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PropTech

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Changing the way Australians find their dream home
Homes.com.au's unique data crunching tech and AI discover what you want, even if you don't know how to ask, It is improving the home buying, renting and selling experience through innovation and technology.  At the same time, it is creating competition and fairness for real estate agents in a highly monopolistic environment.Win/win.For buyers/renters, the platform offers an intuitive and modern search experience guided by AI, one question at a time, so they can "stop searching ... and start finding!"For agents, the entry-level offers free listings forever with advanced features available via monthly subscription.Find out more: https://homes.com.au/
10 December 2023 by Jennifer Harr...

AI

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Europe Ahead in Regulation of AI
Recognising the potential threat to citizens’ rights and democracy posed by certain applications of AI, the European Parliament co-legislators have agreed to prohibit:biometric categorisation systems that use sensitive characteristics (e.g. political, religious, philosophical beliefs, sexual orientation, race);untargeted scraping of facial images from the internet or CCTV footage to create facial recognition databases;emotion recognition in the workplace and educational institutions;social scoring based on social behaviour or personal characteristics;AI systems that manipulate human behaviour to circumvent their free will;AI used to exploit the vulnerabilities of people (due to their age, disability, social or economic situation). 
10 December 2023 by IdeaSpies

Governance

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Establishing an efficient, effective, outcome focused Health System
Moves to reign in the NDIS have highlighted the fiscal horse-trading that occurs when the Commonwealth seeks support from the States.   Our health system is a patchwork with opaque accountabilities and delivers uneven service nationwide. It is activity instead of outcome-based.   Perhaps the Commonwealth should take sole responsibility for our health system's policy, focus, funding and efficiency – from preventative health to acute, disability and aged care.   At the very least, there needs to be a fully inclusive community dialogue on achieving a better health system with clear accountabilities and less bureaucracy.
9 December 2023 by Glenn Barnes

Artistic

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A Confetti Wishing Wall
Make your 2024 wish a part of the New Year's Eve celebration in Times Square.https://www.timessquarenyc.org/whats-happening/nye-wishing-wall
8 December 2023 by Sabra Brock

Governance

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Every Community Should Have A Bobby Walker
Bobby Walker, is a successful business owner and a native of Pueblo, Colorado.He contributes to his beloved town. His goals have been to improve the world around him.He has taught disabled how to kayak and paddle board.He has supported the Girls and Boys Club. In the summer he grows vegetables and gives them to the poor. For the last five years he leaves coats and socks outside on a park bench so that homeless men can be protected from the frost and snow of Colorado winters.His kind deeds are his legacy.
8 December 2023 by April Chepovs...

Wellbeing

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Diving Into Wellbeing
An inspiring story about 93 years young Noeline Dahlen-Maclean who has spent her life swimming, diving and teaching others to swim. An adventurous woman who in 1959 drove around regional Queensland with a portable pool teaching people to swim. She's recently dived out of a plane and back into the pool for the Australian Swimming Masters Games. There are many pathways to wellbeing. What's yours? https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-12-07/nonagenarian-swimmer-noeline-dahlen-maclean-celebrates-life/103080316?Image: Collage by Cathryn Lloyd
8 December 2023 by Cathryn Lloyd