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National Australia Bank is looking closely at the Indian fintech market to take capabilities from India to the other markets that they operate in, Patrick Wright, group executive, technology and enterprise operations, told ET.There are certain aspects of banking where India is ahead and others where Australia leads, Wright pointed out, adding that the idea is to find points where the best of both worlds can be brought together.Elevate Your Tech Prowess with High-Value Skill CoursesOffering CollegeCourseWebsiteIndian…

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain New Zealand's justice system is failing. The country has one of the highest rates of incarceration in the OECD, and over 56% of people with prior convictions are reconvicted within two years. Some 52% of people in prison identify as Māori, while 91% of people in prison have experienced mental distress, and over 50%…

In its first half of the FY24 report, Commonwealth Bank of Australia announced that, through “responsible scaling of AI,” it has already produced more than 50 generative AI use cases. The bank says that it will simplify operational processes and support new customer experiences. Beneath that dry language, it’s worth paying attention to what CBA is doing with AI because it remains the trendsetter with technology, and its experiments with AI are likely to be transformative, particularly with regard to how banks…

NASA has tracked an asteroid in its orbit that will pass Earth by a very close margin today, February 15. It was discovered using advanced space telescopes and ground-based observatories in place such as the NEOWISE telescope, Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), Pans-STARRS1, Catalina Sky Survey, the Hubble Space Telescope and the new $1 billion James Webb Space Telescope. Check out the details about this close encounter.Asteroid 2024 CE1: DetailsNASA's Center for Near-Earth Object Studies (CNEOS) has…

Asteroid today: You may think asteroids are simply floating rocks in space but they can also present a danger to Earth. Due to close calls with asteroids, NASA, ESA, and other space agencies have developed technology to track these space rocks in their orbits, and even deflect them in case a potential impact scenario develops. Using its tech, NASA has now shed light on an asteroid that is expected to pass Earth today, January 2. Know all about the close approach by this Asteroid today.Asteroid 2023 YR: Speed, size,…

Nina Raemont/ZDNETZDNET's key takeawaysAt $119, the Urbanista Los Angeles headphones, I was eager to test out the solar-powered charging function and see whether the headphones' sound and charging tech were legit. Urbanista makes many solar-powered audio products, and ZDNET tested the company's solar-powered earbuds earlier this year.The Los Angeles headphones, according to Urbanista, constantly charge whenever they're exposed to both indoor and outdoor light. But does it actually work? I get into the solar charging…

NASA has a suite of advanced tech equipment used for observing and monitoring Near-Earth Objects (NEOs) such as asteroids, comets, and more. Using these, the US space agency has revealed that the orbits of two asteroids will bring them close to Earth today. One of them is a colossal asteroid that has been declared as a ‘Potentially Hazardous Object'. This space rock was spotted by NASA's Defense Coordination Office (PDCO), which is responsible for monitoring the skies and keeping a watch on various Near-Earth Objects…

Due to the constant barrage of asteroids, NASA and other space agencies developed an arsenal of space and ground-based telescopes to discover and track these ancient space rocks. Now, the US space agency, with the help of its advanced ground and space-based telescopes, has shed light on a colossal asteroid that is expected to pass Earth by a close margin today, December 20. The asteroid's orbit will bring it very close to Earth, and this is known as a “Close Approach”, as per NASA. Know the details of the upcoming close…

More than 16 million people in the contiguous US — roughly 5 percent of the population — live in a place with heightening flood risk and a shrinking population, according to new research. It makes the case that “climate abandonment areas” are becoming a more prevalent phenomenon in the US as people avoid places particularly vulnerable to climate-related disasters.What’s a climate abandonment area? It’s a census block where flood risk has grown high enough to start pushing people to leave. Many of these areas lie along…

With the help of its advanced ground and space-based telescopes, NASA has discovered thousands of asteroids to date, including a potentially life-threatening asteroid called Bennu which has a 1/2700 chance of impacting Earth between 2175 and 2195. Moreover, the space agency has also recently shed light on an asteroid that is expected to pass Earth as soon as today, December 4! This space rock has been designated as Asteroid 2013 VX4. Know all the details about this close encounter with the asteroid.Asteroid 2013 VX4:…