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What is Stargate? Trump’s $800b AI investment explained

What is Stargate? Trump’s $800b AI investment explained

The announcement is set to reshape the tech sector and create hundreds of thousands of jobs. Where does Australia fit in, and what does Elon Musk have...

yesterday 9

WA Today

David Swan

What is Stargate? Trump’s $800b AI investment explained

What is Stargate? Trump’s $800b AI investment explained

The announcement is set to reshape the tech sector and create hundreds of thousands of jobs. Where does Australia fit in, and what does Elon Musk have...

yesterday 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

David Swan

What is Stargate? Trump’s $800b AI investment explained

What is Stargate? Trump’s $800b AI investment explained

The announcement is set to reshape the tech sector and create hundreds of thousands of jobs. Where does Australia fit in, and what does Elon Musk have...

yesterday 10

The Age

David Swan

What is Stargate? Trump’s $800b AI investment explained

What is Stargate? Trump’s $800b AI investment explained

The announcement is set to reshape the tech sector and create hundreds of thousands of jobs. Where does Australia fit in, and what does Elon Musk have...

yesterday 10

Brisbane Times

David Swan

In one fell swoop, Meta enters its ‘post-truth’ era

In one fell swoop, Meta enters its ‘post-truth’ era

In one fell swoop, Meta chief executive Mark Zuckerberg has reshaped the company’s approach to the truth, removing its “politically biased”...

08.01.2025 10

WA Today

David Swan

In one fell swoop, Meta enters its ‘post-truth’ era

In one fell swoop, Meta enters its ‘post-truth’ era

In one fell swoop, Meta chief executive Mark Zuckerberg has reshaped the company’s approach to the truth, removing its “politically biased”...

08.01.2025 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

David Swan

In one fell swoop, Meta enters its ‘post-truth’ era

In one fell swoop, Meta enters its ‘post-truth’ era

In one fell swoop, Meta chief executive Mark Zuckerberg has reshaped the company’s approach to the truth, removing its “politically biased”...

08.01.2025 9

The Age

David Swan

In one fell swoop, Meta enters its ‘post-truth’ era

In one fell swoop, Meta enters its ‘post-truth’ era

In one fell swoop, Meta chief executive Mark Zuckerberg has reshaped the company’s approach to the truth, removing its “politically biased”...

08.01.2025 10

Brisbane Times

David Swan

What are subsea cables, and what happens when one gets cut?

What are subsea cables, and what happens when one gets cut?

There’s virtually a 100 per cent chance that the text message you just sent, the show you streamed on Netflix last night, and your Christmas...

04.01.2025 4

WA Today

David Swan

What are subsea cables, and what happens when one gets cut?

What are subsea cables, and what happens when one gets cut?

There’s virtually a 100 per cent chance that the text message you just sent, the show you streamed on Netflix last night, and your Christmas...

04.01.2025 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

David Swan

What are subsea cables, and what happens when one gets cut?

What are subsea cables, and what happens when one gets cut?

There’s virtually a 100 per cent chance that the text message you just sent, the show you streamed on Netflix last night, and your Christmas...

04.01.2025 5

The Age

David Swan

What are subsea cables, and what happens when one gets cut?

What are subsea cables, and what happens when one gets cut?

There’s virtually a 100 per cent chance that the text message you just sent, the show you streamed on Netflix last night, and your Christmas...

04.01.2025 5

Brisbane Times

David Swan

Elon Musk quits Tesla, flying cars take off: The predictions for tech in 2025

The past year has been a wild ride for the global technology sector, which is already turbulent at the best of times. Cyberattacks and outages...

29.12.2024 5

WA Today

David Swan

Elon Musk quits Tesla, flying cars take off: The predictions for tech in 2025

The past year has been a wild ride for the global technology sector, which is already turbulent at the best of times. Cyberattacks and outages...

29.12.2024 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

David Swan

Elon Musk quits Tesla, flying cars take off: The predictions for tech in 2025

The past year has been a wild ride for the global technology sector, which is already turbulent at the best of times. Cyberattacks and outages...

