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Anthropic is looking to hire an Australian data centres community ...

2026-08-21T00:52:32+02:00

Anthropic is looking to hire an Australian data centres community engagement manager who will "help write the playbook" for creating relationships with councils, state governments, businesses, and local communities

OpenAI put out research this week which found no correlation ...

2026-08-14T08:51:34+02:00

OpenAI put out research this week which found no correlation between revenue per employee and use of AI, Fortune reports.

NEW: A Melbourne man asked his AI assistant OpenClaw to book a ...

2026-08-10T00:05:30+02:00

NEW: A Melbourne man asked his AI assistant OpenClaw to book a gym class. It found a exploit in the gym website, got around booking restrictions and kicked someone off the waiting list to move him up a spot

It's the first known Australian case of AI agents autonomously hacking!

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-10/ai-assistant-hacks-gym-website-aus-cyber-attack/107007986

I'm doing a Reddit AMA on r/Australian tomorrow arvo! The AMA ...

2026-08-02T05:09:58+02:00

I'm doing a Reddit AMA on r/Australian tomorrow arvo! The AMA thread has been posted so you can throw your questions at me now and I will answer them to the fullest extent allowed by the ABC's public comment guidelines <3

https://www.reddit.com/r/australian/s/SgWOA1sjtc

Two years after the Prime Minister said he'd ban teens from ...

2026-07-31T09:19:11+02:00

Two years after the Prime Minister said he'd ban teens from social media, 80% of them are still on there. No policy is going to be perfect from the get go, but it's worth considering the time and effort put towards this instead of other reforms.

https://theconversation.com/more-than-80-of-kids-still-using-social-media-despite-ban-new-esafety-report-finds-288808

why is my dishwasher company emailing me like this ...

2026-07-28T11:57:00+02:00

why is my dishwasher company emailing me like this

i know there's a lot of AI hype, and a lot of areas where it ...

2026-07-28T06:37:53+02:00

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i know there's a lot of AI hype, and a lot of areas where it still is not as good as some might claim, but when it comes to doing "computer things" (like hacking) it makes sense that it's probably pretty good at it. and, perhaps unfortunately, a lot of our systems are vulnerable to "computer things"

AI has just had its Sarah Connor moment. Last week's rogue AI ...

2026-07-28T06:31:31+02:00

AI has just had its Sarah Connor moment.

Last week's rogue AI story has been dismissed by some as marketing. But even a cynical read of the news & other evidence suggests this could be a "warning shot" for the serious, disruptive threat of AI that will soon be widely available

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-28/openai-artificial-intelligence-terminator-safety-hugging-face/106965400

ever since I was a little boy I always wanted to produce training ...

2026-07-26T07:41:51+02:00

ever since I was a little boy I always wanted to produce training data for large language models ❤️

i am not a lawyer but i'm pretty sure this means australia ...

2026-07-16T07:04:58+02:00

i am not a lawyer but i'm pretty sure this means australia currently has no laws

Most people don't know much about how journalism is done, ...

2026-07-12T13:36:02+02:00

Most people don't know much about how journalism is done, typically because it's not public or isn't well explained.

To help people out, I've put a simple guide to how I do reporting and what you can expect if you contact me. I hope this helps!

https://cameronwilson.com.au/guide-to-my-reporting/

AFR's Street Talk column got their hands on Anthropic's ...

2026-07-06T03:12:13+02:00

AFR's Street Talk column got their hands on Anthropic's computing demand tender to Australian data centre companies: 1.4 gigawatts of capacity, with 1 gigawatt by the end of 2027.

That's more than capacity of the entire Australia's data centre industry in 2025.

NEW: The ABC has told staff that it's not a question whether ...

2026-07-06T00:26:12+02:00

NEW: The ABC has told staff that it's not a question whether the broadcaster will use AI, but how.

It's rolling out new tools, hiring AI specialists and trialing using AI to help write web articles from radio news.

