Why companies are quietly pulling back on AI spending
Something strange is happening on the cutting edge of Artificial Intelligence. A central premise of the AI revolution…
Sam Altman Says OpenAI’s Top Token Spender Burns 100 Billion a Month
OpenAI’s employees are spending tokens on tokens on tokens. And yet it’s someone outside the company who is…
UN report warns AI could soon use 3% of world’s electricity and more water than we need to drink
One argument often used to quell concerns about the rising energy and resource demand of data centres is…
Australia’s economy slows as households tighten their belts, while AI investment surges
Australia’s economy grew by 0.3% in the first three months of 2026, slowing from 0.9% growth at the…
Sydney Morning Herald takes down opinion piece about AI after author used AI to write it
The Sydney Morning Herald has taken down an opinion piece defending the use of artificial intelligence at universities,…
Drafted Secures $16M in Funding to Reshape Home Design With AI
People have vibe-coded apps for all sorts of tasks, from nutrition planning to babysitting gigs to grocery shopping.…
BYD enters humanoid robot market, may sell through dealer network
The humanoid robot Iron on display at Xpeng’s Guangzhou headquarters in April 2026. Credit: CnEVPost A BYD executive…
Introducing Gemma 4 12B
Today, we are introducing Gemma 4 12B, our latest model designed to bring agentic multimodal intelligence directly to…
‘The CGI would have cost millions. I spent $2,000.’ Is Dreams of Violets AI slop – or the future of film-making? | Movies
Next week a breakthrough 75-minute drama about the brutal crackdown in Iran on anti-government protesters in January will…
AI data centres set to consume more water than every person on Earth by 2030
in briefA United Nations report has revealed the surging resource demands of the artificial intelligence boom.Water, land, and…
What do UK watchdog’s new rules on Google AI results mean for publishers? | AI (artificial intelligence)
The UK’s competition watchdog has ordered Google to change how it uses publishers’ content in its AI-powered search…
AI Awards: Rio Tinto wins award with AI to streamline its vast and complex ore transport operations
Picture a number, then put 44 other digits after it. It’s an almost unimaginable figure. So vast are…