29.12.2024 7

The Age

David Swan

Elon Musk quits Tesla, flying cars take off: The predictions for tech in 2025

The past year has been a wild ride for the global technology sector, which is already turbulent at the best of times. Cyberattacks and outages...

29.12.2024 7

Brisbane Times

David Swan

The Chinese hack that has Australia on high alert

The government agencies in charge of the nation’s cyberdefences - the Australian Signals Directorate and the Australian Cyber Security Centre –...

05.12.2024 2

WA Today

David Swan

The Chinese hack that has Australia on high alert

The government agencies in charge of the nation’s cyberdefences - the Australian Signals Directorate and the Australian Cyber Security Centre –...

05.12.2024 6

The Age

David Swan

The Chinese hack that has Australia on high alert

The government agencies in charge of the nation’s cyberdefences - the Australian Signals Directorate and the Australian Cyber Security Centre –...

05.12.2024 2

Brisbane Times

David Swan

The Chinese hack that has Australia on high alert

The government agencies in charge of the nation’s cyber defences - the Australian Signals Directorate and the Australian Cyber Security Centre –...

05.12.2024 3

The Sydney Morning Herald

David Swan

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

A single post on X from Joe Rogan summed it up perfectly. “LOL WUT”. This, after ABC chair Kim Williams unloaded on the world’s most popular...

01.12.2024 3

The Age

David Swan

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

A single post on X from Joe Rogan summed it up perfectly. “LOL WUT”. This, after ABC chair Kim Williams unloaded on the world’s most popular...

01.12.2024 3

Brisbane Times

David Swan

You can now reset your Instagram algorithm, but things may get a little boring

Instagram has introduced an option for users to reset their algorithms, the mysterious set of rules and calculations that dictates the content that...

25.11.2024 2

WA Today

David Swan

You can now reset your Instagram algorithm, but things may get a little boring

Instagram has introduced an option for users to reset their algorithms, the mysterious set of rules and calculations that dictates the content that...

25.11.2024 1

The Sydney Morning Herald

David Swan

For $US130m, Musk bought himself a spot in Trump’s inner circle. But what exactly has he gained?

“A star is born!” US President-elect Donald Trump told his raucous supporters just a few hours before the US election was called in his favour....

09.11.2024 4

WA Today

David Swan

For $US130m, Musk bought himself a spot in Trump’s inner circle. But what exactly has he gained?

“A star is born!” US President-elect Donald Trump told his raucous supporters just a few hours before the US election was called in his favour....

09.11.2024 2

The Sydney Morning Herald

David Swan

For $US130m, Musk bought himself a spot in Trump’s inner circle. But what exactly has he gained?

“A star is born!” US President-elect Donald Trump told his raucous supporters just a few hours before the US election was called in his favour....

09.11.2024 4

The Age

David Swan

For $US130m, Musk bought himself a spot in Trump’s inner circle. But what exactly has he gained?

“A star is born!” US President-elect Donald Trump told his raucous supporters just a few hours before the US election was called in his favour....

09.11.2024 5

Brisbane Times

David Swan

Can AI predict the Melbourne Cup winner? I decided to find out

ChatGPT can create meal plans, draft an essay and summarise lengthy reports. It can simulate therapy sessions, solve complex maths problems and...

05.11.2024 1

WA Today

David Swan

Can AI predict the Melbourne Cup winner? I decided to find out

ChatGPT can create meal plans, draft an essay and summarise lengthy reports. It can simulate therapy sessions, solve complex maths problems and...

05.11.2024 6

The Sydney Morning Herald

David Swan

Can AI predict the Melbourne Cup winner? I decided to find out

ChatGPT can create meal plans, draft an essay and summarise lengthy reports. It can simulate therapy sessions, solve complex maths problems and...

05.11.2024 7

The Age

David Swan

Can AI predict the Melbourne Cup winner? I decided to find out

ChatGPT can create meal plans, draft an essay and summarise lengthy reports. It can simulate therapy sessions, solve complex maths problems and...

