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Tech giants have been accused of deploying tactics to undermine the world-leading laws, despite the threat of multi-million dollar penalties.

Tech giants investigated over social media ban breaches

Five tech giants have been named and shamed, accused of deploying tactics to undermine the world-leading laws despite the threat of multi-million dollar penalties.

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Droneshield Chief Product Officer Angus Bean.

‘Huge problem’: Australia warned to bolster drone defences

Counter-drone company says Australia remains drastically unprepared for next type of global warfare.

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The prime mover completed the delivery 25 minutes faster than the average diesel truck.

‘Decouple from diesel’: Australian-first EV delivery

There has been a significant development in the EV trucking world as concerns grow around Australian fuel security and the effect ongoing shortages will have on supply chains.

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The fruit AI trend has taken a bizarre turn, and the internet is freaking out.

Wild trend takes off amid Aussie porn ban

First, it was AI fruit yelling at us, telling us when to eat them, but now the trend has taken a bizarre turn, and the internet is freaking out.

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AI educator David Unger is on a mission to show how artificial intelligence can be a force for good.

The AI guru fixing childhood trauma one movie at a time

What if some of the most devastating movies from our childhood didn’t have to end the way they did?

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Meta and YouTube are being help liable for harming young users.

What to know about the social media addiction trials

A jury held Meta and YouTube liable for claims their platforms are addictive and have harmed young users. Here’s everything you need to know.

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Australia is unlikely to see copycat cases of the US ruling against Meta and Google which found the platforms were designed to be addictive after the under 16s social media ban.

Social media addiction cases unlikely in Aus after US ruling

A Los Angeles jury found Meta and Google liable for a now-20-year-old woman’s childhood social media addiction after joining the apps at age six. Are we likely to see copycat cases in Australia?

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"Artificial intelligence will move from our mobile phones to humanoids" soon, Melania Trump says. (AP PHOTO)

WATCH: Robot joins Melania Trump to tout AI teachers

A humanoid robot has accompanied the US first lady as she arrived at the White House for the final day of a summit on education and technology.

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Meta has forecast ?total expenses of up to $US169 billion in 2026. (AP PHOTO)

Meta to lay off hundreds of employees: report

Meta is reportedly planning sweeping layoffs as it seeks to offset rising costs tied to massive investments ​in ​artificial intelligence.

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A major US lawsuit has delivered a blow to Google and Meta.

Landmark jury blow for Google, Meta over app addiction

A landmark verdict has found Google and Meta liable over social media addiction, with implications for thousands of similar cases

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A jury has found Meta violated New Mexico's consumer protection law and enabled child exploitation. (EPA PHOTO)

Meta ordered to pay $US375m over child exploitation

A lawsuit accused tech giant Meta of allowing predators unfettered access to underage users and connecting them with victims.

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NASA has cancelled plans to orbit the moon, instead focusing on building a base on it. (AP PHOTO)

NASA ditches lunar station plans to build moon base

NASA is ditching plans to orbit the moon, opting instead for pursuing dreams of building a base on its surface.

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Leonid Radvinsky

Billionaire OnlyFans owner dead at 43

OnlyFans owner, billionaire Leonid Radvinsky, has died aged 43, the adult platform has confirmed.

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Workers at a factory in Florence, Italy, owned by Baker Hughes, an oil field service company that makes the kinds of turbines being used off grid, Nov. 26, 2025. Seeking power for data centers, Meta and other companies plan to use equipment that is expensive and polluting. (Clara Vannucci/The New York Times)

Why tech giants are ditching the power grid

In a few short years, the artificial intelligence industry has transformed places such as central Ohio, where farmland is giving way to data centres and computer chip factories.

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Australia releases list of priorities for data centres

The Albanese Government says it will prioritise data centre and AI infrastructure proposals which use clean energy, hire Australians, and don’t adversely impact communities they’re built in. 

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Elon Musk was accused of falsely claiming that Twitter under-reported the number of its bots. (AP PHOTO)

Jury finds Musk misled investors over Twitter purchase

Lawyers for Elon Musk have so far refused to comment after a San Francisco jury found him liable on claims he defrauded Twitter shareholders.

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Hachette Book Group cancelled the US publication of a ‘Shy Girl’ following suspicion it was written by AI.

AI is writing fiction: Is the publishing industry doomed?

One of the largest publishers in the world has pulled a hotly-anticipated horror novel from publication due to fears that large segments of the book were written by AI.

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YouTube is recommending AI generated videos to children.

How AI videos are distorting your child’s YouTube feed

The algorithm pushes bizarre, often nonsensical, artificial intelligence-generated videos from channels claiming to teach ‘toddlers’ about the alphabet and animals.

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