Albanese Moves to Block Data Centres Near Homes and Farms
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has put a national rulebook for AI data centres to the states and territories, with conditions
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Global Web Disruptions as Cloudflare Outage Exposes Fragility of Internet Infrastructure
A major component of the internet’s behind-the-scenes infrastructure experienced a significant global outage on Tuesday, disrupting access to websites around
Meta Agrees $14.3 Billion Deal for 49% of Scale AI and Hires Its Founder
Mark Zuckerberg, Meta’s chief executive. Meta’s attempt to leapfrog the current state of progress is seen by observers as an attempt to regain the initiative over AI. Photograph: Jeff Chiu/AP
TikTok’s EU Tangle: Transparency Troubles and Potential Fines
A separate EU inquiry into TikTok’s suspected failure to guarantee election integrity in Romania is ongoing. Photograph: Dado Ruvić/Reuters
FaceAge AI Estimates Biological Age From a Face Photo, Study Finds
Nothin’ but a number … your biological age may be very different from your chronological age. Photograph: Posed by model/Getty Images/Cavan Images RF
The Comic Book Industry Faces New Challenges Amid AI Integration
The comic book industry, historically resilient through various upheavals, now confronts a new frontier: the integration of artificial intelligence (AI).