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World markets
ASX slips as big four banks decline; lithium miners rally
The Australian sharemarket closed in the red, with banks and energy companies weighing on investor sentiment.
- by Jessica Yun
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Meta admits Australians cannot opt out of ‘predatory’ AI data scrape
Senators are calling for stronger privacy laws to give Facebook users the ability to block the company from using their posts to train its AI models, as users can in the EU.
- by David Swan
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Phones
Apple unveils its AI-enabled iPhone 16 with new camera controls, longer battery life
Apple’s new phones are slightly less expensive and more powerful and will arrive in a matter of weeks, though its generative AI features won’t be there at launch.
- by Tim Biggs
Defending our democracy: How a cranky uncle, Swedish inspo and ‘pre-bunking’ help out
Our home-grown election system is the envy of the Western world. Will it be enough to inoculate us from AI, fake news and other threats to our way of life?
- by Nick Bryant
Opinion
Opinion
Dad’s ‘third daughter’ always came to look after him. Then computer said no
Some aged care providers are turning to artificial intelligence to make decisions best made by someone with a heart.
- by Sue Williams
AI laws in frame as government eyes $100b economic boon
As global regulators weigh laws to curb revolutionary applications of the new tech, the government has its eyes set on new AI laws.
- by Paul Sakkal
Opinion
Mergers & acquisitions
The new billionaire behind one of the biggest deals in Australian history
Robin Khuda’s story ticks every immigrant-made-good box, but the real attention-grabbing element is the time taken for the company he founded to reach $23 billion in value – nine years.
- by Elizabeth Knight
Wall Street darling suffers record $416 billion meltdown in one day
The value of AI powerhouse Nvidia just fell by the equivalent of the total value of energy giant Chevron in a single session.
- by Jeran Wittenstein and Ryan Vlastelica
What AI can learn from the history of the moon landing
In this extract from her book AI Needs You, Verity Harding delves into the motivation of artificial intelligence.
Opinion
Opinion
The $48 billion ‘disappointment’ that sent a shiver through Wall Street
Nvidia had a meteoric rise to become one of the world’s most valuable companies, but we just got a snapshot of the AI powerhouse’s vulnerability.
- by Stephen Bartholomeusz
Opinion
Opinion
I asked AI to write this column. Trust me, I have nothing to fear
Satire and emotion were lost on that silicon scribe.
- by Anson Cameron