Prime Minister Anthony Albanese with Japan’s new prime minister,Sanae Takaichi,at ASEAN.

We need to hedge against controlling China and messy US on AI:Hello Japan!

Japan’s new leader,now visiting Australia,is investing heavily in future technology. Australia needs to join her.

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Anthropic chief executive Dario Amodei.

This superintelligent AI is so powerful,even its creators are afraid of what it’s capable of

If Anthropic’s new AI tool falls into the hands of bad actors,they could hack pretty much every major software system in the world. And so could your kids.

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Atlassian’s billionaire co-founder,Scott Farquhar.

For every $100 in data centres,$80 leaves Australia almost immediately

Data centres are the infrastructure boom of the decade. But how much of the investment actually stays in the country?

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For a custom computer build,RAM is now typically the second most expensive component. But the impact goes far beyond DIY gamers.

Why the prices of laptops,phones and game consoles keep rising

The AI tax is making memory more expensive,and it doesn’t show any signs of letting up.

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Has Donald Trump just helped China get ahead in the AI race?

Trump is the wildcard that could blow up AI

The ultimate fate of the technology that promises to transform the world looks to be in the hands of an erratic president.

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Markets are eagerly awaiting the latest results from Nvidia,which will drop after the closing bell in New York.

Tech stocks take ASX to fresh record as Nvidia soothes AI fears;Qantas dives

The Australian sharemarket has extended its rally after the US chipmaker at the heart of the AI revolution posted results that beat expectations.

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The ASX hit an intraday high on Thursday.

ASX rises as banks and miners jump,while Wesfarmers falls

The Australian sharemarket hit a new high on a bumper day for the reporting season.

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Amazon’s decision to cut jobs spooked those investors who worried that the cost-cutting exercise was needed to raise mega funds for AI.

Robots,redundancies and runaway spending:Not all AI hits the mark

Amazon’s decision to cut jobs spooked investors who worried that cost-cutting was needed to raise funds for AI.

  • Elizabeth Knight
Supporters of ousted Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro burn a US flag in Caracas.

Why Trump’s jackboots and AI’s trillions won’t shake giddy investors

The financial markets have passed two crucial tests barely a week into the new year.

  • Colin Kruger
Jensen Huang,chief executive officer of Nvidia Corp.,speaks during the 2026 CES event in Las Vegas,Nevada,US,on Tuesday,Jan. 6,2026. Siemens and Nvidia announced an expansion of their strategic partnership to develop industrial and physical AI solutions to bring AI-driven innovation to industrial workflow. Photographer:Bridget Bennett/Bloomberg
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From dishwasher to world’s ninth-richest man:Nvidia boss faces his future

Jensen Huang has a simple lesson from running the world’s most valuable company:“Don’t get fired,and don’t get bored”.

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