The Australian Government faces a massive challenge to prevent Australia’s electricity supply from being monopolised by AI-ready data centres.
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Government regulation, tech sovereignty, trade, digital rights
From bean counters to token counters: how government overuse of AI could cost billions.
There’s a growing realisation among the Australian bureaucracy that replacing entire processes with AI comes at a cost. Welcome to the world of tokenomics.
AI sparks massive layoffs In the profitable tech sector
Layoffs in the tech sector are no longer confined to struggling firms. Even the most successful companies with strong revenues are massively laying off staff as artificial intelligence spreads throughout the sector in 2026.
New war breaks out In the battle to own Warner Bros
The bidding war for Warner Brothers Discovery is intensifying again with Paramount Skydance confident it can overthrow rival Netflix.
Screening teens for the under 16 social media ban
On the face of it, Australia’s under-16 social media ban has proved popular with voters.
Big tech to discuss compensation with creatives for AI training
Australian organisations representing big tech firms and creative industries plan to discuss compensation for works used to train AI models.
Scott Farquhar’s AI copyright dilemma
Scott Farquhar’s address to the National Press Club introduced compelling ideas but some elements need scrutiny.
Amazon takes on Musk’s Starlink, launching 27 satellites
Australian telcos, government, the NBN and iconsumers will benefit from Amazon’s long-awaited launch of its first Project Kuiper satellites.
From isolation to innovation: Rethinking social media for under 16s
We’ve got off on the wrong foot with the government’s social media ban for Under 16s. Let’s add some positivity to the negativity of a ban.
Wind, solar and pumped hydro stored energy can deliver baseload power years ahead of nuclear
Baseload power can be delivered by wind, solar, and hydropower from stored renewable energy without any need for a nuclear solution.
Meet the European woman who is staring down Donald Trump on big tech regulation
The EU’s competition commissioner is standing firm against Donald Trump on the issue of big tech regulation and tariffs.
China’s leader strikes a deal with technology billionaires
Geopolitics is a driver in a new era of cooperation between China’s Government and the country’s technology billionaires.
Old smart devices will be a massive security risk
Your smart lights, smart fridge, home router and smart TVs will become a security threat when they no longer qualify for updates.
Space junk threat derails record-breaking rocket launches
A record of five rocket launches in 24-hours was scuttled due to fears about possible collisions with space objects.
Lowkey Digital ID rollout avoids Australia Card 2 mayhem
Bill Shorten says the government has no plan for a publicity campaign to formally promote and explain the new Digital ID framework.
Oracle mulls nuclear energy for powering a data centre
Oracle is designing a data centre with three small nuclear reactors, its cofounder Larry Ellison says.
Alarm raised over Generative AI’s massive water consumption
Generative AI is being blamed for a massive increase in the use of water for cooling in data centres.
Authors could lose in AI-related theft of almost 200,000 titles
Shawn Presser has horrified the world’s authors and publishers by publishing almost 200,000 pirated titles online.
Authors, artists take the fight to Big Tech over AI
Associations covering artists, authors and publishers have hit out at big tech firms for wanting Australia to water down its copyright law.
Innovation is the key to our renewable future
A goal of 82 percent renewable electricity by 2030 has become part of the Albanese Government’s climate target rhetoric.