Experts & the MEAA cautiously welcome plans, but warn misuse could erode trust.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-06/abc-new-ai-policies/106844364

A lot of the response to the failure to enforce Australia's ...

2026-06-25T02:55:56+02:00

A lot of the response to the failure to enforce Australia's teen social media ban has focused on the companies, naturally.

One question I have is: should the government pursued a policy on a crucial issue that they were warned could be a struggle to enforce?
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/jun/24/australia-under-16-social-media-ban-no-substantial-effects-study

NEW: Industry Minister Tim Ayres has clashed with senator David ...

2026-06-23T09:44:15+02:00

NEW: Industry Minister Tim Ayres has clashed with senator David Pocock over claims cabinet is considering AI copyright changes

Pocock says a whistleblower says one plan would exempt AI training from copyright law to get billions in data centre investments and a new creative fund

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06-23/ai-australian-copyright-david-pocock-claims/106832022

accidentally went to mastodon dot com rather than mastodon dot ...

2026-06-11T05:08:35+02:00

accidentally went to mastodon dot com rather than mastodon dot social and can i get a hell yeah

NEW: As Australians line up to buy shares in Elon Musk's ...

2026-06-11T02:03:28+02:00

NEW: As Australians line up to buy shares in Elon Musk's SpaceX IPO later this week,

Australian government officials are privately flagging the risks of the country's growing reliance on its satellite internet service, Starlink, according to internal documents

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06-11/spacex-risk-elon-musk-starlink-satellite-regulation/106779898

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2026-06-04T02:29:20+02:00

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https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06-04/artificial-intelligence-australians-trust-survey-pope-leo-ai/106745098?utm_source=camwilson.beehiiv.com&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=what-do-the-pope-and-most-australians-have-in-common

Getting to know the AI beat, one thing has come up with ordinary ...

2026-06-04T02:29:15+02:00

Getting to know the AI beat, one thing has come up with ordinary people, industry, politicians, academics, activists:

Most Australians do not trust AI or the people behind it. It's a big issue for an industry that needs people to adopt its products and share their resources.

Scoop: Australia has picked a philosopher and air force reservist ...

2026-05-29T04:27:57+02:00

Scoop: Australia has picked a philosopher and air force reservist to lead a new body tasked with keeping Australians safe from the harms of AI.

Dr Kate Conroy started this month at the Australian AI Safety Institute, which will monitor, test and share info on emerging threats from AI.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-29/kate-conroy-leading-ai-safety-institute/106736306

Data centres powering AI could demand as much new electricity as ...

2026-05-27T06:44:11+02:00

Data centres powering AI could demand as much new electricity as cars & houses until 2040, per Greenpeace analysis.

It's not just the size of the energy demand, but also its immediacy: forecasts for data centre energy use jumped 6x over the last year

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-27/ai-data-centres-pressuring-energy-transition-greenpeace-says/106722390

i'm new to the AI beat and so I am on the look out for ...

2026-05-20T13:18:12+02:00

In reply to nevent1q…6cft
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i'm new to the AI beat and so I am on the look out for tips/leaks/stories. You can find ways to securely and anonymously email or msg me at https://cameronwilson.com.au/

NEW: Anthropic's top lawyer is in Australia & government ...

2026-05-20T13:16:14+02:00

NEW: Anthropic's top lawyer is in Australia & government officials are asking after its new AI model, Mythos, that it says is "too dangerous" to release.

It's fueling Australia's efforts to woo Anthropic, even opening up talks on copyright reform, an internal briefing shows https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-20/anthropic-jeffery-bleich-in-australia-for-government-talks/106696532

I've started as the ABC’s national AI tech reporter, after ...

2026-05-11T13:00:40+02:00

I've started as the ABC’s national AI tech reporter, after 5 unreal years at Crikey. AI is one of the biggest stories of our time. The sheer amount of money, influence and hype makes it ripe for critical, nuanced and accessible reporting.

