Anika Wells guts Communications Minister’s rule-making powers from Labor’s Digital Duty of Care legislation
Communications Minister Anika Wells has confirmed the government will strip powers to decide what constitutes new forms of…
Unions and academics want big tech to pay levy to build Australian-owned AI
Tech giants who want to build data centres in Australia would be slugged with a levy to help…
The Interview: Cory Doctorow thinks tech executives’ story about AI is not an inevitability
Cory Doctorow is the science fiction author, activist, and technology critic who coined the term “enshittification” to describe…
AI is a bubble, not a revolution. Cory Doctorow explains why
AI is everywhere. Governments are racing to regulate it, companies are pouring hundreds of billions into it, and…
Microsoft backs Australian Government AI framework
Microsoft has backed the Australian Government’s emerging approach to artificial intelligence policy following the Prime Minister’s address on…
Google previews Android Halo for AI agents on Android
Google has previewed Android Halo, a new interface element for AI agents on Android. The feature is due…
The AI boom now has a price tag — and Micron just sent the bill: Chart of the Day
Micron’s blowout earnings did not just revive the AI trade. They showed how expensive it is becoming. The…
Betting and Gaming Council urge big tech to tackle illegal gambling
The trade body’s letter called for improved detection techniques and cross-platform information sharing as big tech features in…
Federal government accused of AI policy retreat as US tech giants plan Australian investments
A former Labor minister says the federal government “blinked” on AI regulation, shelving plans to make it safer…
What the fight over London data centre plans tells us about the AI backlash
To the passer-by, it looks like just another one of the countless brick buildings that hem in the…
Warnings of an energy supply shock that would impact Australia quite severely
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Australia mulls levy on tech giants of around 2% to fund newsrooms
The Australian government has proposed taxing digital giants, including Meta Platforms, Google and TikTok, a proportion of their…