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Kioxia semiconductor manufacturing plant in Japan
Enterprise

Kioxia Rides AI NAND Boom to Record ¥870.4B Profit, Plans US Listing

Kioxia Holdings Corp. reported record full-year operating profit of ¥870.4 billion and confirmed plans to list American depositary shares on a US exchange, as AI-driven demand for NAND flash storage propelled the Japanese memory maker to its strongest performance since being carved out of Toshiba.

Soren Chau4 min read
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Policy

US and China Will Begin AI Safety Talks, Bessent Says

The United States and China will begin formal discussions on artificial intelligence safety guardrails, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said during President Donald Trump's summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing.

Marnie Blackwood
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Ai

Nvidia's China AI Chip Sales at Zero Despite US Clearance for 10 Firms

Asha Iyer
Andy Jassy portrait representing Amazon's AI overhaul strategy
Enterprise

Jassy at Five Years: Inside Amazon's $200 Billion AI Overhaul

Soren Chau
Grand Theft Auto VI official artwork — Vice City-inspired neon skyline with palm trees and the iconic GTA VI logo
Consumer Tech

GTA 6 Pre-Orders to Open 18 May as Best Buy Leak Firms Up Launch Timeline

GTA 6 pre-orders will open on 18 May 2026 according to a verified Best Buy affiliate email. The leak firms up the timeline ahead of the 19 November launch, with Trailer 3 expected imminently as Take-Two's earnings call approaches.

Pip Sanderson
Elon Musk and Sam Altman on stage
Ai

Jury tosses Elon Musk lawsuit against OpenAI

A California jury dismissed Elon Musk's lawsuit against OpenAI as untimely, easing an immediate legal threat over the company's direction as the AI race intensifies.

Asha Iyer
Ai

CommBank formalises AI push with first chief scientist role

Commonwealth Bank has appointed UNSW professor Mary-Anne Williams as its first chief AI scientist, signalling a more formal enterprise AI push inside Australian banking.

Asha Iyer
Commonwealth Bank newsroom image
Ai

xAI launches Grok Build to challenge Anthropic and OpenAI in coding agents

xAI has launched Grok Build, a terminal-based coding agent for SuperGrok Heavy subscribers, taking on Anthropic and OpenAI in AI developer tooling.

Asha Iyer
Close-up of AI-assisted coding with menu options for debugging and problem-solving.
Ai

ABC report puts AI chatbot delusions at centre of safety debate

An ABC case study and early research suggest chatbot delusions are not a fringe curiosity but a product-safety problem that vendors and regulators now need to treat seriously.

Asha Iyer
Close-up of smartphone screen showing AI chatbot interface

Enterprise

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Oracle Developer Tools for Visual Studio
Enterprise

How to set up Oracle Developer Tools for Visual Studio in 2026

A practical 2026 guide to installing Oracle Developer Tools for Visual Studio, connecting to Oracle databases, and avoiding common setup traps.

Soren Chau
How to use React Developer Tools in 2026
Enterprise

How to use React Developer Tools in 2026

A practical guide to installing React Developer Tools, inspecting props and state, and profiling slow React behaviour in a Chrome-based workflow.

Soren Chau
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Enterprise

Publicis to buy LiveRamp for $US2.2bn as AI race shifts to data pipes

Publicis says its $US2.167 billion LiveRamp deal is about building smarter AI agents, underscoring how enterprise competition is moving to identity, consent and data-sharing infrastructure.

Soren Chau
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Enterprise

ASML backs Tata Electronics on $US11bn India chip fab

ASML will supply lithography tools, training and ramp support for Tata Electronics' planned Dholera fab, deepening India's bid to build domestic chipmaking capacity.

Soren Chau

Cybersecurity

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Cybersecurity

Windows MiniPlasma exploit gives SYSTEM access as PoC goes public

A Windows proof of concept dubbed MiniPlasma has put enterprise defenders on alert after researchers said the privilege-escalation bug could still reach SYSTEM on patched machines.

Reza Khalil
Cybersecurity

Baidam and AUSCERT sign 12-month cyber pact on threat sharing

Baidam and AUSCERT have signed a 12-month pact covering threat intelligence, incident response, phishing takedowns and training for Australian organisations.

Reza Khalil
Baidam
Cybersecurity

Grafana says GitHub token breach led to code download, extortion attempt

Grafana says a stolen GitHub token let an attacker download its codebase and demand a ransom, with no evidence of customer-data exposure or system impact.

Reza Khalil
Grafana Labs security breach headline image
Cybersecurity

Infosys opens North Sydney security operations centre for ANZ clients

Infosys has opened a dedicated Global Security Operations Center in North Sydney, expanding 24/7 monitoring and incident response for ANZ customers.

Reza Khalil
Security operations centre monitors cyber threats on multiple screens
Overhead view of a doctor writing notes during a medical consultation with coffee and laptop on the table.
Policy

Melbourne psychiatrist's AI note-taking rule sharpens healthcare consent questions

A Melbourne psychiatrist's consent policy shows how quickly AI scribes are entering Australian clinics, and how unsettled the rules remain on privacy, refusal and medical records.

Marnie Blackwood
Pope Leo XIV creates a Vatican AI commission
Policy

Pope Leo creates Vatican AI commission as governance debate broadens

Pope Leo XIV has set up a Vatican AI commission, giving the Holy See a formal role in debates over ethics, human dignity and AI policy.

Marnie Blackwood
Snap and YouTube settlement story
Policy

Snap, YouTube settle school social media suit before trial

Snap and YouTube have settled a Kentucky school district lawsuit over alleged student addiction harms, removing a June trial while the wider platform-liability fight continues.

Marnie Blackwood
AI data centre lights in a dark room
Policy

Anthropic says export controls will decide frontier AI lead by 2028

Anthropic says Washington's next two years on chips, cloud access and model distillation will shape whether democracies keep a frontier AI lead over China. For Australia, the debate runs through the US clouds and silicon stacks local enterprises already use.

Marnie Blackwood

Consumer Tech

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Consumer Tech

Apple's Siri revamp reportedly adds auto-delete chat controls

Report says Apple's rebuilt Siri app may let users delete chats after 30 days or one year, or keep them forever, ahead of an expected WWDC debut.

Pip Sanderson
Consumer Tech

Google Messages adds location sharing, spam tools and RCS upgrades

Google Messages is adding location sharing, tougher spam controls and new RCS capabilities, but some interface changes are still only in testing.

Pip Sanderson
Google Messages conversation with real-time location sharing
Consumer Tech

Apple Watch Series 12 leaks point to a faster chip and modest upgrades

Reports suggest Apple's 2026 Watch update will focus on speed, efficiency and software polish, leaving Australian buyers to decide whether Series 11 deals are enough.

Pip Sanderson
Apple Watch hero image
Consumer Tech

YouTube widens deepfake likeness detection to all adult users

YouTube is opening its likeness detection tool to users aged 18 and over, widening a safeguard that started with celebrities and entertainment partners into a mainstream account feature.

Pip Sanderson
YouTube widens deepfake likeness detection to all adult users