‘Digital duty of care’ laws will force tech platforms to look after users
The federal government has today introduced draft digital duty of care legislation, designed to protect Australians…
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AI is helping businesses learn what customers will pay – and workers will accept
There is no strong evidence major companies already know everyone’s precise financial breaking point. But algorithmically…
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Proposed laws would let you opt out of social media algorithms. An expert explains
The idea of opting out of algorithms sounds great, but raises the question: what would you…
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How Uber Uses AI To Charge You More
Uber once sold riders on a simple promise: Order a car right from your phone for…
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29 US states are suing Meta. What might it mean for the rest of the world?
This week, a trial commenced in the United States that could drastically change how Facebook and…
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The use of AI in biotechnology is changing faster than the rules governing either technology
The recent announcement of novel, viable viruses created by artificial intelligence (AI) was celebrated as a…
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Instagram and Facebook could change forever if Meta loses child privacy trial
Getty Images Kali Hays Technology reporter 17 August 2026, 00:27 BST Updated 5 hours ago Meta…
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WA police is using live facial recognition to make arrests. This trial is testing privacy law
On June 22, Western Australian police became the nation’s first law enforcement agency to use live…
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Meta fined $567m in largest child safety ruling against social media giant
Wally Skalij / Getty Images Kali Hays and Liv McMahon, Technology reporters 7 August 2026 A US judge in…
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Quantum computers outperform classical ones, with results you can trust
In this case, the team made a couple of key variations. The first is that it…
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More than 80% of kids still using social media despite ban, new eSafety report finds
As countries around the world look to follow Australia’s lead in restricting young people’s access to…
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Sam Altman says we’re ‘in the singularity’ with AI. Here’s why he’s wrong
“We are now, like, in the singularity”. These are the words of Sam Altman, CEO of…
