Google 'Anti-competitive' Over Online Ad Tech: UK
US tech titan Google employs "anti-competitive practices" with regards to online advertising, Britain's competition watchdog concluded Friday in provisional findings of a two-year long investigation.
Australia Moves To Optimize AI Guidelines With New Regulations Amid Rapid Tech Growth
"Australians want stronger protections on AI, we've heard that, we've listened. From today, we're starting to put those protections in place," said Industry and Science Minister Ed Husic as he unveiled a paper with 10 new voluntary guidelines on AI systems.
Nvidia Says It Plays Fair In AI Chip Market
Nvidia on Tuesday defended its tactics in the hot market for chips to power artificial intelligence in the face of reports the US is probing whether it abused its clout.
Norway's Electric Car Sales Set New World Record
Electric car sales in Norway took a 94-percent share of the market in August -- a new world record -- statistics showed Monday, as sales in the rest of Europe stagnate.
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EU Presses Meta On Plans After Disinformation Tracker Axed
The EU on Friday formally requested that Meta detail steps it is taking on transparency after the Facebook and Instagram owner scrapped a widely-used tool for tracking disinformation online.
Mercedes-Benz Korea Discloses EV Battery Makers After Fire
Mercedes-Benz Korea released the names of its electric vehicle battery suppliers on Tuesday, bowing to public outrage after one of its cars burst into flame in a parking lot earlier this month.
Australian Government Proposes 'Trust Exchange' ID System For Streamlined Identity Verification
Using QR codes and tap-to-pay methods, the ID system will securely communicate information from MyGov accounts.
Apple Makes Changes To App Store After EU Warning
Apple on Thursday announced changes to its App Store after the European Union accused the iPhone maker of breaking the bloc's landmark new digital rules.
US Orders FTX, Alameda To Pay $12.7 Bn To Victims
Failed cryptocurrency platform FTX Trading and affiliate Alameda Research must pay $12.7 billion to compensate customers and fraud victims under a consent order, US regulators announced Thursday.
Musk's Misleading Election Posts Viewed 1.2 Billion Times: Study
False or misleading US election claims posted on X by Elon Musk have amassed nearly 1.2 billion views this year, a watchdog reported Thursday, highlighting the billionaire's potential influence on the highly polarized White House race.
Siemens Profits Soar On Software Demand, AI 'Boom'
German industrial giant Siemens said Thursday its quarterly profits jumped sharply, driven by demand for production software as well as the "boom" in artificial intelligence and customers upgrading power grids.
Elon Musk's X Sues Advertisers Over Boycott
Elon Musk's X sued an advertising group and several large corporations on Tuesday accusing them of causing billions of dollars of losses by "illegally" boycotting the social media platform.
CrowdStrike Blames Single Undetected Sensor For Global Outage
In a 12-page detailed report, it was confirmed that an undetected sensor written into an update for its Falcon software caused the outage impacting 8.5 million Microsoft users globally.
US Judge Rules Google Is Monopoly In Key Anti-trust Case
A US judge on Monday handed Google a major legal blow, ruling in a landmark anti-trust case that it has maintained a monopoly with its dominant search engine.
X's AI Chatbot Spread Election Misinformation, US Officials Say
Five US states sent an open letter Monday to Elon Musk, urging him to fix his social media platform X's AI chatbot after it shared misinformation about the upcoming presidential election.
Inbred, Gibberish Or Just MAD? Warnings Rise About AI Models
When academic Jathan Sadowski reached for an analogy last year to describe how AI programs decay, he landed on the term "Habsburg AI".
TikTok, Bowing To EU, Withdraws Rewards Programme
TikTok will permanently remove a feature in a spinoff app in France and Spain that rewards users for watching and liking videos, bowing to pressure from European regulators, the EU and the Chinese-owned company said Monday.
Australian Conservation Foundation Faces X Suspension After Being 'Report Bombed' By Pro-Nuclear Groups
The agency alleged that its account was "report bombed by pro-nuclear groups" to suppress its dissenting views on nuclear energy.
AI And Cloud In Spotlight As Big Tech Earnings Roll Out
US tech giants saw their shares fluctuate this week as investors tried to gauge whether artificial intelligence will fill coffers or drain them.
Meta Shares Rise After Earnings Top Expectations
Meta on Wednesday reported profit of $13.5 billion in the recently ended quarter, beating market expectations and causing its share price to jump.
In World First, EU's Sweeping AI Law Enters Into Force
The European Union's landmark law on artificial intelligence came into force on Thursday, which Brussels vows will drive innovation while protecting citizens' rights.
Telstra And Optus Refuse To Delay 3G Shutdown Despite Senate Inquiry's Public Safety Concerns
The Senate inquiry warned that the shutdown could cause widespread disruption to essential services and infrastructure, such as critical medical equipment, fire alarms, EFTPOS machines and waste and water infrastructure.
Musk's Superhuman Vision Promise Is Dangerous: Researchers
Researchers have criticised billionaire Elon Musk for promising that his brain implant technology could eventually provide patients with vision superior to normal human sight.
UN Cybercrime Text Faces New Scrutiny From Tech Firms, Rights Groups
UN member states meet Monday seeking to finalize an international treaty on the fight against cybercrime, a text strongly opposed by an unlikely alliance of human rights groups and big technology companies.
Gaming Sector Recovery On Flamboyant Display At ChinaJoy Expo
A long-haired sorcerer wearily checked his smartphone as elves and androids bustled past at the digital entertainment expo ChinaJoy on Friday, the crowds a testament to the local gaming industry's tentative recovery after a period on pause.
Mark Zuckerberg, AI's 'Open Source' Evangelist
Mark Zuckerberg, the founder of Facebook and CEO of Meta, has become an unexpected evangelist for open source technology when it comes to developing artificial intelligence, pitting him against OpenAI and Google.
Cloud And AI Lift Google-parent Quarterly Profit
Google-parent Alphabet on Tuesday reported profit and revenue that beat expectations as its AI-amped cloud and search ads businesses thrived.
EU Tells Meta To Address Consumer Fears Over 'Pay For Privacy'
EU consumer authorities told Facebook owner Meta on Monday to take action to assuage European consumer groups' fears over its new "pay or consent" model or face further action.
Damage From Global IT Outage May Exceed AU$1 Billion: Experts
Australia's Home Affairs Minister Clare O'Neill said the impact caused by the outage could last "one to two weeks."
CrowdStrike Crash Raises Questions About Tech Dependency
Catastrophic computer outages caused by a software update from one company have once again exposed the dangers of global technological dependence on a handful of players, experts warned on Friday.
Massive IT Outage Hits Australia's Airlines, Banks And Businesses
NAB, Westpac, ANZ, Commonwealth Bank, Bendigo Bank and Suncorp stated their functioning was impacted by the outage.
Massive MediSecure Hack Exposes Data Of 12.9 Million Australians
Identifying each customer and informing them of the hack was not financially viable for the company, MediSecure stated, adding that 6.5 terabytes of data was stolen.
EU Court Rejects TikTok Challenge Against New EU Digital Rules
TikTok lost an appeal Wednesday to escape new digital rules that seek to rein in the power of big tech after an EU court rejected its challenge.
Musk's X 'Deceives' Users With Blue Checks, EU Charges
Tech billionaire Elon Musk's X platform is misleading users with its blue checkmarks for certified accounts, and is also violating EU content rules, Brussels said Friday, in a finding that could lead to hefty fines.
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