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Critical Resources taps cooling guru for AI data centre tech push
11+ hour, 4+ min ago (676+ words) July 20, 2026 — 2:18pm Critical Resources has brought in some serious technical muscle to advance its recently licensed thermal management technology, tapping a liquid-cooling specialist to help commercialise a solution to the massive heat problem plaguing the artificial intelligence (AI) sector. The company…...
The device detecting the world’s deadliest creature
1+ day, 11+ hour ago (814+ words) July 19, 2026 — 1:50pm To some, it’s just annoying, but to others, it marks the chilling call of the world’s deadliest creature: the buzz of a mosquito. In an effort to slash the extraordinary death toll wreaked by the insects, a University of…...
Not a solo performance, but a symphony: What China’s leader thinks about AI
3+ day, 5+ hour ago (527+ words) July 17, 2026 — 7:30pm Beijing: Invoking comparisons to the invention of the steam engine, electricity and the internet, Xi Jinping has made clear he wants China to be at the forefront of the next humanity-altering age: the rise of artificial intelligence. In a…...
Are we supposed to be impressed by AI? It’s still so dumb
3+ day, 5+ hour ago (579+ words) July 17, 2026 — 7:23pm I love the stupidity of AI. How can something that is attracting trillions of dollars of investment, bleeding the world of water and electricity, and upending various economies be so dumb? Oh, I’m sure it can do some things....
The tiny Aussie company solving the data centre cooling conundrum... without wasting water
3+ day, 16+ hour ago (1088+ words) There’s Bubba in the US, Bodhi in Malaysia, Bazza in London and Bruce back home in Australia. Nobody can say high-tech entrepreneur Matt Lamont is orthodox when it comes to naming his DUG data centres, one part of a global…...
US-China chip war: How the Trump administration’s crackdown on ASML technology is testing the Dutch alliance
4+ day, 5+ hour ago (933+ words) Has China got its hands on the world’s most important machine? SMH.com.au The Dutch punch above their weight in technology transfers that shaped the modern world. In the 17th century their financial and farming innovations spread to Britain, spurring…...
China’s reining in AI romance bots, just as women were getting serious about them
1+ week, 1+ day ago (432+ words) July 12, 2026 — 4:30pm A man who listens with empathy, offers emotional support, and is available whenever you need him? Sounds ideal. As Elon Musk’s Grok serves up pig-tailed, scantily clad anime-girl companions, China’s artificial intelligence romance boom has found a different audience:…...
Runs your computer while you’re at lunch: ChatGPT for work just dropped
1+ week, 3+ day ago (733+ words) July 10, 2026 — 2:36pm OpenAI has released a turbocharged version of ChatGPT built to automate work tasks, analyse data and create documents, presentations and apps, schedule recurring tasks, and even tackle projects while you’re away from the desk. The new agent, called ChatGPT…...
AI models cheating and blackmailing in tests, minister says
1+ week, 6+ day ago (594+ words) July 7, 2026 — 10:03am Australia’s new AI Safety Institute is already testing some of the world’s most powerful AI models, the assistant minister for science, technology and the digital economy, Andrew Charlton, told a Sydney forum, as he argued that building safeguards in…...
Queensland council trialling AI-powered traffic lights in Australia-first
2+ week, 7+ hour ago (42+ words) A Queensland council will trial the first AI-powered traffic light control system in the country. Updated July 6, 2026 — 5:23pm,first published 5:18pm...