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Nothing artificial about Albanese’s intelligent intervention, and the urgency is real
1+ hour, 54+ min ago (1378+ words) July 18, 2026 — 5:00am The intelligence may be artificial, but the reactions to it are very real. New York State this week announced a 12-month ban on the building of big new data centres. The world was in the throes of an economic…...
Not a solo performance, but a symphony: What China’s leader thinks about AI
11+ hour, 24+ min ago (527+ words) July 17, 2026 — 7:30pm Beijing: Invoking comparisons to the invention of the steam engine, electricity and the internet, Xi Jinping has made clear he wants China to be at the forefront of the next humanity-altering age: the rise of artificial intelligence. In a…...
Are we supposed to be impressed by AI? It’s still so dumb
11+ hour, 31+ min ago (579+ words) July 17, 2026 — 7:23pm I love the stupidity of AI. How can something that is attracting trillions of dollars of investment, bleeding the world of water and electricity, and upending various economies be so dumb? Oh, I’m sure it can do some things....
The tiny Aussie company solving the data centre cooling conundrum... without wasting water
21+ hour, 54+ min ago (1088+ words) There’s Bubba in the US, Bodhi in Malaysia, Bazza in London and Bruce back home in Australia. Nobody can say high-tech entrepreneur Matt Lamont is orthodox when it comes to naming his DUG data centres, one part of a global…...
‘More questions than answers’: Albanese’s data-centre vision risks renewables rollout
1+ day, 12+ hour ago (821+ words) July 16, 2026 — 5:56pm Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s pledge that a boom in energy-hungry data centres would pump power back into the electricity grid will strain Australia’s delayed renewables rollout, according to major investors, as one of his ministers concedes the plan could…...
Giving dodgy software the flick
1+ day, 9+ hour ago (83+ words) SMH.com.au July 16, 2026 — 9:00pm “Haven’t been to Cloncurry since the ’70s,” says Vic Prociv of Rosehill. “But the local theatre, owned by Bob Katter snr, was the Bio Talkie Theatre, with ‘Bio’ made of ordinary incandescent light bulbs.” “When a website…...
US-China chip war: How the Trump administration’s crackdown on ASML technology is testing the Dutch alliance
1+ day, 11+ hour ago (933+ words) Has China got its hands on the world’s most important machine? SMH.com.au The Dutch punch above their weight in technology transfers that shaped the modern world. In the 17th century their financial and farming innovations spread to Britain, spurring…...
No hiring if an AI can do the job, staff at mining giant told
1+ day, 14+ hour ago (984+ words) July 16, 2026 — 3:58pm One of the country’s largest mining companies has told staff that it won’t hire more people unless the job cannot be done by artificial intelligence, joining a wave of Australian corporations curbing their workforce because of the new technology....
Is SpaceX a meme stock? Elon Musk loses trillionaire status
1+ day, 14+ hour ago (836+ words) July 16, 2026 — 4:02pm Elon Musk’s SpaceX has come crashing back down to earth. Buoyed by Musk’s celestial promises – of data centres in outer space and a million-strong colony on Mars – the company’s value soared to $US2.5 trillion ($3.6 trillion) by mid-June. But when SpaceX’s stock…...
Why travellers are switching to Yesim in 2026
1+ day, 19+ hour ago (485+ words) July 16, 2026 — 11:44am Whether you’re jetting off from Sydney to Tokyo, London or Bali, budgeting for flights and hotels is only half the battle. There’s an unseen financial trap waiting to drain your savings the moment you land: international roaming charges. Some…...