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Pope's AI warning endorsed as Australia plans future

Pope's AI warning endorsed as Australia plans future

Australia is hoping to dictate the construction of data centres on its own terms, as the Pope, communities and environment advocates raise concerns about AI.

Data centres set to suck up more water than breweries

Data centres set to suck up more water than breweries

Data centres set to suck up more water than breweries

Data centres set to suck up more water than breweries

The amount of water required to cure dry throats with thousands of pints will pale in comparison when data centres become the top user of water.

AI on a budget: Aussie watchdog trails global peers

AI on a budget: Aussie watchdog trails global peers

AI on a budget: Aussie watchdog trails global peers

AI on a budget: Aussie watchdog trails global peers

The body charged with assessing artificial intelligence risks in Australia will operate on a small budget compared to its global counterparts.

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Hungry data centres could break energy records by 2040

Hungry data centres could break energy records by 2040

Australia needs to regulate data centres urgently amid predictions the artificial intelligence hubs will strain the nation's electricity grid.

Pope urges world to 'slow down' on AI in fervent plea

Pope urges world to 'slow down' on AI in fervent plea

Pope Leo XIV has called for robust regulation of artificial intelligence and for its developers to work for the common good rather than profit.

Astronauts reach China's Tiangong space station

Astronauts reach China's Tiangong space station

China has sent three astronauts to its space station, one of whom will ‌stay for a year, as the nation eyes a moon landing by 2030.

'Like a sneeze': AI data centre boom spreads concern

'Like a sneeze': AI data centre boom spreads concern

More organisations are calling for a moratorium on data centres as their impact on water, energy and local communities remains in question.

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Aussie tech to tell heavy electric trucks where to go

Aussie tech to tell heavy electric trucks where to go

Aussie tech to tell heavy electric trucks where to go

Aussie tech to tell heavy electric trucks where to go

How far and how fast can a battery-powered prime mover go? One Australian start-up is doing the sums so freight businesses don't have to.

Aussie artificial intelligence may give robots a leg up

Aussie artificial intelligence may give robots a leg up

Aussie artificial intelligence may give robots a leg up

Aussie artificial intelligence may give robots a leg up

A new, water-efficient artificial intelligence hub could help robots make important decisions without delay.

Noisy, smelly and thirsty: call to pause data centres

Noisy, smelly and thirsty: call to pause data centres

Noisy, smelly and thirsty: call to pause data centres

Noisy, smelly and thirsty: call to pause data centres

Australia is on track to become a world leader for data centres powering the AI revolution but experts say their approvals need greater scrutiny.

‘Dumb, rich and insured’: hackers target Aussie firms

‘Dumb, rich and insured’: hackers target Aussie firms

‘Dumb, rich and insured’: hackers target Aussie firms

‘Dumb, rich and insured’: hackers target Aussie firms

Australian businesses are growing targets for online criminal gangs and an executive whose company was attacked warns it is hard to avoid.

Clean up AI or go away: rules proposed for data centres

Clean up AI or go away: rules proposed for data centres

Clean up AI or go away: rules proposed for data centres

Clean up AI or go away: rules proposed for data centres

Artificial intelligence companies should promise they have not broken the law before building a data centre in Australia, an inquiry has been told.

US tech giant claims $25b stake in Australian AI future

US tech giant claims $25b stake in Australian AI future

US tech giant claims $25b stake in Australian AI future

US tech giant claims $25b stake in Australian AI future

The nation's artificial intelligence industry will get a $25 billion-dollar boost, from data centres to workplace training, after a major company's bet big.

Next-generation AI could be powered by Aussie chips

Next-generation AI could be powered by Aussie chips

Next-generation AI could be powered by Aussie chips

Next-generation AI could be powered by Aussie chips

High-performance computer chips ready to handle AI tasks of the future could be made in Australia after a multimillion-dollar funding boost.

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AI yet to boom with Boomers but young workers trust it

Artificial intelligence is opening a generational gap in Australian businesses, with younger workers more willing to use, train and trust the technology.

Why you notice daylight saving changing less and less

From secretive government labs to the phone in your pocket, an army of tech nerds is literally giving you the time of your life.

Fuel, fertiliser shortages could deliver barren harvest

After a record-breaking year, agricultural businesses may need to change their approach to succeed amid worldwide supply issues.

The fake political news pages fooling countless Aussies

Foreign-run Facebook pages are masquerading as Australian news publications and spreading false information about politicians to drive engagement.

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Why small business is fighting back against Meta bans

After months of being locked out of her business social media accounts, an Australian hairdresser has finally regained access but she’s one of the lucky ones.

Roving robots may keep the sun shining on solar panels

Originally designed for mining sites, some autonomous robots are being redeployed to solar farms to perform dirty work that is dangerous to humans.

Homemade chips: $20m boost for Aussie quantum leader

A company planning to create the world's first commercial quantum computer will get a multimillion-dollar boost to achieve it in Australia.

High-power pit stop: quantum batteries could rev up EVs

The next generation of batteries could power up electric cars within minutes and Australian researchers have developed a world-first proof-of-concept.

Aussies to build GPS alternative for self-driving cars

Cars, rockets and mining vehicles could drive themselves even when the global positioning system goes dark if a Sydney company succeeds in its mission.

Driving change: inside the autonomous car revolution

More self-driving cars will navigate streets around the world this year but some are yet to be convinced the technology is roadworthy.

Call to protect Australia's cultural heritage from AI

AI will rob Australia of its writers, musicians and filmmakers unless there's an overhaul of intellectual property protections, a professor warns.

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