Australia will establish a central government AI office to coordinate regulation across federal and state agencies, and will impose new limits on data centres' water consumption to address environment…
The Australian government has established the world's first Office of Artificial Intelligence to coordinate national AI policy, investment, and regulation, positioning the country as a leader in respo…
Australia has not enacted a standalone AI Act, maintaining a voluntary framework as of 2026. The Voluntary AI Safety Standard's ten guardrails (governance, transparency, human oversight, testing, reco…
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will deliver a speech in Sydney on Wednesday comparing artificial intelligence's transformative potential to the renewable energy revolution, but will not address copyr…
Australia is creating a central Office of AI inside the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet to coordinate artificial intelligence regulation nationwide, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will a…
Australia will become the first nation to house economic, social, security, and environmental concerns of artificial intelligence under a single national office, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announ…
The UK government has cited a new study to support its proposed ban on social media for under-16s, but critics call the research the 'least surprising study of the year,' as it confirms well-known har…
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced Monday that an expert report recommending a phased social media ban for minors under 13 will be used to draft a proposal, expected after su…
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced a law to ban minors from social media across the EU, citing child protection against 'predatory algorithms,' but critics argue the move tar…
Anthropic's proposed $21 billion investment in Australia is contingent on the Australian government providing clarity on copyright laws related to AI training data, according to Anthropic CEO Dario Am…
Lenovo faces scrutiny after Notebookcheck found a Chinese-made YMTC SSD in a ThinkBook 14 G9 IPL laptop destined for Germany, highlighting supply chain complexities as the Biden administration has ban…
Quantum technologies could help address the infrastructure limits facing AI, according to Petra Andrén. As demand for compute and storage outpaces physical infrastructure, quantum computing, sensing, …
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is set to deliver a speech on artificial intelligence amid a growing conflict between attracting tech investments and protecting creative rights. Authors lik…
Google Gemini users are urging the company not to discontinue the Gemini 2.5 Flash model, citing superior performance and low latency for voice agents in Australia compared to newer models.…
The Five Eyes intelligence alliance issued a joint security warning on June 22, 2026, stating that frontier AI could transform offensive and defensive cyber capabilities within months, not years. The …
Taihan Cable & Solution won a 45 billion won ($29.8 million) turnkey contract from Transgrid to build power grid infrastructure for an AI data center in Australia, marking its expansion into the globa…
Taihan Cable & Solution won a KRW 45 billion turnkey contract to build a 330 kV power grid for an Australian AI data center ordered by Transgrid, highlighting that power delivery is becoming a key con…
Melbourne, Australia is emerging as a global leader in addressing the energy challenges posed by AI, as data centers are projected to account for up to 11% of Australia's electricity consumption by 20…
A developer is building Rykon Digital, an Australian digital services business focused on providing practical websites, custom web applications, process automation, and AI-assisted tools for small bus…
The Bank for International Settlements warned that the AI boom could trigger a global recession and eliminate middle-class jobs, comparing current investment to historical manias like the dotcom bubbl…