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Showers in east, warm, sunny elsewhere
19+ hour, 12+ min ago (13+ words) Western Advocate Showers in east, warm, sunny elsewhere...
US tech giant claims $25b stake in Australian AI future
2+ day, 3+ hour ago (506+ words) Microsoft will make one of the largest investments in Australia's artificial intelligence industry, pledging $25 billion over three years to boost data centres, job training and cybersecurity." The company's chief executive Satya Nadella announced the big-budget commitment at Sydney event on…...
'Last season I got 315 on my licence': now this season's snake stats are in
1+ day, 23+ hour ago (676+ words) SHE'S caught snakes in a kitchen, snakes at a school. She's caught snakes in a hospital, and snakes near the pool. If there's one thing that full-time snake catcher and owner of Wild Woofers Snake Catching, Pet Sitting, and Dog…...
The 7cm sprint: why the 'stable' ground beneath our region is slowly twisting
2+ day, 23+ hour ago (488+ words) When the magnitude 4. 5 earthquake struck southwest of Orange shortly after 8pm on April 14, it wasn't just a random tremor - it was a symptom of a continent under immense internal pressure. While Australia is often described as a "stable tectonic" part of…...
Japan hit by 7. 5 magnitude earthquake
3+ day, 21+ hour ago (13+ words) Western Advocate Japan hit by 7. 5 magnitude earthquake...
AI cameras spotted more than 1000 bushfires over summer
4+ day, 2+ hour ago (460+ words) Artificially intelligent cameras detected more than 1100 bushfires in Australia over summer, including some that would have been missed by humans until they posed a greater risk." One fire outbreak caused by lighting strikes, for example, could have damaged a pine…...
Blue Origin's reusable booster lands successfully
5+ day, 14+ hour ago (262+ words) Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin says its New Glenn rocket booster has touched down "after its launch, marking its first landing of a reused booster. The rocket lifted off on Sunday morning from Cape Canaveral, Florida, and the booster touchdown happened…...
4. 5 magnitude quake rattles central-west NSW
1+ week, 2+ day ago (16+ words) Western Advocate 4. 5 magnitude quake rattles central-west NSW...
Like 600kg of TNT: Orange hit by record-breaking 4. 5 magnitude earthquake
1+ week, 3+ day ago (305+ words) The Central West has been hit by a record-breaking earthquake on Tuesday night, with confirmation the tremor that rocked south of Orange was a monster 4. 5 magnitude quake. The earthquake was felt at 8. 19pm on April 14. Geoscience Australia confirmed the earthquake, which…...
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2+ week, 8+ hour ago (13+ words) This little wonder is stealing hearts at an Aussie marine mammal park'Western Advocate...