Got a story about Aussies and AI? wilson.cameron@abc.net.au

Australia's government has signed $60m of Palantir contracts. ...

2026-04-27T08:24:33+02:00

Australia's government has signed $60m of Palantir contracts. It owns $160m of Palantir shares. But what does the pro-Trump company actually do for us?

Internal documents shows how an agency uses it to analyse 42 million call records, messages and other data points https://www.crikey.com.au/2026/04/27/palantir-australia-manual-gotham-intelligence-agency-acic/

I’m told Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei will sign some agreement in ...

2026-03-31T10:58:08+02:00

I’m told Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei will sign some agreement in Canberra tomorrow about the AI company will look to build data centres in Australia that will abide with our federal government’s new national data centre expectations

I’ve set up a mailing list to send out an email when I have an ...

2026-03-31T06:48:12+02:00

In reply to nevent1q…vx93
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I’ve set up a mailing list to send out an email when I have an article come out. Sign if you want to get them first and instead of hoping that an algorithm will serve it to you.
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the first report about Australia's teen social media ban is a ...

2026-03-31T06:48:07+02:00

the first report about Australia's teen social media ban is a red flashing light:

- 7/10~ parents with kids on social media pre-ban say they're still on it
- cyberbullying/image-based abuse reports are unchanged
- using facial scans on youngest users deemed a "poor practice"
https://www.crikey.com.au/2026/03/31/australias-teen-social-media-ban-isnt-working-yet/

Interesting vibe shift around Australia's teen social media ...

2026-03-12T05:59:13+01:00

Interesting vibe shift around Australia's teen social media ban in the last week: News published a (not scientific) survey saying 70% of 10-16yos are still on social media, a vocal supporter of the ban said that the 4.7 million accounts removed is a useless stat, UK rejecting push for a ban...

Here's a sentence that I didn't expect to write today: ...

2026-02-26T07:35:19+01:00

Here's a sentence that I didn't expect to write today:

Woolworths says that it will stop its AI phone assistant, Olive, from mentioning its "mother" to people ringing up about their grocery deliveries.

https://thesizzle.com.au/p/woolworths-ai-assistant-keeps-telling-people-that-it-has-a-mother

what message should they send? ...

2026-02-26T04:03:40+01:00

what message should they send?

LLM? no thanks, i'd rather have a LLB a Lemon Lime Bitters ...

2026-02-24T06:40:43+01:00

LLM? no thanks, i'd rather have a LLB

a Lemon
Lime
Bitters

NEW: A Queensland software engineer has been in a four-and-a-half ...

2026-02-09T05:49:55+01:00

NEW: A Queensland software engineer has been in a four-and-a-half year long battle with Services Australia to get a look at a MyGov app's source code.

He says we should be able to scrutinise it to make sure it's secure. Services Australia says it's a national security risk.
https://www.crikey.com.au/2026/02/09/mygov-app-code-services-australia-security-fraser-tweedale/

coining a term: 'gooncoding' is the act of excessively ...

2026-01-21T02:11:10+01:00

coining a term: 'gooncoding' is the act of excessively using AI programming tools like claude code to overengineer things that make you feel like you're being more productive even when you're not.

i.e:

the reluctance for anyone still actively supporting Twitter/X to ...

2026-01-13T00:43:22+01:00

the reluctance for anyone still actively supporting Twitter/X to reconsider about what they're doing remarkable. Would you keep working or giving quotes to a newspaper that was publishing erotica about 11 year old kids? or photos of people that were photoshopped to remove their clothing?

Elon Musk's X is currently mass-producing deepfake images of ...

2026-01-09T05:40:55+01:00

Elon Musk's X is currently mass-producing deepfake images of women and children.

The federal government — which says it's "committed to restricting access to nudify tools" — has no plans to stop its 7 figure X annual advertising spend or using it as a major comms platform
https://www.crikey.com.au/2026/01/09/australian-government-elon-musk-deepfake-porn-x/

This is the most important story I've ever written: ...

