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OpenAI co-founder and president Greg Brockman arrives at the federal court in Oakland, California.

Open AI executive tells jury he feared Musk would ‘hit me’

OpenAI President Greg Brockman told a California jury Tuesday that Elon Musk physically threatened him during a 2017 confrontation.

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The power banks have been recalled over lithium battery worries.

‘STOP USING IMMEDIATELY’: Popular power bank recalled

Aussies have been urged to stop using a popular portable charger immediately over concerns it could catch on fire. 

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AI never needs to sleep, never tries to form a union and often outperforms real people on real tasks; of course companies will want to replace human beings with this human-being-replacement machine. 

Why the AI job apocalypse (probably) won’t happen

AI never needs to sleep, never tries to form a union and often outperforms real people on real tasks; of course companies will want to replace human beings with this human-being-replacement machine. 

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Elon Musk's lawsuit alleges OpenAI ditched its mission to build AI for the public good.

Musk tells court he ‘didn't read fine print' of OpenAI

Elon Musk has sparred with a lawyer for OpenAI during his third day of testimony in a trial over the firm's pivot away from its non-profit status.

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Australia’s banks, insurers and super funds have been warned by their regulator they are unprepared for the threat of AI-related fraud.

Banks cop grim warning over serious AI hacking threats

Australia’s banks, insurers and super funds have been warned by their regulator they are unprepared for the threat of AI-related fraud.

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Elon Musk's lawsuit alleges OpenAI ditched its mission to build AI for the public good.

Musk makes shock claim about OpenAI lawyer in court clash

OpenAI's lawyers argue Elon Musk's lawsuit aims to undermine the company for his competing venture xAI.

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Elon Musk, chief executive officer of Tesla Inc., arrives at federal court in Oakland, California, US, on Tuesday, April 28, 2026. Elon Musk is suing OpenAI and Microsoft Corp. over claims that the startup abandoned its founding mission when it took billions of dollars in backing from the software stalwart and planned its restructuring. Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg David Paul Morris

OpenAI trial starts with two very different tales

On the first day of testimony in a landmark trial between Elon Musk and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, two notably different tales were offered of how OpenAI evolved.

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Social media has been flooded with AI fakes of White House Press Correspondents gunman Cole Tomas Allen.

AI fakes of accused US press gala gunman flood social media

Facebook has been overrun with low-effort AI fakes inventing biographical details and celebrity connections for the man charged with trying to assassinate Donald Trump at a Washington press gala Saturday. 

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The five so-called hyperscalers —Alphabet, Amazon, Meta, Microsoft and Oracle — are investing hundreds of billions of dollars apiece in data centres. 

‘Tokenmaxxing’: Supply-chain crunch taking a byte out of AI

THE ECONOMIST: ‘Tokenmaxxing’ techies may need to take a hiatus as the demand for artificial intelligence increases.

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OpenAI warned US politicians that Chinese AI startup DeepSeek was targeting the ChatGPT maker. (EPA PHOTO)

US issues global warning about alleged China AI thefts

Tensions between the US and China have escalated after the White House accused Beijing of stealing intellectual property from American AI labs.

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John Ternus, senior vice president of hardware engineering at Apple Inc.

Apple’s new boss needs to restore its magic for the AI era

The elevation of John Ternus - an engineer’s engineer - signals the future direction of the technology company.

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FILE — Ukrainian soldiers train with an unmanned ground vehicle in the Donbas region of eastern Ukraine, Feb. 21, 2025. Ukraine is using unmanned ground vehicles armed with bombs, guns or rockets to carry out attacks and keep its soldiers out of harm’s way. (Tyler Hicks/The New York Times)

How killer robots are transforming the battlefield

Ukraine is trying to turn more of the fighting over to unmanned systems as it struggles with troop shortages and seeks ways to defend itself without risking heavy losses of soldiers. 

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Google Chrome is set for a massive change from Tuesday.

Major change coming to Google Chrome for Aussies

Google has announced a major change impacting all Australian Chrome users, and it is starting today.

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Blue Origin has demonstrated its first landing of a reused booster.

WATCH: Wild moment Bezos’ reusable booster lands

Blue Origin has launched AST SpaceMobile's BlueBird 7 satellite and demonstrated its first landing of a reused booster.

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Canva boasts a $60 billion private valuation and is tipped to seek a share market listing, but is it immune from the brutal sell-off that hit all public software businesses in 2026.

Canva’s big pitch: AI Champion or next software casualty?

Canva boasts a $60 billion private valuation and is tipped to seek a share market listing, but is it immune from the brutal sell-off that hit all public software businesses in 2026.

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The mania for businesses directly linked to demand for AI is set to sweep across the ASX as soon as the June quarter with two potentially large listings.

AI mania set to hit ASX as SharonAI, Firmus target listings

The mania for businesses directly linked to demand for AI is set to sweep across the ASX as soon as the June quarter with two potentially large listings.

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JPMorgan boss Jamie Dimon warns AI software could turn on its masters and drain bank accountants, independent of human instruction.

Why AI could be the Frankenstein’s monster Anthropic built

AI’s rapid advancement and latest threat to online banking’s security shows its development poses big risks to regulators and humanity.

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Outlook Mobile will soon be the only Microsoft email app that works for Android users.

‘Death date’: Major Outlook change coming in weeks

Microsoft has confirmed that in weeks, users will be unable to use an Outlook app, with an urgent message issued for users worldwide.

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