Australia plans AI rules on human oversight, transparency
By Renju Jose SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's centre-left government said on Thursday it planned to introduce targeted artificial intelligence rules including human intervention and transparency amid a rapid rollout of AI tools by businesses and in everyday life. Industry and Science Minister
SpaceX in talks to land and recover Starship rocket off Australia’s coast
By Joey Roulette WASHINGTON (Reuters) - SpaceX is in talks with U.S. and Australian officials to land and recover one of its Starship rockets off Australia's coast, a possible first step toward a bigger presence for Elon Musk's company in the
Australia warns of malicious websites after cyber outage
By Sam McKeith SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's cyber intelligence agency said on Saturday that "malicious websites and unofficial code" were being released online claiming to aid recovery from Friday's global digital outage, which hit media, retailers, banks and airlines. Australia was one
Fossils of ‘sea phantom’ flying reptile unearthed in Australia
By Will Dunham (Reuters) - Long ago in the skies above the shallow Eromanga Sea, which once covered what is now arid inland Australia, soared a formidable pterosaur - flying reptile - boasting a bony crest at the tip of its
Australia should force Meta to pay for news
By Peter Hobson CANBERRA (Reuters) - Australia should force Meta Platforms to pay news companies for content that appears on Facebook and impose broader regulation on social media firms, a senior News Corp executive said. Meta said in March it would stop
Australia’s Juukan Gorge yields up rare Tasmanian Devil tooth
By Melanie Burton MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Archaeologists surveying the Juukan Gorge rock shelter in Western Australia that was destroyed by Rio Tinto in 2020 have unearthed major finds including the tooth of a Tasmanian Devil that has not been recorded on
Singtel rules out selling Australian unit Optus
By Roushni Nair (Reuters) - Singapore Telecommunications (Singtel), Southeast Asia's largest telecom operator, reiterated on Wednesday that there was no "impending deal" to divest its Australian telecom unit Optus. Singtel, majority owned by Singapore sovereign investor Temasek, in March denied an AFR
Australia’s Telstra falls after cutting annual earnings view
By Adwitiya Srivastava (Reuters) - Australia's top telecom firm Telstra Group trimmed the upper end of its operating earnings forecast for fiscal 2024 on Thursday even as it reported an 11% jump in its first-half profit due to strong performance across
Meet the talent: April Walker, Founder of Western Australia Spaceport
Place of residence: Perth, Western Australia Position: Founder of Western Australia Spaceport (WA Spaceport) and Azimuth Please describe a day in your life I could start by listing out tasks such as checking my emails, talking with my Co-founder, reading newspapers, attending meetings,