Technology

The new Amazon Web Services facility in New Carlisle, Indiania.

Amazon’s amazing supersized AI data centres

THE NEW YORK TIMES: A year ago, a 1,200-acre stretch of farmland outside New Carlisle, Indiana, was an empty cornfield. Now, seven Amazon data centres have risen up, each larger than a football stadium.

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Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 7.

Samsung’s new foldable phone will rate your outfit

Samsung has launched three new folding smartphones with new AI capabilities that it hopes will become part of daily life, however, analysts warn consumers are not be ready to go for a fold-out mobile offering

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US authorities do not know who is behind the impersonation attempts of Secretary of State Marco Rubio but believe the culprit was probably attempting to manipulate powerful government officials.

AI clone of Rubio targets global leader in cyber hoax

Authorities are probing how an impostor used AI to mimic US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and target leaders across the world.

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Experts slam Qantas breach, urge urgent data reform

A cyberattack on Qantas has exposed customer data and reignited concerns over Australia’s growing cybersecurity crisis.

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Gen Z’ers are deleting dating apps and conducting real-life searches for a partner.

Generation Z is killing online dating. That’s good news

AARON PATRICK: The most technologically sophisticated generation is deleting dating apps because they make them feel judged and rejected.

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A TikTok deal between the US and China might be struck next week, Donald Trump says. (AP PHOTO)

Trump: TikTok deal ‘pretty much’ done

TikTok’s fate is back on the agenda as Trump prepares for a new round of negotiations.

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Elon Musk’s antics and a rapidly evolving market aren’t helping the company that bought us the cybertruck, as sales drive off a cliff.

Tesla refresh fails to reverse EV sales slide

Elon Musk’s antics and the rapidly evolving market aren’t helping the electric vehicle company.

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Microsoft is trimming its workforce with its video game business Xbox and other divisions impacted

Microsoft set to lay off thousands of workers

Microsoft have announced that thousands of employees will lose their jobs in a move to ensure ‘enduring success’.

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Experts say the details stolen in the cyber attack could make Qantas customers vulnerable to scams. (Lukas Coch/AAP PHOTOS)

Qantas customers sent frightening email after data breach

Millions of Qantas customers are beginning to find out if their data was exposed in a major cyber attack.

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Big business have been targeted in a wave of cyber attacks.

Qantas hack a wake-up call that no one is safe

EDITORIAL: Our national airline is the latest big Australian company to fall prey to a malicious cyber attack. 

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Technology is showing positive signs in the battle against male infertility.

AI gives birth to fresh hope against male infertility

A world-first trial in Australia is using AI to transform IVF success rates for couples facing the most severe male infertility.

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Robot and human compete for work.

Productivity crisis? Artifical intelligence may be the fix

JACKSON HEWETT: OpenAI says AI could rescue Australia’s productivity slump, but only if we invest, train and trust.

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Labor’s Tim Ayres says Australia needs to get with the AI times.

Don’t let job fears hold Australia back from AI: Minister

Labor Minister Tim Ayres says we should embrace cutting-edge AI in the workplace, urging the country to adapt with the times.

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Deepfake apps are being used to humiliate and bully children, the eSafety Commissioner says.

Surge in deepfake images targeting school girls sparks alarm

Reports of deepfake abuse targeting underage Australians are rising fast, with warnings it’s far worse than we know.

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One of the Big Four banks is fighting scammers with bots that talk back with Aussie accents.

Major bank deploys Aussie accent AI bots to trap scammers

One of the Big Four banks is fighting scammers with bots that talk back – complete with Aussie accents and a knack for pointless small talk.

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