Roblox Rolls Out Face Scans for Age Verification: What to Know
The popular gaming platform said the tool was designed to stop children from chatting with older users they didn’t know.
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Australia Adds Twitch to Social Media Ban for Teens
Twitch, a livestreaming service popular with gamers, joins nine other platforms that will be required to remove Australian users under the age of 16.
Australian FM Wong Arrives In India For 16th India-Australia Foreign Ministers’ Framework Dialogue
Australian Foreign Minister Senator Penny Wong arrived in New Delhi on Wednesday to co-chair the 16th India-Australia Foreign Ministers’ Framework Dialogue with External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar.This engagement marks the 26th meeting between the two ministers, reflecting the sustained depth and frequency of high-level diplomatic exchanges between the two nations in recent years.The
Australian Man Convicted of Murderer Sues to Challenge Vegemite Ban Behind Bars
A man facing life behind bars is challenging the state of Victoria’s prison ban on the salty condiment beloved by many Australians. The case drew condemnation from a minister for corrections.
Dozens of Australian Schools Close Over Asbestos Fears
Three-quarters of the schools in the area around the capital will be closed, although officials say the health risk from asbestos found in colored sand is low.
Maritime drone maker Seasats expands into AUS, NZ through deal with Elysium EPL
The companies recently worked together to get the American drone maker’s USV certified by Australian authorities.
Australia Sanctions Hackers Supporting North Korea’s Weapons Program
Australia mirrored the US’s recent sanctions against bankers, financial institutions, and others allegedly involved in laundering funds for North Korea.
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F.B.I. Director Is Said to Have Made a Pledge to Head of MI5, Then Broken It
The episode has contributed to concerns among intelligence allies that Kash Patel, brash and partisan, is also unpredictable and even unreliable.
TATA Advanced Systems To Collaborate With W&E Platt On Uncooled TI Sights
TATA Advanced Systems Limited (TASL) is set to partner with Australia-based W&E Platt for the co-development and production of uncooled thermal imaging (TI) weapon sights.The collaboration aims at leveraging TASL’s growing optronics capabilities with W&E Platt’s expertise in thermal sight technology to deliver advanced surveillance and targeting solutions.These uncooled TI sights will
Tiny Aussie startup teams with Austal to allow autonomous systems on all Royal Navy ships
“So, our plan, our mission, is to make safe, clean, protected oceans, and to do that, we want to be the global industrial leader for maritime autonomy and robotics, essentially like the Microsoft of the ocean,” Greenroom Robotics co-founder…