TECH

4-year-year olds should be learning about robots at school, says expert

What age is too early to be learning about robots and programming? Based on the results of a world-first trial, an Australian education researcher has announced that even 4-year-olds can learn the basics. The next few decades will be critical in kids learning to code, with demand for programmers in medicine, manufacturing, and agriculture set to increase. Add that to the fact that artificial intelligence is increasingly becoming an important part of our lives, and it’s clear that now’s the time to ensure that generations of the future know how to handle them. (more&h

TECH

WATCH LIVE: SpaceX is about to launch one of its most ambitious missions so far

After a rocky start, SpaceX has been nailing landing after landing with its reusable Falcon 9 rockets - and today it's hoping to stick the perfect take-off and descent for the fourth time in a row, after delivering not one, but two satellites into orbit. You can join us on the edge of our seats and watch the entire launch above, starting at 10.29am ET (00.29am AEST on Thursday). (more…)

NEWS

Tragic End…2-Year-Old Boy’s Body Found after being Snatched by Alligator at Disney World Hotel

Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort The search for a 2-year-old boy who was dragged into a lake by an alligator at aWalt Disney World hotel in Orlando on Tuesday has ended. Lane Graves of Elkhorn, Nebraska’s deceased body was found completely intact by Orange County Sheriff’s dive team on Wednesday. “At about 3:30 today we recovered the remains of the 2-year-old from the water and that body has been turned over to the Orange County Medical Examiner’s Office for an autopsy. (more…)