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Musk’s AI tool Grok will be integrated into Pentagon networks, Hegseth says

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Defense secretary says AI tool will join military systems later this month as it comes under fire for sexual imageryPete Hegseth announced on Monday that the US military will begin integrating Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence tool, Grok, into Pentagon networks.Speaking at the SpaceX headquarters in Texas on Monday evening, the US defense secretary said that […]

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Understanding the Layers of AI Observability in the Age of LLMs

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Artificial intelligence (AI) observability refers to the ability to understand, monitor, and evaluate AI systems by tracking their unique metrics—such as token usage, response quality, latency, and model drift. Unlike traditional software, large language models (LLMs) and other generative AI applications are probabilistic in nature. They do not follow fixed, transparent execution paths, which makes

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Why AI datacentres are draining our energy and water – Full Story podcast

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Australia wants in on the artificial intelligence boom but datacentres needed to run AI require huge amounts of electricity and water.Climate and environment reporter Petra Stock speaks with Nour Haydar about the increasing concerns over the environmental impact of datacentresRead more: Continue reading…

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Home Office TikTok account posting deportation footage accused of turning ‘brutality into clickbait’

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Video of raids and migrant arrests shared by profile with slogan ‘restoring order and control to our borders’A Home Office TikTok account posting footage of deportations and arrests set to dramatic music has been criticised for turning “brutality” into “clickbait”.An account called @SecureBordersUK was created on Tuesday with the slogan: “Restoring order and control to

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Keir Starmer tells MPs he is open to social media ban for young people

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PM says he is alarmed at reports about children’s screen time and has shifted position on Australian-style policyUK politics live – latest updatesKeir Starmer has told MPs he is open to the idea of an Australian-style ban on social media for young people after becoming concerned about the amount of time children and teenagers are

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The best Apple Watches in 2026: what’s worth buying and what’s not, according to our expert

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There’s no need to buy new – unless your model’s ready for retirement. Our technology expert compares the top Apple smartwatches available right now• The best running watches – testedThe best Apple Watch may be the one already on your wrist.Each generation of Apple’s smartwatch is fairly iterative, with most of the best features added

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Can X be banned under UK law and what are the other options?

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UK media regulator is investigating whether X has breached the Online Safety Act – what could happen next?The UK government is threatening Elon Musk’s X with the nuclear option under the country’s online safety laws: a ban. The social media platform is under pressure from ministers after it allowed the Grok AI tool, which is

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An ecosystem of smuggled tech holds Iran’s last link to the outside world

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Despite internet blackout, a small number of Iranians are risking their lives to share messages as protests continueFor most of Iran, the internet was shut off on Thursday afternoon – the most severe blackout the country has seen in years of internet shutdowns, coming after days of escalating anti-government protests.For a very small sliver of

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Love Machines by James Muldoon review – the risks and rewards of getting intimate with AI

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The sociology professor is suitably comfortable with AI helpers that he creates his own – it’s their inventors’ motives and unregulated environment he argues we should be concerned aboutIf much of the discussion of AI risk conjures doomsday scenarios of hyper-intelligent bots brandishing nuclear codes, perhaps we should be thinking closer to home. In his

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After the Bondi attack, a deepfaked Guardian video went viral. It won’t be the last – video

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In the days after the worst mass shooting in Australia since Port Arthur, a wave of misinformation spread across social media. A video of Australian federal police commissioner Krissy Barrett claiming four Indian nationals had been arrested, with a Guardian watermark on screen, was in fact a deepfake made from a genuine video of a

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