The US government restrictions cite national security concerns over the AI models Fable 5 and Mythos 5.
What is 'pink-slime' journalism and has it infiltrated Australian media?
Experts say a series of AI-generated digital news outlets is the first recorded example of "pink-slime" journalism in Australia, with the website owner claiming the now-deleted outlets were an experiment gone wrong.
Topic:AI
Fri 22 May 2026 at 8:29am
AI-generated resumes making hiring 'incredibly difficult', recruiters say
AI-perfected CVs are becoming the norm as more job applicants and employers use artificial intelligence, but recruiters say the technology could be making hiring trickier.
Topic:AI
Fri 22 May 2026 at 5:59am
Elon Musk loses lawsuit against OpenAI and Sam Altman
The Tesla boss accused OpenAI of wrongfully trying to enrich investors and insiders at the nonprofit's expense, and failing to prioritise AI's safety.
Topic:Courts
Tue 19 May 2026 at 4:48am
Tech giant Apple joins investors pouring millions into macadamias
Global investment firms backed by some of the biggest companies in the world are pouring money into acquiring carbon-saving "natural capital assets".
Topic:Nut Growing
Tue 12 May 2026 at 2:43pm
Inside the course targeting young tradies with get-rich schemes
"Escape the 9-5" content is blowing up on social media, but people who have gotten caught up in it warn of the costs.
Topic:Social Media
Mon 11 May 2026 at 10:50am
'Personal information' of Australian students potentially stolen in Canvas data hack
The international learning management software Canvas, used by various universities and schools, was hacked on Saturday. One of the facilities impacted says some of its data has been accessed by a "criminal third party".
Topic:Cyber Security
Thu 7 May 2026 at 6:37pm
We're headed into an AI fog as the automation arms race begins
Artificial intelligence might be driving growth for data centre companies, but society is unprepared for the long-term risks posed to the rest of us.
Analysis by Alan Kohler
Mon 4 May 2026 at 5:41am
Court battle between Musk and Altman to reveal power struggle at Open AI
The world's richest man is accusing the company and its chief executive Sam Altman, and Microsoft of betraying the AI start up's original mission.
Topic:Law, Crime and Justice
Tue 28 Apr 2026 at 12:49am
New AI threat looms but Australian firms don't have access needed to prepare
Local banks, power providers and infrastructure firms do not have access to test their systems against a powerful new AI cybersecurity risk, Anthropic's Mythos, which has not been made public.
Topic:AI
Thu 23 Apr 2026 at 5:50am
What to know about new CEO of one of world's biggest tech companies
The new CEO of Apple will be tasked with catching up in the AI race and continuing the company's legacy as a dominating force in the technology world.
Topic:Explainer
Tue 21 Apr 2026 at 11:47am
Is Labor trusting big tech too much?
As an artificial intelligence revolution approaches, the government is responding to a huge opportunity in data-centre development while balancing copyright concerns and workforce anxiety.
Analysis by Clare Armstrong
Sun 29 Mar 2026 at 5:00am
OpenAI pulls plug on viral AI video app that sparked deepfake concerns
Sora was released in September by the company behind ChatGPT and soon went viral as a place to share short-form videos generated by artificial intelligence, but it also raised alarms.
Topic:AI
Wed 25 Mar 2026 at 7:26pm
'Something really shifted': Inside the software company that laid off 40pc of its staff
As big tech companies sack staff and say AI will pick up the slack, workers are left to grapple with what's really going on.
Topic:Work
Wed 25 Mar 2026 at 8:00am
Iran targets big tech and AI with strikes on data centres
Iran struck three data centres in the Middle East, and has signalled that technology infrastructure will continue to be in the firing line.
Topic:Technology
Sun 15 Mar 2026 at 5:00pm
WiseTech to slash 2,000 jobs as AI ends era of 'manually writing code'
The company says almost one third of staff across 40 countries would be affected by the redundancies as a move towards AI sees a reshaping of its workforce.
Topic:AI
Thu 26 Feb 2026 at 11:01am
AI body scrapped after spending $188k finding experts
It took 15 months to narrow a field of 270 AI experts to 12 appointees for an AI authority, at a cost of almost $200,000, before it was suddenly scrapped by the federal government.
Topic:AI
Tue 24 Feb 2026 at 3:15pm
Myki replacement tops list of Victorian IT projects with budget blowouts
Hundreds of Victorian IT projects have together blown out by more than $1.25 billion in the last decade, with some suffering years-long delays, as experts question whether taxpayers are getting value for money.
Topic:State and Territory Government
Mon 23 Feb 2026 at 10:53am
Sam Altman and Dario Amodei refuse to hold hands
Open AI's Sam Altman and Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei have refused to hold hands at India AI Summit.
Topic:Information Technology Industry
Fri 20 Feb 2026 at 9:01am
Australians' super savings exposed as clouds gather over tech boom
Amongst tech investors the penny has finally dropped about just what the future may hold, and many are backing off or at least rethinking their strategy.
Analysis by Ian Verrender
Tue 10 Feb 2026 at 7:49am
French police raid X offices in Paris as Musk summoned to hearing
A widening probe into the social media platform is investigating alleged abuse of algorithms and fraudulent data extraction.
Topic:Social Media
Wed 4 Feb 2026 at 1:42am