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…
Sky infrastructure: Starlink, Australia and the dynamic global telecommunications order
Australia’s broadband strategy faces pressure to reassess its investment priorities, particularly in rural areas where one in five switched…
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…
Australia sets up Office of AI amid trust concerns
The Australian Government has announced a new Office of AI within the Department of the Prime Minister and…
Federal Budget reveals Australia’s mounting digital technical debt
Last week’s Federal Budget resembles a large-scale repair-and-maintenance program for an increasingly complex digital society, writes Paul Budde. THE…
Why Cohere is merging with Aleph Alpha
Canadian AI startup Cohere is taking over Germany-based Aleph Alpha, with the blessing of their governments, in a…
Autonomous AI, new rules to reshape tech in Australia
Technology leaders expect 2026 to mark a shift towards more autonomous artificial intelligence systems in Australia and New…
Australia’s public sector AI opportunity
When nearly one in every five working Australians is employed in the public sector, the scale of government…
Oman makes history with launch of first national communications satellite, OmanSat-1 | World News
Oman launched OmanSat-1, its first digital Ka-band satellite, enhancing national communications, security, and technological sovereignty/Representative Image Oman is…
OECD sounds alarm on Australia’s innovation paralysis
A new OECD report warns that without coherent strategy and collaboration, Australia’s tech ambitions risk collapsing under bureaucracy…
Growth, power and looming risks
As AI’s rapid ascent fuels a global data centre boom, experts warn the rush could trigger economic, environmental…