A game changer for aerial firefighting is being developed by a New Zealand company.

Artificial intelligence developed by aviation tech company SkyBase would allow pilots to guide the plane from the ground to tackle dangerous bush fires.

SkyBase CEO Michael Read says it would enable planes to fly at night and in poor visibility.

Michael Read also says it unlocks possibilities to fly at times and in places that wouldn't be possible if a pilot was on board.

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A game changer for aerial firefighting is being developed by a New Zealand company.
Artificial intelligence developed by aviation tech company SkyBase would allow pilots to guide the plane from the ground to tackle dangerous bush fires.
SkyBase CEO Michael Read says it would enable planes to fly at night and in poor visibility.
Michael Read also says it unlocks possibilities to fly at times and in places that wouldn't be possible if a pilot was on board.
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Michael Read: SkyBase CEO on new AI technology allowing pilots to fight fires remotely

A group of four women and nine children have secured flights to Australia from Damascus over the weekend, re-sparking conversations about ISIS brides returning to their home countries. 

Additionally, associates of a recently disbanded neo-Nazi group were removed from an ANZAC ceremony for booing and heckling the speaker.

Despite the group officially disbanding in January due to hate speech laws, Australian correspondent Murray Olds says the individuals are still active.  

"They still hang out together with secret handshakes and, you know, code words and whatnot, because they've all got IQs of about room temperature," he told Andrew Dickens. 

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A group of four women and nine children have secured flights to Australia from Damascus over the weekend, re-sparking conversations about ISIS brides returning to their home countries.&nbsp;
Additionally, associates of a recently disbanded neo-Nazi group were removed from an ANZAC ceremony for booing and heckling the speaker.
Despite the group officially disbanding in January due to hate speech laws, Australian correspondent Murray Olds says the individuals are still active.&nbsp;&nbsp;
"They still hang out together with secret handshakes and, you know, code words and whatnot, because they've all got IQs of about room temperature," he told Andrew Dickens.&nbsp;
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Murray Olds: Australia Correspondent talks ISIS brides and neo-Nazis heckling at ANZAC ceremony

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In an effort to make newborn hearing checks a more comfortable process for babies and parents Christchurch Hospital has developed an innovation to replace cool gels. 

"Exhausted mothers after breastfeeding all night would be anxious that we'd wake the baby up when we were screening in the maternity units," Christchurch Hospital's Newborn Hearing Screening Programme co-ordinator Angela Deken told Andrew Dickens.

"And so, the kudos really goes to one of the screeners, Pam Spark, who just kept pushing and trying to find solutions."

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In an effort to make newborn hearing checks a more comfortable process for babies and parents Christchurch Hospital has developed an innovation to replace cool gels.&nbsp;
"Exhausted mothers after breastfeeding all night would be anxious that we'd wake the baby up when we were screening in the maternity units," Christchurch Hospital's Newborn Hearing Screening Programme co-ordinator Angela Deken told Andrew Dickens.
"And so, the kudos really goes to one of the screeners, Pam Spark, who just kept pushing and trying to find solutions."
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Angela Deken: Christchurch Hospital Newborn Hearing Screening co-ordinator on new innovation to stop babies waking during checks

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/7784f840-c291-422a-924b-ad9000bbad71/clips/1825b644-2296-47ae-bdf3-b4380183faeb/transcript

Australian comedian Elouise Eftos fights against the culture of self-deprecation with her tongue-in-cheek self-dubbed title of Australia's first attractive comedian.

Eftos spoke to Dickens about the discomfort people display when someone is outwardly confident and secure. 

"Why is being a confident woman that knows she's funny and attractive and smart, why is that so confronting to people?", she asked.

Eftos is performing 'Aphrodite' at the New Zealand Comedy Festival on May 15-16 where she will explore complicated feeling towards the collective man, dating, and sexual liberation.

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Australian comedian Elouise Eftos fights against the culture of self-deprecation with her tongue-in-cheek self-dubbed title of Australia's first attractive comedian.
Eftos spoke to Dickens about the discomfort people display when someone is outwardly confident and secure.&nbsp;
"Why is being a confident woman that knows she's funny and attractive and smart, why is that so confronting to people?", she asked.
Eftos is performing 'Aphrodite' at the New Zealand Comedy Festival on May 15-16 where she will explore complicated feeling towards the collective man, dating, and sexual liberation.
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Elouise Eftos: Comedian on self-deprecation, feminism, and NZ Comedy Festival

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/7784f840-c291-422a-924b-ad9000bbad71/clips/f4488262-85b6-4dfa-b13d-b4380176a6ca/transcript

Michael Read: SkyBase CEO on new AI technology allowing pilots to fight fires remotely

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