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Parents Mia Bannister (left), Robb Evans and Emma Mason with Communications Minister Anika Wells and Anthony Albanese at a press conference at Parliament House in Canberra on Wednesday.

Google cancels parliamentary lobbying concert at last minute after YouTube ban

Rock band The Rubens were scheduled to play for Google on Wednesday night, but the company pulled the show, saying it risked being disrespectful.

  • Olivia Ireland

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Wiggles management lobbied against the government’s social media ban including YouTube, but were largely rejected.

Australia to take teen social media ban plan global, despite Wiggles’ complaints

Anthony Albanese will present world leaders with Australia’s ban on under-16s using apps such as YouTube and Instagram at an event in New York.

  • Olivia Ireland
Sundar Pichai

Google’s cricket-loving CEO has just become a billionaire

When Sundar Pichai won a scholarship to Stanford University in 1993, his family spent more than his father’s annual salary to buy a plane ticket to California. It has paid off.

  • Dylan Sloan
Elon Musk’s X has dismissed take down orders from Australia’s eSafety commissioner.

‘MechaHitler’: Why Elon Musk’s chatbot is at the centre of an Australian legal dispute

Elon Musk’s X and Australia’s online safety watchdog are back in court. Here’s what to know.

  • David Swan
ChatGPT and other AI helpers are phenomenal accelerators, but, like performance-enhancing drugs, they carry hidden costs.

AI may make us more efficient, but it’s turning our brains to mush

ChatGPT and other AI helpers are phenomenal accelerators, but, like performance-enhancing drugs, they carry hidden costs.

  • Shadé Zahrai
Apple is moving into a new product line with its MR headset.

Apple eyes major change to Siri

Apple is considering a blockbuster move as it looks to close the gap on its rivals in the artificial intelligence race.

  • Mark Gurman
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Julie Inman Grant. eSafety Commissioner, during a Senate estimates hearing at Parliament House in Canberra. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen

eSafety boss reveals scale of ‘harmful’ videos on YouTube, urges ban for children

Four in 10 young teenagers have been exposed to harmful content such as eating disorder videos on the platform, which is set to escape the child social media ban.

  • Natassia Chrysanthos
McGee says that by 2015, Apple was investing $55 billion a year into China.

‘China has Apple by the balls’: How the rising superpower captured the tech giant

Apple Inc reaped staggering profits by outsourcing its manufacturing – but its “epic” technology transfer has consequences, says one long-time observer.

  • Greg Callaghan
Boomerang Tower, Sydney Olympic Park – Case study Boomerang Tower,Sydney Olympic Park

Inside the Sydney apartments where every living room has a sunny view

This block changed shape to make sure every apartment in the block got a view and at least two hours of sunlight in winter. That makes it rare.

  • Julie Power
Data centres require large amounts of power to process information used in artificial intelligence.

Tech giants warn Labor they need more than just sun, wind and batteries

Microsoft, Google and Amazon want Australia to speed up the delivery of energy-storage projects, after the federal election shut the door on nuclear energy.

  • Nick Toscano

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