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It is rare to watch an Australian TV drama that feels as effortless as The F Ward

There’s a perennial appeal to medical TV shows. A hospital – as a kind of self-contained environment – is a great context for the study of different characters, and there’s something about the episodic format that fits with the idea of having to treat different illnesses on different days.

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Gen Z is pushing back against AI – a reminder to all of us that the future isn’t written

Martin Scorsese recently announced he will be joining generative artificial intelligence (AI) company Black Forest Labs. He said he would embrace AI for storyboarding – the practice of creating a visual outline in the early stages of developing a movie or TV show.

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England out of the World Cup, but this team may have helped redefine a nation

The football World Cup is often seen as an opportunity to bring different groups within a nation together as they celebrate their team’s achievements. And while the performance of the England side’s young and dynamic squad may not have taken them to the final, there remains something to celebrate.

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How to stay safe from the triple threat of wildfires, smoke and extreme heat

I woke up today seeing that my windows appeared to have an yellow/orange tint to them, signalling that wildfire smoke was upon my city and reminding us that climate-related hazards are increasingly becoming visible parts of our daily lives.

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NZ’s overhaul of nature protection laws is a chance to move away from ‘fortress conservation’

Fierce opposition from environmental organisations and the outdoor recreation sector has forced the government to backflip on one of the most contentious proposed changes in its reform plan for conservation management.

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A volcano in the Philippines erupted two weeks ago. Here’s why scientists are still watching it closely

Two weeks ago, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology recorded three distinct, short-lived explosions in less than five minutes at Taal Volcano. The eruption sent a column of ash and steam up to 1.2km into the air.

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What do human relationships with chatbots say about friendship? A philosopher considers

Anthropologists tell us that only a handful of human experiences can be found in all human cultures. Among them is the experience of friendship. It might have different expressions in different times and places, but something akin to it seems to appear everywhere.

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Australia has brought in sweeping new laws to combat money laundering – but will they work?

The start of the new financial year on July 1 was a special date for Australian laws against money laundering and terrorist financing.

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The Odyssey is set in a fantasy world – but the ancient Greeks mapped it onto what they knew

The ancient Greeks would have enjoyed current controversies about the “historical accuracy” of Christopher Nolan’s new adaptation of The Odyssey.

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Should I let my kids play footy? How to weigh the benefits with the risk of injury

After recent reports of dozens of former Australian footballers diagnosed with chronic traumatic encephalopathy and the death of 27-year-old footballer Nathan Fitzgerald from an on-field brain injury, many parents are wondering whether they should let their kids play footy.

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It’s the ABC’s job to be accurate and fair, not to chase the dangerous fallacy of ‘balance’

One of the oldest tropes in journalism is that it should be balanced; that journalists have a responsibility to present all sides of a given issue with equal weight. This view also holds that appearing to be critical of one side and sympathetic to another amounts to “bias”.

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Canadian farms must keep growing to survive — and farmers and the environment are paying for it

Farmers are facing a cost squeeze as seeds, fertilizers, machinery and land become more expensive. In Canada, the value of machinery per farm rose from $213 in 1901 (roughly $8,000 in today’s dollars) to more than $278,000 in 2016 — a 35-fold increase even after inflation.

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