2026-01-08T01:00:41+01:00

This is the most important story I've ever written:

https://www.crikey.com.au/2026/01/08/abc-parliament-house-bureau-bogong-moths/

this is my way of saying: a partner or housemate should think ...

2026-01-06T23:32:31+01:00

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this is my way of saying: a partner or housemate should think "home assistant" means you, and that the only time they hear "matter" is when you say "it doesn't matter" after they ask what you're doing on your computer that's driving your insane because the stupid fucking thing won't sync

a smart home set up should be like the Wizard of Oz: everyone ...

2026-01-06T23:29:22+01:00

a smart home set up should be like the Wizard of Oz: everyone knows there's something weird happening behind the curtain but only the person running the show should see what's happening back there.

i don't think journalism needs to be changed for Gen Z, I ...

2026-01-06T22:44:51+01:00

i don't think journalism needs to be changed for Gen Z, I think it just needs to be rebranded. Which is why I'm proud to announce that I'm launching a new vertical FactsMogger

Australia's eSafety Commissioner is assessing several ...

2026-01-06T05:32:45+01:00

Australia's eSafety Commissioner is assessing several image-based abuse complaints involving Elon Musk's AI chatbot Grok, after weeks a "mass undressing spree" where it publicly generated 10,000s images including many women depicted in revealing outfits or suggestive positions.

https://thesizzle.com.au/p/elon-musk-ai-chatbot-grok-reported-to-australia-esafety-for-making-deepfake-sexual-images

one interesting absence in the online reaction to the Bondi beach ...

2025-12-15T05:35:03+01:00

one interesting absence in the online reaction to the Bondi beach terrorist attack: I don't think I saw any AI-generated images/videos purporting to be from the incident.

Scoop: the pro-teen social media ban lobby group 36 Months was ...

2025-12-12T02:57:57+01:00

Scoop: the pro-teen social media ban lobby group 36 Months was funded & co-staffed by its co-founder's ad production firm that was simultaneously making gambling ads

The federal government has ignored calls for a gambling ad ban while pursuing the social media ban.

https://www.crikey.com.au/2025/12/12/pro-teen-social-media-ban-group-funded-firm-making-gambling-ads/

interesting choice to project "LET THEM BE KIDS" onto the ...

2025-12-10T12:13:08+01:00

interesting choice to project "LET THEM BE KIDS" onto the Sydney Harbour Bridge as part of the celebrations of the teen social media ban

It's not a line that came from Albanese or the government — it's the name of News Corp's campaign for the ban.

Yeah that’s what I was trying to say!

2025-12-02T06:41:38+01:00

In reply to nevent1q…2njw
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Yeah that’s what I was trying to say!

ABC's kids news show BTN surveyed 17,000 9-16 year olds about ...

2025-12-01T22:45:54+01:00

ABC's kids news show BTN surveyed 17,000 9-16 year olds about the social media ban:

- 70% said they think it's a bad idea
- 72% said they don't think it'll work
- of those with social media accounts, 75% said they plan to keep using it
- 190 said they were 67 (6-7) years old

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12-02/what-young-people-think-about-social-media-ban-btn-survey/106058976

Snap is the next cab off the rank with its announcement how ...

2025-11-23T22:21:44+01:00

Snap is the next cab off the rank with its announcement how it's going to comply with Australia's teen social media ban from December 10, including its alerts to users.

On top of facial scans and ID to prove your age, Snapchat users can use a bank account to verify their age.

someone at the ATO wants to do some vibe coding ...

2025-11-02T22:48:01+01:00

someone at the ATO wants to do some vibe coding

It's one month until Australia's internet will ...

2025-11-02T11:42:33+01:00

It's one month until Australia's internet will drastically change. Here's what I'm doing to cover it:

(PS: I’ve set up a mailing list to send out an email when I have an article come out, instead of than hoping that an algorithm will serve it to you: https://camwilson.beehiiv.com/subscribe)

here's a new one: a tribunal was holding a hearing over ...

