AI
AI executive fined $3000 for breaking musician’s nose, punching another
Tim Bentley was a vice-president at Abnormal AI when he assaulted two musicians at a Sydney bar in February.
- Kishor Napier-Raman
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This AI-powered ‘news’ page is at the forefront of WA’s biggest stories. There’s just one problem
The page claims a Dockers player caused ructions within the club by refusing to wear a “pride round” jersey, and that a Perth man was on the phone to his wife when he was attacked by a shark. Neither story is true.
- Hannah Murphy
Trump reignites Anthropic feud after takedown of latest AI model
The feud between Anthropic and the Trump administration has deepened after the US government demanded the company take down one of its new AI models.
- Dustin Volz, Julian E. Barnes and Ana Swanson
- Analysis
- Analysis
AI-powered Siri is on the way – but is it worth using?
Siri AI might not win any awards for personality, but its focus on privacy and cross-app utility may make it a promising practical tool.
- Tim Biggs
Musk’s net worth is now 5 million times that of an average family
The tech mogul just became the world’s first trillionaire, signalling an eye-watering new era of ultra-affluence and widening wealth inequality.
- Ryan Mac and Ben Casselman
- Explainer
- Data centres
Data centres power what we do online. So why all the controversy now?
You might never go inside one of these massive structures – but your digital presence has, probably hundreds of times a day. What goes on in a data centre?
- Angus Holland
What goes on in a data centre, and why are they suddenly on everyone’s radar?
Data centres are a hot-button issue, but what do they actually do, and why are people worried? Felicity Lewis, Explainer editor, answers all your questions.
We asked our AI model to simulate the World Cup 100,000 times. Here are the results
There are 48 teams, 104 matches and infinite possibilities at the World Cup. We crunched the numbers to find every team’s probability of success.
- Roy Ward and Mark Stehle
- Updated
- World markets
ASX falls as Iran tensions escalate; Energy stocks rise, Southern Cross slumps
The Australian sharemarket declined on Thursday as fresh US strikes on Iran cast doubt on the chances of a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
- Staff writers
- Opinion
- Interest rates
Will the AI boom lead to lower interest rates?
New US Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh says the productivity gains from artificial intelligence will allow significant cuts in interest rates. More like the opposite.
- Stephen Bartholomeusz