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☆ He told his mother there was ‘no way’ he’d meet someone in Australia. Then he fell in love at first sight
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-11 | by ( Francesca Street | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +27 min

“Then, later on, when we left, she was like, ‘Oh, so you like him,’” recalls Wati. “But a week later, we decided to get together on a Saturday, and we spent most of the day together,” recalls Mike. “He’d mail them to me in these little padded envelopes,” recalls Wati. “Eventually, I was able to figure out how to get some credit for doing a paper at Melbourne University in January 1989,” recalls Mike. “She would stay for about a month or a little bit more,” recalls Wati.

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☆ An artist taught 3 'Black Mirror'-style robot dogs to paint – and now they're the stars of an art exhibition
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-27 | by ( Jyoti Mann | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Three robots dogs are starting a four-month artist residency in Australia, The Guardian reported. They have their own studio with docking stations where the Boston Dynamics robot dogs can "sleep". AdvertisementThree robot dogs created by Boston Dynamics are part of an exhibition at an art gallery in Australia. Akin to the robot dogs seen in the Netflix hit "Black Mirror", they were first revealed in 2015 and quickly went viral. Agnieszka Pilat trained the robot dogs to paint.

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☆ Which is better — ChatGPT or a travel agent? Here's our pick
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-18 | by ( Isabella Lok | Silvia Marchetti | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Simply input a prompt and watch the travel recommendations pour in. Intrepid Travel, a small group travel agency, accepted CNBC Travel's request to find out. Intrepid Travel, on the other hand, provided options that came with either a pool or a gym, or both. Conversely, I felt that Intrepid Travel suggested places that were more niche and representative of Melbourne's unique culture. Both Intrepid Travel and ChatGPT came back with reasonable options around the city.

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