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Cam Reddin retweeted
It is just horrible what has happened to Helen Haines MP.
She is a simply wonderful human and MP. Micro case in point: the last time I interviewed her, which was on the topic of increasing integrity in public funding (of course!), she — a nurse and midwife — saw I had an irritated eye, saw it was distracting me. She laid me out on her couch and administered some special eye drops she had on hand, before she would let the interview start.
No person in public life should face violence — and yet it hurts all the more because it's Helen.
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BREAKING: Federal MP Helen Haines was struck by a white Land Rover outside her electoral office on Murphy Street, Wangaratta, at approximately 3:30pm this afternoon.
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The Tax Office may continue accepting credit card payments beyond June 30 under a proposal being discussed with providers and the Reserve Bank.
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🚨 Some momentum building on this.
News24 understands the govt preference is for ATO to keep accepting card payments beyond June 30.
Talks underway with card companies.
Govt wants to minimise cost to the taxpayer of retaining the option. #auspol
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One Nation could win more than 20 seats in New South Wales' 93-seat lower house, according to internal NSW Labor polling.
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There’s a strong argument that uni students, people who are self employed or have permission from their boss can do whatever they want. It was a great environment and a huge success, but CV apologies for removing the 34 most productive people from Victoria’s economy.
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“AI can process information quickly, but it cannot replace human intelligence. And don’t ask it to do your homework for you.” — Pope Leo XIV
So when are we going to get to the ‘curing cancer’ part of AI instead of this rubbish?
Introducing Griffin, the first model to pass the video Turing test.
48% of people who talked to it live thought it was a real human. Previous systems have had a pass rate <3%. It is #1 on NVIDIA's benchmark for full-duplex AI video.
It’s the first Human Interaction Model (HIM).
Readers added context they thought people might want to know
The 48% figure and "video Turing test" claim are from Tavus's own study of 54 one-minute calls, not independently verified or using a standard protocol. Griffin-Lite leads NVIDIA's VideoFDB benchmark on their public leaderboard.
cellcog.ai/blog/tavus-gri…
research.nvidia.com/labs/amri/proj…
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In this era of artificial intelligence, it is becoming urgent to distinguish human art from what machines produce. There is an ontological difference, even before an aesthetic one, between art and what a machine can generate through statistical calculation based on millions of images created by others. Algorithms lack the spark of humanity. For this reason, the Church wishes to renew an alliance with artists and cultural institutions to safeguard our humanity.
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Relieved to confirm at least two Australians who were on the Flydubai flight to Israel are safe - thanks to the heroes who thwarted the attack and helped bring the passengers to safety. We’re thinking of those injured and hope for their full recovery.
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"Do you apologise to football fans? The Premier League says 'sham' contracts, is this a 'sham' club?"
@RobHarris questions Man City chief executive Ferran Soriano after the club was found guilty of all charges related to Premier League's financial rules
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🚨 Breaking - Greens leader Larissa Waters has abruptly stood down as leader to focus on her battle with chronic kidney disease. #auspol @News24Aust
Understand she will remain leader until there is a ballot, which should occur in the next week or two. Will then be on medical leave for the upcoming sitting period. She was reelected in 2025 on a six-year term taking her through until 2031. #auspol
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Australian senators summon OpenAI boss as hack expands beyond Medicare smh.com.au/world/north-ameri…
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Exclusive:
A massive leak from the heart of Downing Street reveals how much Andy Burnham appears to have borrowed from Keir Starmer's plans since entering Number 10. I've obtained a 50 page bundle of presentations, strategy ideas and policy submissions drawn up in April in an attempt to keep Starmer in power. Here's what happened next.
A @JoeCookJ production
Watch: youtube.com/watch?v=qBn9GK_D…
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Anthropic’s Economics team is sharing a new model of how AI might affect economic growth, jobs, wages, and more by 2030.
Explore the scenarios, tell us what you think will happen, and see how your answers compare to more than 10,000 Americans. anthropic.com/institute/econ…
