Ben Carroll adds artificial intelligence ministry to Victorian cabinet, dumps transport infrastructure
New Victorian premier Ben Carroll has announced the make-up of his cabinet, including a new ministry dedicated to…
Samsung posts staggering 1,300pc profit surge as AI chip boom shows no sign of slowing
The artificial intelligence boom has delivered another eye-watering milestone this week as Samsung posted one of the biggest…
CXMT’s rise as China’s most valuable listed company could help end memory chip shortage
A company carrying China’s hopes of securing its own artificial intelligence memory chip supply could help ease overseas…
Sydney’s data centre boom is turning suburbs into ‘wastelands’, councils warn
As she walked along a quiet bush track in Sydney’s Lane Cove West, Charlotte heard a low, constant…
NT government opens door to global AI industry powered by Beetaloo gas
As the AI industry arrives in the Northern Territory, Australia’s most isolated and least populated jurisdiction wants to…
AI data centre advocates accused of overstating employment benefits
Data centres — the new, essential, digital infrastructure of our time — are a hot topic of debate…
‘The threat is real’: Australia in race to stop rogue AI after model ‘escapes’ and hacks tech giant, Labor’s Andrew Charlton confirms
Australia is already testing ways to prevent artificial intelligence from going rogue, after a high-profile breach saw a…
Net Zero Commission says NSW unlikely to meet emissions reduction targets
Coal mine expansions and a surge in new data centres risk pushing New South Wales further from its…
Data centres boom’s surprising threat to Australia’s housing supply
How would you like an Australia with fewer new homes, sold at higher prices? Because that’s what we…
Labor says renewables will power enormous energy demand of AI centres, denies any proposals for nuclear energy
The Albanese government has shut down the prospect of using nuclear to power data centres in Australia, despite…
Labor aims to shape AI revolution with new data centre and AI copyright rules
Australia will force data centres to minimise water use and fund their own power supply under mandatory national…
Anthony Albanese maps out AI future with new national framework
Australia will seek to harness the benefits of artificial intelligence without losing control of it by tackling challenges…