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An AI “mind-reading” tool can reconstruct what you’re looking at from a brain scan
A new AI tool can guess what you’re looking at just by analyzing your brain scans—and re-create that image with remarkable precision. It can go the other way, too, and predict a person’s brain activity based on what they’re looking at. In the image above, for example, the left-hand image of each pair is what the user actually saw—and its right-hand counterpart is what the model reconstructed from the brain scan. Michal Irani, who developed the tool with her colleagues at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Rehovot, Israel, hopes her “mind-reading” tool will ultimately reveal more about how...
'I failed so many times': How Gen Z are fighting back against their phones
Gen Z, including Oliver Breadmore, are resisting phone dependency through methods like app deletion and boredom. Dr Jo Orlando notes this generation’s awareness of digital intrusion, while a UK study found 29 per cent removed apps.
Would Australians support a smart glasses ban?
As Australia considers barring the use of smart glasses in government offices, the BBC asks people in Sydney what they think.
Meta Is Using You To Build A Robot Empire
Over 7 million Ray-Ban Meta glasses were sold in 2025. That’s 7 million cameras recording your life. And conveniently, that footage is exactly what AI needs to learn how to walk, cook, and steal your job. The data collected by Ray-Ban Meta glasses is unprecedented. To understand Meta’s endgame, we analyzed the company’s organizational shifts, interviewed leading robotics experts, and conducted a 72-hour field test wearing the glasses to map exactly what data is being harvested for AI training. From “episodic memory” to “intuitive physics,” we explain how Meta can use your daily life to train an empire of bots.
Australians could get the power to switch off social media algorithms
The federal government's proposed digital duty of care could let Australians opt in or out of algorithmically recommended social media content.
Uncanny and unappetizing: appetites spoil as AI images take over food menus
Consumers are increasingly encountering AI-generated images on food menus such as leathery meat and bread resembling reptile skin.
I turned off my algorithm for 24 hours. Is this how social media used to be?
Thanks to a little-known feature in Instagram, I try to travel back to 2012 – before everything on the internet was an ad. I have a confession. I love my social media algorithm. It is a perfectly curated window into my insane and inquiring mind. It knows precisely which videos will tickle me and which memes will gently distract me from the slow collapse of humankind.
BookTok influences what you read, even if you aren't on social media
BookTok influences book recommendations and shapes the perception of book popularity. It highlights the role of algorithms in promoting similar books and the impact of social media on the publishing industry
Deepfakes are wrecking influencers’ credibility, one fake ad at a time
Influencers aren’t just battling competitors for brand deals. They’re now battling AI versions of themselves.
Smart glasses banned from Melbourne council's pools, gyms and playgrounds
The article describes the City of Yarra's decision to ban smart glasses from its leisure centres, playgrounds, and childcare centres. The ban aims to protect vulnerable members of the community from being covertly filmed without their knowledge. The City of Yarra will also lobby the federal government to temporarily ban the importation of smart glasses until Australia's privacy laws are updated to address the risks posed by wearable technologies.
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