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Elon Musk stories

Elon Musk, a visionary entrepreneur and founder of Tesla and SpaceX, frequently features in news regarding technological advancements and their implications. Musk demonstrates a deep interest in fields such as artificial intelligence (AI), holding a cautious stance on its unregulated rise due to potential existential risks, as evident from his advocacy for AI regulation. His enterprises, like Tesla and Starlink, often headline with their innovative strides in automotive and broadband internet technologies respectively. Moreover, Musk's influence touches upon diverse sectors from cybersecurity to space exploration, reflecting his commitment to pushing human and technological boundaries while pondering ethically significant concerns.

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Bitcoin hits all-time high, crypto market cap at USD $3T

Wed, 13th Nov 2024
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Binance Australia's November report reveals Bitcoin's record highs and a surge in crypto market capitalisation to USD $3 trillion post-US election.
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NVIDIA & xAI build supercomputer to power AI training

Thu, 31st Oct 2024
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NVIDIA has unveiled the xAI Colossus supercomputer in Memphis, boasting 100,000 Hopper GPUs and claiming to be the world's most powerful AI training system.
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Binance Australia reports 8% crypto market growth in Sept

Wed, 9th Oct 2024
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Binance Australia's latest report reveals an 8% growth in the crypto market for September, buoyed by a Federal Reserve rate cut and rising Bitcoin prices.
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YouTube & Amazon top ad platforms while X sees decline

Fri, 6th Sep 2024
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YouTube and Amazon dominate the ad landscape, gaining top spots in Kantar's Media Reactions 2024 report, while X, formerly Twitter, faces a major decline.
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Palo Alto Networks reveals surge in deepfake-driven scams

Fri, 30th Aug 2024
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Palo Alto Networks reveals the alarming rise of AI-generated deepfake scams targeting individuals and organisations, with hundreds of implicated domains.
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There's a whole new wave of investment scams – and they feature people you might know

Thu, 23rd May 2024
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AI-generated deepfakes are fuelling a new era of investment scams, featuring familiar faces to deceive us. Here's how to spot and avoid these high-tech traps.
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AI deepfake scams surge with celebrity voice cloning on social media

Wed, 28th Feb 2024
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Rise in advanced AI voice cloning scams impersonating celebrities like Oprah and Elon Musk on social media are duping victims in phoney giveaways, reveals security firm Bitdefender.
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Australians increasingly adopting AI tools at work

Mon, 22nd Jan 2024
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A Fusion Digital study shows 86% of Australian office workers utilise AI, with adoption rates higher in large corporations, while 14% have never used AI.
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Bletchley Park AI summit highlights global threat & essential safety strategy

Tue, 7th Nov 2023
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Bletchley Park AI Safety Summit underscored serious artificial intelligence threats, urging for a global safety roadmap.
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McAfee's hacker list reveals Margot Robbie among top 10 exploited celebrities

Thu, 2nd Nov 2023
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McAfee reveals cybercriminals exploit Australian actress Margot Robbie and other celebrities for online scams.
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Why regulating AI could have serious ramifications

Tue, 4th Jul 2023
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Lately, the conversation surrounding the need to regulate Artificial Intelligence (AI) has reached a fever pitch.
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How AI Can Increase Employment and Create a Brighter Future

Thu, 18th May 2023
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In recent months, there has been much debate about the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on jobs and the economy.
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Crypto giveaway scams continue to soar, according to report

Wed, 21st Sep 2022
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There's been a fivefold increase in the number of domains used for crypto giveaway scams that involve fake YouTube streams in the first half of 2022.
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Nvidia joins the list of brands favoured by fraudsters

Wed, 20th Jul 2022
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Scammers posing as Nvidia launched a fraudulent website for their 30th anniversary, offering a fake Bitcoin giveaway. The scammers used an incorrect logo color.
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Why hybrid working is here to stay and how to ace it

Mon, 20th Jun 2022
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Citrix's new report reveals hybrid workers are more productive and engaged at work than their office and completely remote counterparts.
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Bitcoin ATMs becoming more mainstream, increasing by 4,200% worldwide

Fri, 11th Mar 2022
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Bankless Times has recently carried out research that highlights an increase of 4200% in global Bitcoin ATMs in the past six years.
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Aussie businesses warned of impending cyber attack amid international tensions

Tue, 8th Feb 2022
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Australian businesses warned of impending cyber attack amid rising international tensions, following recent attack on News Corp. #Cybersecurity.
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Tesla's actually serious about the Tesla Bot

Thu, 2nd Sep 2021
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Many commentators are calling the Tesla Bot a late April Fools joke, but it looks like Tesla still wants to give it a go anyway - and it's calling for talent.
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Apple reclaims spot as world's most valuable brand

Wed, 27th Jan 2021
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Apple has been named the world's most valuable brand by the Brand Finance Global 500 2021, with a brand value of $263.4 billion.
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Price of Bitcoin reaches all-time high in 2020

Wed, 23rd Dec 2020
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Bitcoin's epic bull run is backed by strong investor interest, according to new research from analyst firm GlobalData.