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…
AI Awards: Legal triage tool and translator from Melbourne University and Justice Connect helps broaden access to the law
The law can be a bit like a foreign language, with its strange words, Latin terms and hyper-specific…
Chatbot teddies for three-year-olds? Why AI toys are risky for kids
ChattyBear, a soft, brown-furred teddy bear, begins every conversation with a jubilant, “Hello, my buddy!” No longer the…
Meet the winners of the 2026 Financial Review AI Awards, presented by Cognizant
At a time of intense hype about artificial intelligence – accompanied by scepticism and a growing backlash –…
Australia gains access to powerful AI amid questions about readiness
Australia has gained access to a highly advanced artificial intelligence system deemed too dangerous for public release, as…
What do the pope and most Australians have in common? Neither trust AI companies
It’s not often that the pope, college students and Australians agree. One topic that has brought these unusual…
Not regulation. Not even oversight. Trump’s AI order won’t be enough
After a bruising tussle inside his administration, President Donald Trump has gone for a decidedly non-committal approach to…