05.11.2024 2

Brisbane Times

David Swan

‘Delete, delete, delete’: Musk’s political plans put millions of Americans at risk

As if he doesn’t already have enough on his plate as chief executive of X, Tesla and SpaceX, divisive tech billionaire Elon Musk could soon add a...

04.11.2024 3

WA Today

David Swan

‘Delete, delete, delete’: Musk’s political plans put millions of Americans at risk

As if he doesn’t already have enough on his plate as chief executive of X, Tesla and SpaceX, divisive tech billionaire Elon Musk could soon add a...

04.11.2024 6

The Sydney Morning Herald

David Swan

‘Delete, delete, delete’: Musk’s political plans put millions of Americans at risk

As if he doesn’t already have enough on his plate as chief executive of X, Tesla and SpaceX, divisive tech billionaire Elon Musk could soon add a...

04.11.2024 40

The Age

David Swan

‘Delete, delete, delete’: Musk’s political plans put millions of Americans at risk

As if he doesn’t already have enough on his plate as chief executive of X, Tesla and SpaceX, divisive tech billionaire Elon Musk could soon add a...

04.11.2024 2

Brisbane Times

David Swan

WiseTech’s CEO has resigned. Now for the reckoning

Tech billionaire Richard White’s resignation will likely do little to arrest his company’s plummeting share price, and the wider technology sector...

24.10.2024 2

WA Today

David Swan

WiseTech’s CEO has resigned. Now for the reckoning

Tech billionaire Richard White’s resignation will likely do little to arrest his company’s plummeting share price, and the wider technology sector...

24.10.2024 2

The Age

David Swan

Are we ready for an internet with no Google search?

“Google it.” For the past two decades, Google has literally become the dictionary definition for web search. Forget relative also-rans like...

18.10.2024 4

The Sydney Morning Herald

David Swan

Are EVs at risk of being hacked? And will Chinese EVs be banned?

The US government has moved to ban Chinese software and hardware from its roads, with the Albanese government now under pressure from Nationals MP...

29.09.2024 2

WA Today

David Swan

Are EVs at risk of being hacked? And will Chinese EVs be banned?

The US government has moved to ban Chinese software and hardware from its roads, with the Albanese government now under pressure from Nationals MP...

29.09.2024 4

The Sydney Morning Herald

David Swan

Are EVs at risk of being hacked? And will Chinese EVs be banned?

The US government has moved to ban Chinese software and hardware from its roads, with the Albanese government now under pressure from Nationals MP...

29.09.2024 3

The Age

David Swan

Are EVs at risk of being hacked? And will Chinese EVs be banned?

The US government has moved to ban Chinese software and hardware from its roads, with the Albanese government now under pressure from Nationals MP...

29.09.2024 4

Brisbane Times

David Swan

The EV haters have a point

We’re at an awkward point for electric vehicles in Australia. Sales are slowing, in line with global trends, and buyers are increasingly opting...

09.08.2024 2

WA Today

David Swan

The EV haters have a point

We’re at an awkward point for electric vehicles in Australia. Sales are slowing, in line with global trends, and buyers are increasingly opting...

09.08.2024 2

The Sydney Morning Herald

David Swan

The EV haters have a point

We’re at an awkward point for electric vehicles in Australia. Sales are slowing, in line with global trends, and buyers are increasingly opting...

09.08.2024 2

The Age

David Swan

The EV haters have a point

We’re at an awkward point for electric vehicles in Australia. Sales are slowing, in line with global trends, and buyers are increasingly opting...

09.08.2024 1

Brisbane Times

David Swan

Is the AI bubble about to burst?

The artificial intelligence sector is on a precipice. Already shaping as the defining technology of at least the last 20 years, generative AI and...

02.08.2024 2

The Sydney Morning Herald

David Swan

Is the AI bubble about to burst?

The artificial intelligence sector is on a precipice. Already shaping as the defining technology of at least the last 20 years, generative AI and...

02.08.2024 2

The Age

David Swan

Is the AI bubble about to burst?

The artificial intelligence sector is on a precipice. Already shaping as the defining technology of at least the last 20 years, generative AI and...

02.08.2024 2

Brisbane Times

David Swan