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Investment in data centers worldwide hit record $61bn in 2025, report finds

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Analysts see ‘global construction frenzy that shows no signs of slowing’ amid surge in demand from AI boomA new report finds that investment in the worldwide data center market reached $61bn this year, setting a new record atop the wave of the artificial intelligence boom.The analysis by S&P Global, first reported by CNBC, documented what […]

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Proposal to allow use of Australian copyrighted material to train AI abandoned after backlash

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Productivity Commission recommends waiting three years to establish review into technology after furious response from creative industriesFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Productivity Commission has abandoned a proposal to allow tech companies to mine copyrighted material to train artificial intelligence models, after

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UK’s largest proposed datacentre ‘understating planned water use’

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Analysis suggests consumption at Northumberland site could be 50 times higher than US operator QTS estimatesThe UK’s largest proposed datacentre is understating the scale of its planned water use, according to an analysis.The first phase of construction for the hyperscale campus in Cambois in Northumberland has been given the go-ahead by the local council. The

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UK actors vote to refuse to be digitally scanned in pushback against AI

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Equity says vote signals strong opposition to AI use and readiness to disrupt productions unless protections are securedActors have voted to refuse digital scanning to prevent their likeness being used by artificial intelligence in a pushback against AI in the arts.Members of the performing arts union Equity were asked if they would refuse to be

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Trump Media announces $6bn merger plan with fusion power company

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TMTG, which owns president’s Truth Social platform, unveils link-up TAE Technologies to respond to AI boomDonald Trump’s loss-making social media business has announced plans to merge with a fusion power company.Trump Media and Technology Group, owner of the US president’s minnow Truth Social platform, unveiled an extraordinary merger worth more than $6bn with TAE Technologies,

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George Osborne has a new job in tech, and it doesn’t bode well for Britain | Chris Stokel-Walker

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OpenAI is the latest to make a political hire as big tech spreads its tentacles around the world. So what’s the attraction?George Osborne getting a new job isn’t exactly news. Since leaving frontline politics, the former chancellor has served as the chair of the Northern Powerhouse Partnership, edited (not entirely successfully) the Evening Standard, advised

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AI boom has caused same CO2 emissions in 2025 as New York City, report claims

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Study author says tech companies are reaping benefits of artificial intelligence age but society is left to pay costThe AI boom has caused as much carbon dioxide to be released into the atmosphere in 2025 as emitted by the whole of New York City, it has been claimed.The global environmental impact of the rapidly spreading

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Third of UK citizens have used AI for emotional support, research reveals

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AI Security Institute report finds most common type of AI tech used was general purpose assistants such as ChatGPT and Amazon AlexaA third of UK citizens have used artificial intelligence for emotional support, companionship or social interaction, according to the government’s AI security body.The AI Security Institute (AISI) said nearly one in 10 people used

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Fake Minns, altered images and psyop theories: Bondi attack misinformation shows AI’s power to confuse

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For now many fakes are easy to spot. But audiences could find it increasingly difficult to tell fact from fiction as tech improvesFull report: Bondi terror attackVictims of Bondi beach shootingMisinformation, turbocharged by AI, was hard to avoid in the hours and days that followed the Bondi beach terror attack, as some platforms pushed dubious

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