Aussies are buying fewer new cars, and sales of petrol and passenger vehicles are falling the fastest. aapnews.com.au/a/mZMYMIxVv

Facebook’s parent company Meta says it wasn’t testing a second Australian news ban on its services last month, but it’s still open to one. aapnews.com.au/a/MGlBgSVrB

Working with Sunshine Sugar, Dr Amiralian hopes to have a nanocellulose-based packaging product on the shelf within four years. Read more in Brisbane Times, courtesy of Australian Associated Press (AAP) journalists Jen Dudley-Nicholson + Liv Casben: brisbanetimes.com.au/national/queen…

What an honour this is and oh, what a night! Thank you to The Courier Mail The Courier-Mail for sponsoring this award, to everyone who voted, and to the judges. I’m so, so grateful my book was even shortlisted ♥️

Odd question: has anyone else seen Otter.ai (AI Meeting Assistant) randomly switch into Spanish today? As in mid-conversation?!

Blue screen of death goes shopping.

This is an excellent way to prove the point—let’s hope it works. I suspect it’ll be hard to ban deepfakes in political advertising without first legislating for *truth* in political advertising. Ideally we get both

realizing I have to write my book if I wanted it to get published

X Corp lawyers argue it shouldn’t have to pay Twitter fines. aapnews.com.au/a/ZVrXdcLyk

It’s that geeky time of year again. #AppleEvent

Being questioned by a barrister has big principal’s office vibes and it’s scary just to watch.

Doing some AI research with the kiddo. #TheWildRobotMovie

Interesting admissions by Meta executives at Australia’s Adopting AI inquiry this morning including, yes, photos of kids are being used to train AI. aapnews.com.au/a/VkrAZuzVm

*tunes into US presidential debate* “World War III." “Eating the cats.” *tunes out of US presidential debate*

Google thinks the Neville Bonner Bridge is only halfway there. Awks.

Challenge level difficult: you enter a large conference hall early. Natasha Bedingfield’s banger Unwritten is ringing through the speakers. You must look professional. (Dear reader, I failed.)

Australia could be global launch pad for green flights... if it makes changes in the next 12 months, an aviation conference has been told. Australian Associated Press (AAP) aapnews.com.au/a/lRwxmInML

Babe wake up, the Australian government and Elon Musk are fighting again