Information security
- Series
- Data centres
The cost of the cloud: Inside Australia’s data centre boom
Hundreds of billions of dollars are being spent building data centres all over the planet, as all of us flock to AI. But at what cost?
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- Analysis
- AI
‘Absolute nightmare’: The social network where AI chatbots exchange ideas and gossip about humans
There’s a new social media platform capturing the imagination of millions but also ringing alarm bells. The real danger is not what you might think.
- Tim Biggs
- Opinion
- Regulation
Albo is secretive and unaccountable – just like ScoMo
Government secrecy is the worst in a decade. Are we in the third term of the Morrison government?
- Parnell Palme McGuinness
Tax on truth: Coalition, Greens team up to block Labor’s controversial laws
Coalition and Greens senators are set to reject the bill once it reaches the Senate.
- Nick Newling
Panic as breached details of 183m accounts, including Gmail, emerge
The news isn’t nearly as bad as some online would have you believe, but it’s always a good idea to check your security.
- Tim Biggs
- Analysis
- Cloud
Why one company’s glitch just broke half the internet
When Amazon sneezes, the world catches a cold. It’s time we stopped accepting that as normal.
- David Swan
The glaring errors that caused a $150 million water billing bungle
Missteps and missed opportunities at nearly every step of the launch of Greater Western Water’s botched new billing system have spiralled into a 16-month-long, expensive mess.
- Rachel Eddie
‘A tax on truth’: Ley slams Labor move to charge for government docs, bury debate
The Albanese government will seize time usually allocated to the Coalition to raise issues for debate in parliament.
- Brittany Busch
A $200 billion boost to the economy – but it may mean losing your job
It could be the biggest change to our lives since the invention of steam engines. But even the Productivity Commissions concedes AI could cost jobs.
- Shane Wright
Lord Mayor reinvented as US fighter pilot on X, claims account was hacked
A hacker appeared to have taken over an account run by Brisbane Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner, only reverting to his original profile name on Thursday night.
- Felicity Caldwell and William Davis