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Trump Touts $8 Trillion in New Investment During Meeting With Top Business Leaders
Tariffs and trade policies have spurred about $8 trillion in business and manufacturing investment commitments, the president says.
Not Skynet, but a ‘Comfortable Zoo’: Professor Warns of AI’s Hidden Threat to Humanity
‘The fear is not so much [about] Skynet terminator–the evil robots will kill us all–but by seeking comfort,’ said Paul Darwen.
AI Data Centres to Consume 8 Percent of Australia’s Electricity in 5 Years: Deloitte
Australia’s data centres are driving up electricity demand, pushing the tech sector to confront sustainability pressures while navigating risks from AI and digi
Amazon Launches First Satellites for Starlink Rival Kuiper
The satellites are the first of 3,236 that Amazon plans to put into low-Earth orbit as Jeff Bezos looks to move into a market dominated by Elon Musk.
House Sends Bill Banning Deepfake and Revenge Porn to President’s Desk
The bill, backed by First Lady Melania Trump, received overwhelming bipartisan support.
Singapore Orders Meta to Block Social Media Posts During Election Campaign
Posts by a Malaysian and Australian citizen have been blocked.
South Korea Watchdog Says DeepSeek Sent User Data to Multiple Companies Overseas
South Korea’s data protection watchdog said that DeepSeek transferred data to a Beijing-based ‘affiliate’ of ByteDance.
Alphabet’s First-Quarter Earnings Top Wall Street Estimates
Revenues rose across the board, from YouTube ads to Google Cloud.
AI Tools Tempt Learners to Skip the Basics, University Dean Warns
‘Sure, AI is a great tool, but for people who’ve never learned the basics, there is a temptation to sneakily use that instead of learning,’ Paul Darwen.
Face First: Western Sydney Airport Ushers in Biometric Boarding Revolution
The false positive rate on some systems sits at around 1 percent, which sounds tiny unless you’re that 1 percent.
Google Responds to Report of Sophisticated Gmail Phishing Attack
The company said it rolled out a fix, adding that users should adopt two-factor authentication and passkeys.
European Commission Fines Apple, Meta Nearly $800 Million Combined for Breaching Rules
The fines could result in escalating tensions between the Trump administration and Euro counterparts.
While Australia Debates, Fiji Bets on Nuclear Ships to Power Islands and Cut Emissions
Stuart Ballantyne, chair of Seatransport, says the move could save around 5 million litres of diesel a year for the developing country.
Google Settles Indian Competition Regulator Antitrust Case
The Indian decision comes amid a raft of antitrust accusations that have been leveled against the tech giant around the world.
Trump Opens National Security Probe Into Critical Mineral Imports
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick will have 90 days to conduct the analysis and submit a report.
Greens Senator Warns Australia Not ‘Nimble Enough’ to Deal With Surge in AI Capabilities
‘I think if you look at the last three years, you can see how non-nimble the parliament has been,’ said Greens Senator David Shoebridge.
Japan Competition Watchdog Issues Cease and Desist Order to Google
The Japan Fair Trade Commission said 80 percent of Android devices sold in the country were made by companies that had contracts with Google.
‘Like Aliens’: Researcher Says Humans Unsure How AI Is Becoming More Intelligent
‘Even though we know how to build the systems, we do not understand what is actually going on inside of them,’ said AI researcher Liam Carroll.
Meta’s Monopoly Trial Kicks Off: Here’s What to Know
Meta’s fate hangs in the balance in the case, which could force it to sell off some of its biggest properties.