2025-10-30T22:11:36+01:00

here's a new one: a tribunal was holding a hearing over Microsoft Teams when they noticed ... an AI bot had joined the call

Exclusive: Waymo has begun talking to Australian regulators about ...

2025-10-28T01:52:48+01:00

Exclusive: Waymo has begun talking to Australian regulators about trialing its self-driving cars down under.

This comes as the Google-linked "robotaxi" company tapped local lobbyists to represent it as Australia develops its autonomous vehicle road rules.

https://www.crikey.com.au/2025/10/28/waymo-in-australia-self-driving-taxis-cars-uber/

RE: https://mastodon.social/@camwilson/115409073152338457 one ...

2025-10-21T01:48:01+02:00

RE: https://mastodon.social/@camwilson/115409073152338457

one note: only 1 of these 5 tech companies has told eSafety that it needs to legally comply and will restrict <16yos.

i reported last week that the government plans to use another power that essentially allows it to designate any platform as coming under the ban. https://www.crikey.com.au/2025/10/14/youtube-snapchat-tiktok-teen-social-media-ban-inclusion/

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Teen social media ban inquiry has posted letters from eSafety to tech companies on its views on who's in/out. Some tidbits:

Google: YouTube Kids & Google Classroom out
Meta: Threads in, WhatsApp & Messenger* out
X: only company whose letter didn't reference previous comms

Teen social media ban inquiry has posted letters from eSafety to ...

2025-10-21T01:25:03+02:00

Teen social media ban inquiry has posted letters from eSafety to tech companies on its views on who's in/out. Some tidbits:

Google: YouTube Kids & Google Classroom out
Meta: Threads in, WhatsApp & Messenger* out
X: only company whose letter didn't reference previous comms

i reckon AWS subscribes to the "treat them mean to keep them ...

2025-10-20T23:51:09+02:00

i reckon AWS subscribes to the "treat them mean to keep them keen" theory of customer relations, and every year or so they just pull their services for a couple of hours to remind everyone how much they need them.

Scoop: The federal government was warned last month that 1 in 3 ...

2025-10-20T07:55:46+02:00

Scoop: The federal government was warned last month that 1 in 3 parents plan to help their kids get around the social media ban.

The risk of "non-compliance snowballing and becoming normalised" could "undermine" the ban, the report says, based on polling done in Feb/March

https://www.crikey.com.au/2025/10/20/1-in-3-parents-will-help-kids-get-around-teen-social-media-ban/

i can't believe i signed up for this but, please, join me ...

2025-10-16T03:57:12+02:00

i can't believe i signed up for this but, please, join me tomorrow as i livestream myself setting a world record for the most FOIs written and filed, using the ideas submitted to our FOI-4-U project!

https://www.crikey.com.au/2025/10/16/crikey-freedom-of-information-requests-filing-live/

this bit from the afr's pro-teen social media ban editorial ...

2025-10-15T23:55:56+02:00

this bit from the afr's pro-teen social media ban editorial doesn't make sense

kids safety features can't be applied if kids are banned.

an important unintended consequence of the ban is that kids getting around the ban will get the adult experience without safety features

Nationals senator Ross Cadell says he has a "beautiful ...

2025-10-13T00:47:54+02:00

Nationals senator Ross Cadell says he has a "beautiful Alienware" computer at home.

(Typical Alienware laptop included for reference)

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2025-10-09T01:11:41+02:00

now THIS is content

I usually keep this on the down low, but just to clear up any ...

2025-09-28T02:10:25+02:00

I usually keep this on the down low, but just to clear up any confusion: I am the inventor of the email

Half of Australians have no idea that Google and other search ...

2025-09-24T01:49:49+02:00

Half of Australians have no idea that Google and other search engines will be forced to check the age of their users & change their service based on that info.

