Lost in transcription? This AI-powered tool saves hours of meeting admin
While laptops are great for running presentations, many business executives still prefer the tactile feel of handwriting during fast-paced client meetings.
Tue, 21 Jul 2026 13:31:52 +1000
Continue ReadingMoon landing: Why this Chinese AI model rattled global sharemarkets
Outperforming all rivals except the most powerful, Moonshot’s K3 proves open models can compete with closed ones for high-value tasks.
Mon, 20 Jul 2026 11:50:18 +1000
Continue ReadingConsumer rights lost in the digital media age are unlikely to come back
Sony’s decision to end PlayStation games on disc is the latest blow to physical media, but the digital games, movies and music you buy aren’t actually yours.
Sun, 19 Jul 2026 16:30:00 +1000
Continue ReadingAre we supposed to be impressed by AI? It’s still so dumb
How can something so influential so often show less ability than the most ill-informed human?
Fri, 17 Jul 2026 19:23:02 +1000
Continue ReadingApple goes to war with the designer of the iPhone
Sir Jony Ive’s 30-year partnership with Apple was one of the world’s most lucrative collaborations. Their break-up could be similarly explosive.
Fri, 17 Jul 2026 18:15:00 +1000
Continue ReadingCanva billionaire has found her next big challenge: democracy
Canva receives 4 million pieces of user feedback a year and develops features from many. Melanie Perkins wants to know why government can’t do the same.
Fri, 17 Jul 2026 06:00:00 +1000
Continue ReadingNowhere to run to: Why angry Telstra users may stay put
Customers frustrated by last week’s nationwide Telstra outage have few reliable alternatives to switch to, according to telecommunications analysts.
Thu, 16 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +1000
Continue ReadingBig tech blind spots leave young men vulnerable to online sexual extortion
eSafety received more than 2000 reports of online sexual extortion in half a year, 85 per cent of them from men.
Tue, 14 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +1000
Continue ReadingAtlassian employee who ribbed Mike Cannon-Brookes’ basketball team ownership wins unfair dismissal case
Denise Unterwurzacher’s win against the software giant is one of the biggest victories for an employee in the American tech industry in years.
Mon, 13 Jul 2026 19:30:00 +1000
Continue ReadingSenate inquiry to interrogate whether cheap, out-of-date device caused outage
Greens senator and inquiry chair Sarah Hanson-Young has threatened a crackdown on telco giants responsible for multiple outages in the past few years.
Sun, 12 Jul 2026 18:06:04 +1000
Continue ReadingChina’s reining in AI romance bots, just as women were getting serious about them
Beijing is right to confront the risks of anthropomorphic AI. But cracking down on AI boyfriends won’t make real men better listeners or marriage more appealing.
Sun, 12 Jul 2026 16:30:00 +1000
Continue ReadingTelstra may have avoided meltdown by spending just thousands on a known problem
Insiders say the equipment behind the Triple Zero outage was flagged for replacement years ago, but the work landed in the “too hard” basket.
Fri, 10 Jul 2026 18:40:03 +1000
Continue ReadingAnatomy of a meltdown: Inside Telstra’s week from hell
The company has endured its worst time in a decade, after a software glitch sent the country’s biggest telco into crisis.
Fri, 10 Jul 2026 17:19:45 +1000
Continue ReadingRuns your computer while you’re at lunch: ChatGPT for work just dropped
They’re calling it ChatGPT Work. If you were already scared about AI taking your job, look away.
Fri, 10 Jul 2026 14:36:10 +1000
Continue ReadingDeath under investigation as Telstra admits 600 Triple Zero calls failed
The communications minister demanded the telco offer “total transparency” after it admitted that about twice as many emergency calls failed to go through as it first suggested.
Thu, 09 Jul 2026 17:43:42 +1000
Continue ReadingAI models cheating and blackmailing in tests, minister says
Australia’s new AI Safety Institute is testing the world’s most powerful models, and the government says getting ahead of the risks is now the priority.
Tue, 07 Jul 2026 11:59:41 +1000
Continue ReadingWith Google’s new home speaker, more AI doesn’t mean more useful
A decade after the original Google Home, smart speakers have become pedestrian appliances rather than exciting advancements. Adding Gemini doesn’t change that.
Sun, 05 Jul 2026 16:45:00 +1000
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