Author: Justin Hendry

Anthropic set to open Australian office in Sydney

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Anthropic is set to open its Australian office in Sydney within weeks, as the OpenAI rival accelerates its push into the Asia-Pacific region amid surging demand for its Claude...

Anthropic sues Pentagon over blacklisting

Posted on   |  by Jack Queen
Anthropic has filed a lawsuit to block the Pentagon from placing it on a national security blacklist, escalating the artificial intelligence lab’s high-stakes battle with the US military over...

AI Accelerator CRC dollars won’t arrive until 2028

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
The only new industry-facing research funding in last year’s National AI Plan will sit locked away until 2028, raising fresh questions about the government’s commitment to the technology. Announced...

UK urged to follow Australia’s lead on AI data mining

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
The UK government should follow Australia’s lead and reject a text and data mining (TDM) exception for AI companies, a UK parliamentary report has recommended, finding little evidence the exceptions...

VPN downloads spike as porn sites blocked in Australia

Posted on   |  by Byron Kaye
Australians were downloading virtual private networks (VPNs) in droves, while one of the world’s largest pornography distributors said it was blocking users as the country rolled out sweeping online...

US mulls new rules for AI chip exports

Posted on   |  by Alexandra Alper and Stephen Nellis
US officials are debating a new regulatory framework for exporting artificial intelligence chips and are considering requiring foreign nations to invest in US AI data centers or security guarantees...