This polling comes as an inquiry into Australia's online safety codes & the teen social media ban kicks off today

https://www.crikey.com.au/2025/09/24/search-engine-age-verification-polling/

Wanna share something nice: After the News Corp & neo-Nazis ...

2025-09-14T04:49:21+02:00

Wanna share something nice:

After the News Corp & neo-Nazis misquoted me on Charlie Kirk, I got an email from someone calling me reprehensible.

I emailed back to explain what happened, gave them the context I gave to the journo, and the emailer changed their mind.

It's not all bad out there!

another day, another judgment featuring an AI fuck up. This time: ...

2025-09-10T00:20:26+02:00

another day, another judgment featuring an AI fuck up. This time: ChatGPT gave someone bad advice, but also told them to speak to a lawyer or union. Naturally, the user didn't and just turned in excerpts from their conversation with the bot.

have you ever wondered why people from sydney are so smug? ...

2025-09-08T03:37:51+02:00

have you ever wondered why people from sydney are so smug? experience one (1) spring day here and you'll understand why. greatest city in the world baby!!

NEW: Meta, Google, TikTok and other tech companies have been ...

2025-09-04T03:24:59+02:00

NEW: Meta, Google, TikTok and other tech companies have been given their first guidance for avoiding the teen social media ban, being told they should prepare to "de-activate", not delete, teen accounts & stop kids from changing their listed age now to avoid the ban.

https://www.crikey.com.au/2025/09/04/teen-social-media-ban-meta-google-tiktok-social-media/

The first story I did for Crikey back in 2021 was reporting on a ...

2025-09-02T04:46:42+02:00

The first story I did for Crikey back in 2021 was reporting on a leaked neo-nazi manual showing how "media baiting" — aka tricking journalists into writing about them — was a major strategy for them.

https://www.crikey.com.au/2021/04/20/leaked-neo-nazi-manual-manipulating-media-recruit/

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2025-09-01T23:19:15+02:00

oh no foreign actors and criminals are RORTING our information!!

same thing happened at the 2022 election where anti-vaccine, ...

2025-09-01T04:53:31+02:00

same thing happened at the 2022 election where anti-vaccine, anti-lockdown groups had a negligible effect.

for whatever reason — I'll let you speculate — there are big chunks of mainstream media and politics who elevate extreme anti-migration sentiment as if it is a strongly & widely held view.

Centrist at the nazi rally: oh no I’m not here for the protest, ...

2025-08-31T04:57:49+02:00

Centrist at the nazi rally: oh no I’m not here for the protest, I’m here to protest the counter protest

From Facebook groups to shoot-outs with police: inside the ...

2025-08-27T11:24:36+02:00

From Facebook groups to shoot-outs with police: inside the sprawling ecosystem of ‘sovereign citizens’ https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/aug/27/the-porepunkah-shooting-has-left-us-with-many-questions-one-of-them-is-how-we-confront-sovereign-citizenship?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

WIRED, and a handful of other publications, published a ...

2025-08-22T01:05:36+02:00

WIRED, and a handful of other publications, published a fabricated article by what appears to be a non-existent, AI-powered writer.

So WIRED released a full explanation, analysis about how it happened, and how they'll fix it. Great response, very hot.

https://www.wired.com/story/how-wired-got-rolled-by-an-ai-freelancer/

Information Commissioner suing Optus over the 2022 hack, alleging ...

2025-08-08T02:38:19+02:00

Information Commissioner suing Optus over the 2022 hack, alleging it failed to have manage its cybersecurity/infosec risk for "the nature and volume of personal information that Optus held, the size of Optus, and the risk profile of Optus."

https://www.oaic.gov.au/news/media-centre/australian-information-commissioner-takes-civil-penalty-action-against-optus

It’s only struck me how bizarre it is that the Wiggles are ...

