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Sam Altman believes AGI is "achievable with current hardware" — but it could absurdly require "$7 trillion and many years to build 36 semiconductor plants and additional data centers"

In a recent Reddit AMA (ask me anything) session, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and other top executives discussed intricate details about the company's future and upcoming products and services.

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"$10 billion investment in OpenAI, and Copilot sucks compared to ChatGPT": Microsoft staffers and customers lament Copilot's warm and inviting update — a "step backward" and "absolutely ruined"

According to a new report, Microsoft staffers say the new Copilot update has ruined the experience and is a step backward compared to the previous version.

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Household spending 'surprisingly soft' despite tax cuts

Australians are still watching their pennies even as consumers report more confidence in the future state of their finances.

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Inflation may be about to hit a three-year low. Does that mean the cost-of-living crisis is over?

Not really, because CPI is just one factor. A better measure of how we’re faring is household disposable income

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Stalking rates in Australia are still shockingly high – one simple strategy might help

New data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) reveals one in seven adult Australians have been stalked in their lifetime: one in five women and one in 15 men.

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Strong Australian jobs figures lower expectations of pre-Christmas interest rate cut

Unemployment rate in September was 4.1% – making it unlikely the Reserve Bank will cut interest rates this year

The Guardian - AU

Action needed as Australia's dementia deaths surge

Dementia Australia says urgent preventative action is needed to tackle the incurable disease, the second-highest cause of death in the nation in 2023.

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Household spending flat despite retail boost, tax cuts

The economy is still struggling along with flat household spending despite an uptick in retail turnover and income tax cuts beginning to flow.

AAP

Labor’s 11th-hour decision on LGBTQ+ census questions prompted weekend scramble, documents reveal

Australian Bureau of Statistics officers cancelled media briefings and social media promotion after Albanese government’s last-minute decision

The Guardian - AU

Australia’s population passes 27 million milestone after post-pandemic migration boost

ABS data shows the jump from 26 to 27 million people by March 2024 took just one-and-three-quarter years, ‘far quicker than the average’

The Guardian - AU

Australia’s unemployment rate unchanged at 4.2%, dampening hope of RBA interest rate cut

ABS figures show employers added 47,500 positions last month, above forecasts

The Guardian - AU

Census will now include questions on sexual orientation and gender identity

The Albanese government has shifted again on the 2026 census, now saying it will include questions on both sexual orientation and gender identity.

The Conversation

‘We have listened’: gender identity question added to Australia’s 2026 census after federal government backflip

Treasurer Jim Chalmers says LGBTQ+ community ‘will count’ in survey with new topic covering sexual orientation and gender to be included

The Guardian - AU

Census to include sexual orientation, gender topics

The 2026 census will include questions on sexual orientation and gender identity, following backlash against the federal government by the LGBTIQ+ community.

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Despite all the doom and gloom on Australia’s economy, could the worst be behind us?

We hear about the ‘weakest growth in decades’ and being ‘smashed’ by the RBA, but positive tidings abound – if you want to look for them

AAP

Landlord's market as property investor lending swells

Lending to investors continues to lead the charge and outpace home loans taken out by owner-occupiers.

The Guardian - AU

‘Not too complex’: health experts criticise Labor for ditching LGBTQI+ census questions

Health bodies say the questions are needed to fill gaps in much-needed research

The Guardian - AU

Australia’s economy fares better than expected but still weakest since early 1990s, excluding pandemic

June quarter GDP expanded by 1% from a year earlier, the Australian Bureau of Statistics said – slightly above forecasts

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The Guardian - AU

Australia is about to get an economic health check. What do GDP figures mean and why are they important?

The numbers could mark the nadir in gross domestic product performance, while the RBA watches closely for cues to help time an interest rate cut

The Guardian - AU

Questions on gender and sex variations ‘too complex’ for census, social services minister Amanda Rishworth says

It’s the third explanation government ministers have given since last Sunday, while Coalition senator Andrew Bragg says questions are ‘reasonable’

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Government Backflips On Decision To Omit LGBTQI+ Focused Questions In 2026 Census After Backlash

“We’ve been talking with the Australian Bureau of Statistics, and they’re going to test for a new question, one question about sexuality, sexual preference.”

The Guardian - AU

Albanese backflips on sexuality census question after more MPs come out in favour

Prime minister says there ‘will be a question in the census’ on sexuality after testing by the Australian Bureau of Statistics

The Guardian - AU

There were 99 men for every 100 women in 2023, the Australian Bureau of Statistics says

Darwin was the youngest city and had the highest disparity between numbers of men and women

The Guardian - AU

‘Not too much to ask for people to be counted’: Josh Burns breaks ranks on gender and sexuality census questions

Burns becomes first Labor MP to speak against Albanese government decision, saying ‘we need as few blind spots as possible’

The Guardian - AU

Labor says sexuality questions dumped from census to avoid ‘divisive’ debates

Government decided not to add questions out of concern for social cohesion, Richard Marles insists, after move prompts upset in LGBTQ+ community

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