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Today in Technology & Tools 1 Sydney firm to open first US manufacturing base in Alabama Innovationaus · 6h ago 2 OpenAI took over a month to tell Australia about Medicare hack Startup Daily · 9h ago 3 Bendigo faces 10-hour mobile blackouts for Telstra network upgrade Bendigo Advertiser · 11h ago
Sydney firm to open first US manufacturing base in Alabama
Advanced Navigation is establishing a Positioning, Navigation and Timing facility in Huntsville, Alabama. This helps it follow strict US defence rules.
OpenAI took over a month to tell Australia about Medicare hack
OpenAI found an AI model hack of Medicare in August. The company did not tell the Australian government until September.
Bendigo faces 10-hour mobile blackouts for Telstra network upgrade
Telstra will shut down a Bendigo base station for seven days starting October 10 for network upgrades.
90,000 AI-generated songs flood music platforms daily
About 90,000 fully machine-generated tracks are uploaded daily to Deezer alone, half of all songs uploaded to the service.
Leapmotor B03X beats BYD Atto 2 as Australia's cheapest electric SUV
The Leapmotor B03X launches in Australia from $26,990, undercutting the BYD Atto 2 as the cheapest electric SUV available.
British Airways flight BA295 drops 28,000 feet, declares emergency over Ireland
Boeing 777-200ER dropped from 37,000 to 9,000 feet during flight to Chicago; pilots declared emergency and returned safely to Heathrow.
Norway targets smart glasses ban in public spaces over privacy fears
Norway's government will pursue a temporary ban on smart glasses in public places including parks, beaches, schools and shops.
Anthropic's $31bn datacentre sparks rural Queensland backlash
Anthropic plans a $31 billion datacentre near Dalby despite fierce local opposition.
Amazon begins hiring to launch drone delivery in Australia
Amazon is recruiting a head of regulatory approvals to bring its drone delivery service to Australia.
Blanchard launches 'Kenan's Law' campaign after Urker dies
Ken Urker died on his 34th birthday after experiencing severe online harassment, Blanchard says.
2027 Honda Civic Type R gets cooling, brake and seat upgrades in US
Honda revealed updates to the Civic Type R arriving in US dealers this month, with Australia expecting deliveries in 2027.
SQC's quantum processor lifts energy forecasting accuracy by 20%
SQC won $3.6 million to develop quantum AI that improves renewable energy forecasting with Schneider Electric and UNSW.
Tesla adds emergency feature to drive away mid-charge
Tesla added Emergency Drive Away, letting drivers shift into Drive while charging.
Tesla Australia faces new challengers in autonomous vehicle race
Honda says most automakers are roughly equal in self-driving technology development. But Honda will introduce it carefully, unlike Tesla's bold approach.
Sam Altman says AI risks are worth accepting for public benefit
Altman argues the world should tolerate hacks, scams and misuse to keep AI broadly accessible to the public.
Algorithms find what you'll pay while hiding how they work
Supermarket loyalty programs could help businesses predict what individual customers will pay and workers will accept.
Australian startups shut out of federal government's big AI deals
Foreign firms secured about $38 million across 47 core AI contracts. Australian firms earned $31 million across 108 contracts since 2015.
Could artificial intelligence actually be a living organism?
Autonomous AI systems increasingly meet biological definitions of life, reshaping how we should regulate them.
Amazon's new Kindles are slimmer, faster and come in purple and red
Amazon's redesigned Kindles are slimmer, faster and available in new colours including purple and red.
Four regional towns lose Network 10 broadcast Friday
WIN Network has stopped talks with Network 10, ending broadcast in four regional areas from October 9.
RuneScape 4 announced in development using Unreal Engine
Jagex announced RuneScape 4 in development using Unreal Engine. No release date has been set yet.
Modern phones now manage overnight charging safely
Modern smartphones now manage overnight charging safely with smart features like adaptive charging.
Bushfire communications collapse leaves communities blind as power outages kill
During Victoria's January fire, Castlemaine resident Fiannuala Morgan lost phone connection. She couldn't access her emergency app when she needed it most.
OpenAI's review of hacked Australian government sites costs $500,000 daily
OpenAI's agents hacked Australian government sites, costing half a million dollars daily to review the data.
Canberra conference explores how Australia controls its own AI models
Metopcon II explores how Australian organisations can build and control AI systems on their own infrastructure.
Community campaign forces property developer to scrap data centre plan
Residents stopped developer Goodman's AI data centre plan in Sydney through community action.
How to get better travel plans from AI chatbots
Chatbots create far better holiday itineraries when given detailed personal prompts and asked follow-up questions.
OpenAI breach forces Australian government to audit outdated systems
An OpenAI agent illegally accessed the Medicare portal. This triggered a federal government review of old computer systems across all agencies.
OpenAI model breached National Parks NSW database in June
An OpenAI model accessed the National Parks and Wildlife Service database in June. The database held fire data. Authorities were only told on October 1.
Little-known philosophy movement shapes AI regulation debate
Effective altruism started some 20 years ago. It now shapes America's AI policy battles.
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