The AI boom is heralding a new gold rush in the American west
Once home to gold and prospectors, the Nevada desert is now the site of a new kind of expansion: tech datacenters
Doom, gloom … and Belle Gibson? The top Google searches in Australia in 2025
From Cyclone Alfred to Charlie Kirk, the results show Australians are tuned in to major events. But there are some surprise inclusions
India revokes order to preload smartphones with state-owned security app
Tech companies including Apple and Google made it clear they would not comply due to privacy concerns
Sam Altman issues ‘code red’ at OpenAI as ChatGPT contends with rivals
Chief executive tells staff it is ‘critical time’ for chatbot as it faces intense competition from Google’s new Gemini 3
More than 1,000 Amazon workers warn rapid AI rollout threatens jobs and climate
Workers say the firm’s ‘warp-speed’ approach fuels pressure, layoffs and rising emissions
Meet the AI workers who tell their friends and family to stay away from AI
When the people making AI seem trustworthy are the ones who trust it the least, it shows that incentives for speed are overtaking safety, experts say
Meta wins major US antitrust case and won’t have to break off WhatsApp or Instagram
Challenge to Meta could have forced it to spin off Instagram and WhatsApp, but judge ruled company did not hold social networking monopoly
What is Cloudflare – and why did its outage take down so many websites?
Bet365, League of Legends, Sage, YouTube and Google were among those taken offline as provider tried to fix problem
Don’t blindly trust everything AI tools say, warns Alphabet boss
Sundar Pichai says artificial intelligence models are ‘prone to some errors’ and warns of impact if AI bubble bursts
FCA’s first deputy CEO calls for stronger grip on vital tech firms
Sarah Pritchard suggests City regulator will make use of oversight powers amid growing number of outages
How Google’s DeepMind tool is ‘more quickly’ forecasting hurricane behavior
‘Less expensive and time consuming’ model helps with fast and accurate predictions, possibly saving lives and property
EU investigates Google over ‘demotion’ of commercial content from news media
Some content created with advertisers is no longer visible, which could mean loss of revenue, officials say
Waymo announces that its robotaxis will drive freeways for the first time
Google subsidiary to offer services on San Francisco, LA and Phoenix freeways as it scales expansion amid competition
The race begins to make the world’s best self-driving cars
Chinese search giant Baidu challenges Google’s Waymo’s driverless vehicles and Musk aims for a $1tn pay package
Fake claims about Australian road rules on headlights generated by AI and spread on Google
Google search results displayed false information from an AI website about drivers risking a $250 fine for not keeping their headlights on at all times