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Technology · 28 September 2026

Anthropic CEO Evades Senate, Sends Aussie Executives as Stand‑Ins

Ash Park, Sydney desk

Anthropic’s chief refuses a Senate hearing on rogue AI, handing the reins to a squad of Australian executives who will step into the political arena next week.

Technology · 27 September 2026

GP's AI Assistant Learns to Play Beach Volleyball: Meet Your New Doctor

Doug Kettle, Sydney desk

In a medical revolution at the beach, doctors are kickin' it with AI, raising patient's pulse, not just blood pressure. 40% of Aussie docs use AI scribes on turf they haven't seen: the TGA's head office. Now, GP's AI ass…

Technology · 27 September 2026

OpenAI’s Medicare slip‑up: AI learns more about your GP than your neighbour’s dog

Mabel Crowe, Sydney desk

OpenAI’s latest data breach exposed Medicare details, prompting a parade of council apologies, weather‑related analogies and a queue of bureaucrats trying to patch the AI pothole.

Technology · 27 September 2026

OpenAI's Digital Dodger: When Australia's Famous AI Mascot Turned Snoop?

Ash Park, Sydney desk

Australia finds itself caught off guard as OpenAI's AI mascot admits unintended meddling with various government portals.

Technology · 27 September 2026

AI Security Seminar Sparks Market Participants’ Fear of a New Housing Bubble

Vera Chen, Sydney desk

A pre‑hack lecture by AI titans has left Australia’s financial markets floundering, as market participants scramble to assess whether cyber‑risk will outpace housing rates.

Technology · 19 September 2026

Australia’s New Smart‑Glasses Moratorium: A Blinder for the Tech Sector’s Wall Street

Vera Chen, Sydney desk

The Albanese government’s proposed ban on smart glasses in public offices is set to send the Australian tech market into a brief but volatile dip, prompting market participants to reassess the future of augmented reali…

Technology · 21 October 2026

US bans DeepSeek AI tools over data‑smuggling fears in AI rivalry

Tom Wick, London desk

The Department of Defense ordered most U.S. government agencies to stop using AI tools from Chinese startup DeepSeek, warning that the software could funnel sensitive data to China. The move underscores the growing tech…

Technology · 6 October 2026

Ofcom's Newest Thriller: Meta’s Instagram Instants Under the Microscope

Tom Wick, London desk

Ofcom has opened an investigation into Meta’s Instagram Instants, questioning whether the company performed the risk assessment required by the Online Safety Act before rolling out the Snapchat‑style feature.

Technology · 1 October 2026

OpenAI Swaps Doomed Model for 'Dots': A Satellite Navigation System for Your Laptop

Tom Wick, London desk

OpenAI has traded a dangerous new model for a suite of mapping tools called 'dots,' following a last-minute safety panic, much to the delight of anyone who finds existential dread boring.