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Australia news live: Albanese pledges permanent free Tafe places; Victorian government holding $115m in unclaimed Myki funds

Unclaimed Myki credit sits at $115m Josh Taylor The Victorian government is holding $115m in unclaimed Myki funds in a trust, Guardian Australia can reveal. Last month, the NSW government announced it was holding $143m in unused Opal transport card funds from nearly 18m cards that hadn’t been tapped on for over a year, encouraging […]

Union claims government told striking Hwy 413 engineers they can’t return to work | Globalnews.ca

The union representing striking government engineers in Ontario is filing a labour complaint after it says the Ford government told members who had stopped working on Highway 413 and the Bradford Bypass they wouldn’t be allowed to return to their jobs. The Professional Engineers Government of Ontario union said it had removed major technical engineers […]

Anthropic urges AI regulation to avoid catastrophes

Anthropic has flagged the potential risks of AI systems and calls for well-structured regulation to avoid potential catastrophes. The organisation argues that targeted regulation is essential to harness AI’s benefits while mitigating its dangers. As AI systems evolve in capabilities such as mathematics, reasoning, and coding, their potential misuse in areas like cybersecurity or even […]

New legislation could finally reveal how AI is causing bias in the federal government

Despite the rapid pace of AI advancements, leaders still haven’t figured out how to control a foundational issue: bias in the algorithms.  Artificial intelligence can’t purposely “discriminate” the same way a human might, but it will readily spit our own societal biases back at us to detrimental effect. Rep. Summer Lee of Pennsylvania’s 12th congressional […]

Odisha government imposes seven-month fishing ban to protect Olive Ridley turtles in Gahirmatha

Bhubaneswar: In a move to protect the endangered Olive Ridley sea turtles, Odisha’s government has implemented a seven-month fishing ban in the Gahirmatha Marine Sanctuary, spanning 1,437 square kilometers within the Bhitarkanika National Park. The restriction, effective from November 1, 2024, to May 31, 2025, aims to ensure safe conditions for the annual mass nesting […]