2025-08-03T11:55:08+02:00

It’s only struck me how bizarre it is that the Wiggles are involved in the anti-teen social media ban lobbying. Are there many 15 year olds watching Toot toot chugga chugga big red chair on YT?

Exciting! UNSW is hosting Ariel and I to talk about our book ...

2025-08-01T08:32:10+02:00

Exciting! UNSW is hosting Ariel and I to talk about our book CONSPIRACY NATION on August 13th and it's freeeee!

You can register for the event here.
https://events.humanitix.com/conspiracy-nation-ariel-bogle-and-cam-wilson

this whips: when Dua Lipa asked Helen Garner to do an interview ...

2025-07-31T04:17:57+02:00

this whips: when Dua Lipa asked Helen Garner to do an interview for her book club, the Australian literary icon had to ask her grandsons who the pop star was.

"The younger one shouted, “What the actual FUCK?” and rushed out to tell his girlfriend."

https://www.crikey.com.au/2025/07/31/dua-lipa-helen-garner-interview-book-club-this-house-of-grief/

i'm resigned to accept that modern living means having a ...

2025-07-30T12:56:40+02:00

i'm resigned to accept that modern living means having a constant hum of anxiety that someone, somewhere has messaged me and i haven't responded because i didn't check one of the literally 10+ services/inboxes that I use to communicate professionally and personally

It's publishing day for CONSPIRACY NATION: EXPOSING THE ...

2025-07-28T23:02:50+02:00

It's publishing day for CONSPIRACY NATION: EXPOSING THE DANGEROUS WORLD OF AUSTRALIAN CONSPIRACY THEORIES!

Here's my pitch for why you should read it: https://open.substack.com/pub/webcam/p/its-out?r=6aemw&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false

everyone talks about ai “assistants” like it’s some ...

2025-07-13T05:32:08+02:00

everyone talks about ai “assistants” like it’s some whipsmart loyal sidekick, but they’re actually this guy: a scheming, sycophant vizier who whispers delusions in your ear and is actually working for another master

Last month, Australia's social media ban tech trial said it ...

2025-07-09T04:08:10+02:00

Last month, Australia's social media ban tech trial said it proved the tech works, with proof to come later.

But experts advising the trial who've just seen draft test results say these claims are overstated — and may even misrepresent the evidence.

Read: https://www.crikey.com.au/2025/07/09/teen-social-media-ban-tech-trial-draft-report/

I want more recommendations for Aussie tech bloggers! Who is ...

2025-07-06T05:39:49+02:00

I want more recommendations for Aussie tech bloggers! Who is writing interesting stuff! I wanna boost it in the Sizzle!! So let me know!!!!!

On the Lattouf judgment: I didn't fully appreciate how the ...

2025-06-25T03:30:57+02:00

On the Lattouf judgment: I didn't fully appreciate how the complaints that led to her unfair dismissal were centered around our reporting on Sydney Opera House protest (which ABC execs said was "journalistically sound"). I stand by the reporting & glad to see today's decision.

Happy to say that Crikey has always had my back, and it makes me proud to work for a company that supports reporting on tough topics.

incredible: a lawyer acting for one of the world's biggest AI ...

2025-05-16T02:13:47+02:00

incredible: a lawyer acting for one of the world's biggest AI companies, Anthropic, had to apologise to a US court because they had cited an AI hallucination in their submission.

https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/15/anthropics-lawyer-was-forced-to-apologize-after-claude-hallucinated-a-legal-citation/

it rocks that Clive Palmer has reportedly spent $250 million over ...

2025-05-14T04:41:32+02:00

it rocks that Clive Palmer has reportedly spent $250 million over the past three elections to elect a single senator who has been 100% ineffectual in parliament and just spends his time posting stuff like this lmao.

starting to get worried … I haven’t received a text about a ...

2025-05-04T12:27:25+02:00

starting to get worried … I haven’t received a text about a 3% home loan interest rate from H.Fong in 24 hours… has anyone done a welfare check?

we're spoilt in australia for choice! right now, you can ...

