Popular jewellery and bag companies Colette and The Daily Edited have fallen into voluntary administration, as their umbrella company Marquee Retail Group tries to salvage their business during cost of living pressures. MRG, which owns the popular accessory brands Colette by Colette Hayman and The Daily Edited, stated the business had suffered from the unplanned … Read more
Technology that can an accurately clone a human voice with just 15 seconds of sample audio won’t yet be released to the general public because of the “serious risk” of misuse. Artificial intelligence giant OpenAI has developed the tool, called Voice Engine, which can turn text prompts into spoken audio mimicking someone’s voice. In an … Read more
Christina Applegate has revealed that her MS has relapsed “badly” and it’s stopped her from being able to shower for almost a month. During Tuesday’s episode of her “MeSsy” podcast, the 52-year-old actress revealed that she was suffering a “pretty bad” relapse amid her battle with the chronic disease, which affects the brain and central … Read more
Billionaire tech titan Elon Musk is taking legal action against the Australian government after eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant forced his tech platform X to remove a post allegedly harmful to a transgender activist. The furore kicked off in late February when Canadian man Chris Elston slammed the proposed appointment of Australian trans activist Teddy … Read more
WASHINGTON: Last year, President Joe Biden hadn’t even spoken a word at the White House celebration of Ramadan before someone shouted out “we love you.” Hundreds of Muslims were there to mark the end of the holy month that requires fasting from sunrise to sunset.There are no such joyous scenes during this Ramadan. With many … Read more
Tens of thousands of Hondas are being recalled due to a fuel pump defect. The federal transport department said the manufacturing error could cause the engine to stall while driving, or fail to start, in 52,051 cars. All variants of nine common Honda models built from 2017 to 2020 are affected — Accord, City, Civic, … Read more
Eight AFL greats are set to line up in the squared circle for the first time ahead of the league’s Gather Round in Adelaide. Mitch Robinson and Kane Pettifer, Kane Cornes and Nathan Brown, Dane Swan and Dale Thomas, and Anthony Rocca and Corey McKernan are all set for their first time in the boxing … Read more
A landmark change to Australian workers rights could have a major impact on the thousands who work from home, according to an expert. From August, Australians working at large organisations will be legally protected against answering calls, texts and emails from their bosses after hours deemed “unreasonable” when it comes into effect. For those working … Read more
NEW YORK CITY: Israel must bear the full responsibility for the consequences of its attack on the Iranian consulate in Damascus, and Iran reserves its right to deliver a “decisive response to such reprehensible acts,” Tehran’s deputy permanent representative to the UN told members of the Security Council during a meeting on Tuesday. “Iran has … Read more
It’s the jarring photo said to prove that Australia will struggle in its goal to ditch petrol cars. But supporters of electric vehicles, a dozen of which are seen queuing for a spot at a charging station in the image in question, say it’s unfair to judge the convenience of EVs on one example. Picked … Read more