Author: Justin Hendry

Social media ban hits 4.7m teen accounts in first month

Posted on   |  by Byron Kaye
Social media companies have collectively deactivated nearly five million accounts belonging to Australian teenagers just a month after a world-first ban on under‑16s took effect, the country’s internet regulator said,...

What does it mean to be bold on the economy?

Posted on   |  by Roy Green
When the government is under pressure, Paul Keating used to say, “you have to flick the switch to vaudeville”. It’s a great line but hardly an option for the...

PM’s department weighed down by ‘clunky’ tech

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Outdated and “clunky” technology is holding back public servants at the heart of government, an independent review of the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet has found. The capability...

Trump imposes 25pc tariff on imports of some AI chips

Posted on   |  by Ismail Shakil, Bhargav Acharya and Chris Sanders
US President Donald Trump has imposed a 25 per cent tariff on certain AI chips, such as the Nvidia H200 AI processor and a similar semiconductor from AMD called...

SXSW Sydney axed after NSW govt withdraws funding

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
The NSW government withdrew funding for SXSW Sydney before event organisers pulled the pin, following a review of the multimillion-dollar investment by the state’s peak tourism agency. SXSW Sydney...

End of the road for SXSW Sydney

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
SXSW Sydney, the Australian version of the famed Austin, Texas festival, will not return in 2026, ending an experiment that brought the celebration of technology, film, music and innovation...

UK investigates Musk’s X over Grok deepfake concerns

Posted on   |  by Paul Sandle and Sam Tabahriti
Britain’s media regulator has launched an investigation into Elon Musk’s X over concerns its Grok AI chatbot was creating sexually intimate deepfake images in violation of its duty to...

Red tape threat to top talent joining AI Safety Institute

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Australia’s new AI safety institute risks being left without the top tier experts needed to carry out its work if the government saddles it with heavy bureaucratic processes, according...

Meta removes 544k teen accounts in Australia

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
More than half a million accounts belonging to children under 16 were blocked across Meta platforms in the lead-up to Australia’s world-leading ban on teen social media use. New...