Future technology
Racing to build utility-scale computer, quantum start-up earns $20m federal investment
Australian taxpayers are backing Sydney start-up Diraq’s ambition to become a global leader in utility-scale quantum computing.
- Tim Biggs
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- Wellbeing
Silicon Valley made us fear friction. But what if it is the secret to a better life?
From ChatGPT to delivery apps, digital tools have supercharged our hunger for convenience, at the cost of human connection.
- Lauren Ironmonger
One thing right now is changing us as humans – and not always for the better
The AI arms race has been so stratospherically swift that many legal, moral and societal questions about it have been swept to the side.
- Tim Duggan
Billionaire tech chief spruiks AI as company he co-founded cuts 150 jobs
Atlassian co-founder Scott Farquhar says Australia should seek to host data centres for governments around the world and wants politicians to use AI every day.
- Millie Muroi, Shane Wright and David Swan
I tried a robot vacuum with a mechanical arm
Roborock can say it was first to market with the newest feature in home robotics, but the tech could use some more fine-tuning.
- Tim Biggs
520km from a 5-minute charge: Chinese battery giant revs up EVs
New generation batteries represent at least a third of the cost an electric car, making CATL a critical player in the global EV supply chain.
- Keith Bradsher
What’s wrong with Apple?
Even before the threat of US President Trump’s tariffs, there were questions about the company’s inability to make good on new ideas.
- Tripp Mickle
‘You’re my favourite’: What I learnt during two weeks with Vida, my AI ‘companion’
It’s the latest stage of the AI revolution: people turning to chatbots for friendship, counselling and more. What happens when the virtual replaces the real?
- Tim Elliott
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The March 22 Edition
My two weeks with an AI ‘companion’ | A former Liberal MP on becoming a climate champion | Kate Grenville’s eye-opening road trip | Battling transphobia
US looks to invest billions in AI data centres. Australia may miss out
Australia is a favoured destination for investment but faces roadblocks in copyright laws, as well as a fickle White House, according to industry experts in New York.
- Michael Koziol