David Swan

Australia bans Chinese AI platform DeepSeek on government devices The government’s ban is the latest in a string of prohibitions on Chinese technology companies due to national security concerns.

Artificial intelligence platform DeepSeek has been banned on all federal government systems and devices following warnings that the data it collects could be available to the Chinese government www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...

I was at the centre of an Elon storm – and survived Waking up to hundreds of notifications on X is generally not a good sign. This time, it was nuclear – and it came from the world’s richest man.

I was at the centre of an Elon storm – and survived
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Thanks, Margot! I think it’s scheduled to run online Monday

I'd say the vast majority of $ won't be coming from end consumers but instead B2B. Most consumers would just use the free tier of ChatGPT or Gemini, the big money will be in enterprises buying corporate subscriptions and signing multi-year deals

Australian company behind woolly mammoth meatballs axes 30 per cent of workforce Cultured meat start-up Vow’s novel meat products have made headlines globally – but the company has hit a roadblock.

Exclusive: Cultured meat start-up Vow is shedding 30 per cent of its workforce.

Its novel meat products have made headlines globally, including foie gras made from the cells of Japanese quails and woolly mammoth meatballs.

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Loving this 'Worst in Show' bingo card at #ces2025

Damn, roasted by Elon

Grok Academy finds new home after disgraced CEO’s exit A coding academy for high school students has been thrown a lifeline after its “god-like” founder was accused of harassment.

Grok Academy, the coding academy formerly led by disgraced chief executive James Curran, has avoided being shut down and will undergo a cultural overhaul after being acquired by a social impact charity

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Apple’s AI depiction of me is… deeply unsettling

Ah, yes. Another birthday, another free donut, scoop of ice cream, finger bun, Boost juice

#dadlyf

By dismissing Joe Rogan, Kim Williams has missed a golden opportunity Calling the most popular podcast host in the world repulsive and predatory isn’t just lazy. It shows how deep the ABC’s reluctance to evolve really is.

By dismissing Joe Rogan, Kim Williams has missed a golden opportunity

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‘Egregious’: Google facing two Australian class actions The tech giant allegedly took billions in revenue that should have gone to Australian publishers, law firms claim.

Tech giant Google is facing two proposed Australian class action lawsuits over alleged anticompetitive conduct in the multi-billion dollar digital advertising market.

"Google has exploited its position of dominance to the detriment of publishers and advertisers."

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‘A cheap magic trick’: Amazon, Google, Meta accused of dodging Senate questions ChatGPT, Google’s Gemini and Meta’s Llama should be deemed “high risk”, a Senate committee has found, with executives in the firing line for their appearances.

AI chatbots ChatGPT, Google’s Gemini and Meta’s Llama should be deemed “high-risk” and subjected to mandatory transparency, testing and accountability requirements, an Australian Senate inquiry has found, with tech giant execs accused of dodging questions

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Thanks for this - have added a trigger warning to my post.