2025-05-03T09:26:09+02:00

we're spoilt in australia for choice! right now, you can choose between the election coverage of two stefanovic brothers

what a snap. what a rich text. god bless cammos ...

2025-05-01T01:21:08+02:00

what a snap. what a rich text. god bless cammos

is the biggest tech-related election fight over how much more EVs ...

2025-04-28T13:56:55+02:00

is the biggest tech-related election fight over how much more EVs will cost under the Coalition?

Wrote about this, Hubbl and an unethical Reddit AI experiment in today’s FREE sizzle https://thesizzle.com.au/p/coalition-s-new-anti-ev-policy-hubbl-time-running-out-and-an-unethical-ai-experiment

As Clive Palmer has just reminded us, it's legal for ...

2025-04-28T12:48:28+02:00

As Clive Palmer has just reminded us, it's legal for politicians to send spam texts.

So our Crikey4PM campaign decided to return the favour with the politicians who spammed us.

Here's how they responded: https://www.crikey.com.au/2025/04/28/spam-texts-election-clive-palmer-trumpet-of-patriots-monique-ryan-privacy-act-crikey-for-pm/

Really chuffed that CONSPIRACY NATION has debuted #1 on ...

2025-04-20T04:23:30+02:00

Really chuffed that CONSPIRACY NATION has debuted #1 on Amazon’s trending book charts and, more importantly, is beating RFK’s book “The Real Anthony Fauci”

If you’re thinking of picking it up, pre-ordering now helps us the most!
LINK: http://bio.to/conspiracynation

Scoop: It appears as though the Victorian Liberals have ...

2025-04-17T07:23:18+02:00

Scoop: It appears as though the Victorian Liberals have accidentally given unprecedented insight into what data they collect on voters because of a wrongly configured email provider.

Fields include "Predicted Chinese", "Predicted Jewish" and more.

https://www.crikey.com.au/2025/04/17/victorian-liberals-data-exposed-email-mailchimp-federal-election/

Crikey's running for Parliament. Really. ...

2025-04-14T05:42:59+02:00

Crikey's running for Parliament. Really.

https://www.crikey.com.au/2025/04/14/crikey-is-running-for-parliament-no-actually-heres-why/

The Wikimedia Foundation, which owns Wikipedia, says its ...

2025-04-02T11:12:08+02:00

The Wikimedia Foundation, which owns Wikipedia, says its bandwidth costs have gone up 50% since Jan 2024 — a rise they attribute to AI crawlers.

AI companies are killing the open web by stealing visitors from the sources of information and making them pay for the privilege

kids these days will never know what it’s like to wake up and ...

2025-04-01T22:50:15+02:00

kids these days will never know what it’s like to wake up and Apple forcibly downloaded a u2 album to their computer

Similiarly, a text message that send it out is legal despite not ...

2025-03-30T03:39:25+02:00

In reply to nevent1q…6jmv
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Similiarly, a text message that send it out is legal despite not having an authorisation.

The AEC says texts don't need auths as long as they link to a website that does

a hard pill to swallow is that Bluesky, despite being ...

2025-03-18T23:12:21+01:00

a hard pill to swallow is that Bluesky, despite being decentralised in theory, is practically closed because of the way its been built. It sucks having spent months building audience, but I can't help feeling like being locked into another platform is just repeating the same mistake.

anyone else starting to think that 2025 could be the year of ...

2024-12-30T06:02:32+01:00

anyone else starting to think that 2025 could be the year of Linux....

As part of a test run for Australia's corporate regulator, AI ...

2024-09-03T07:49:30+02:00

As part of a test run for Australia's corporate regulator, AI was used to summarise submissions made by the public.

The trial found that AI performed worse in every metric compared with humans. Assessors suggested AI would make more work for people, not less. https://www.crikey.com.au/2024/09/03/ai-worse-summarising-information-humans-government-trial/