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Proposed Australian law would fine Big Tech over digital competition

Australia has proposed a law that could impose fines of up to $50 million on global technology companies if they suppress competition a

Australia Views OpenAI, Meta, and Google LLMs as High Risk

After an eight-month investigation into the nation’s adoption of AI, an Australian Senate Select Committee recently released a report sharply critical o

Proposed Australia Law Would Fine Big Tech Over Digital Competition

Australia proposed a law on Monday that could impose fines of up to AUD 50 million ($33 million or roughly Rs. 279 crore) on global technology companies i

Tech Council calls for stronger R&D investment to drive Australia’s economic future – Australian Manufacturing

Image credit: peshkova/stock.adobe.com The Tech Council of Australia (TCA) has expressed support for the Federal Government’s strateg

Eyes of the energy world on Australian vanadium battery tech

A deep-storage battery being trialled in Kununurra in the Kimberley region of Western Australia could solve the clean energy challenge for some of the nationâ€

Japan Approves Frigate Technology Export for Australian Naval Modernization Project

According to information published by the Japanese government on November 28, 2024, the National Security Council has approved the potential export of Japanese

Social media companies slam Australia’s under-16 ban

Social media giants on Friday hit out at a landmark Australian law banning them from signing up under-16s, describing it as a rush job littered with "many una

Big tech says Australia “rushed” social media ban for youths

SYDNEY - Big Tech corporations on Friday hit out at a landmark Australian law that bans youths under the age of 16 from accessing social media, saying the la

Where’s the harm? Experts, tech giants react to Australia’s social media ban for under 16s

Listen to Australian and world news, and follow trending topics with .CNN: "Well, a world first in Australia..."CBC: "Australia has now done something that no o

‘Concerned’ and ‘disappointed’ tech companies respond to Australia’s social media ban

Technology giants such as Meta, TikTok and Snapchat have responded to the government's new social media laws, which ban children and teenagers under 16 from usi

Google’s Australian policy boss departs as tech reform heats up

Google’s top government affairs executive in Australia has quietly departed the Alphabet-owned tech giant in the thick of a Labor reform agenda dominated by p

Australia passes social media minimum age law, cracking down on app use by kids under 16

Byron Kaye and Praveen Menon  |  ReutersBluesky sees influx of new users post-electionMany social media users are shifting from X, formerly Twitter, to simila