Australia aims to tax tech giants unless they pay news outlets
Australia unveiled draft laws on Tuesday that would tax tech giants Meta, Google and TikTok unless they voluntarily strike deals to pay local outlets for news.
Apr 28, 2026
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Sora shutdown reveals costly limits of AI video generation and creative use
OpenAI officially discontinued its video generation tool, Sora, on April 26, 2026. I'm a computer scientist who's been developing AI tools and studying their evolution and adoption for the past decade, and I wasn't surprised ...
Apr 27, 2026
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EU tells Google to open Android to AI rivals
The EU on Monday laid out measures it wants Google to take to open up its operating system to rival AI services, in a move slammed by the US tech giant.
Apr 27, 2026
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Microsoft cuts OpenAI revenue share in a fresh step to loosen their AI alliance
Microsoft said Monday it will no longer pay a share of its revenue to ChatGPT maker OpenAI, the latest move to untether a close partnership that helped unleash an artificial intelligence boom.
Apr 27, 2026
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You probably wouldn't notice if an AI chatbot slipped ads into its responses
Hundreds of millions of people consult artificial intelligence chatbots on a daily basis for everything from product recommendations to romance, making them a tempting audience to target with potentially below-the-radar advertising. ...
Apr 27, 2026
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AI is the world's most demanding construction client—with some concerning implications
In late 2024, a new building broke ground in Western Sydney that will draw more electricity than 140,000 homes—roughly the power demand for a mid-sized Australian town like Geelong.
Apr 27, 2026
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US Supreme Court hears privacy case involving smartphone location data
The US Supreme Court heard arguments on Monday about law enforcement's use of "geofence warrants"—the collection of smartphone location data about everyone who was near a particular place at a specific time.
Apr 27, 2026
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Taylor Swift files to trademark her voice amid AI clone boom
Taylor Swift has filed applications with the US intellectual property office to trademark her voice, a move similar to one made by actor Matthew McConaughey, as AI-generated content surges.
Apr 27, 2026
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Perseverance doesn't always pay off for companies. Sometimes it's better to 'fail fast'
Across the business world, companies often double down on struggling ideas, retreating only after clear evidence shows they won't work.
Apr 27, 2026
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China blocks Meta from acquiring startup Manus as global AI rivalry deepens
China on Monday blocked U.S. tech giant Meta's acquisition of the artificial intelligence startup Manus, in an unexpected move to reverse a deal that apparently aroused Beijing's concerns about the transfer of advanced technology.
Apr 27, 2026
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