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AI & Search

Coverage of ai & search topics.

Five Months in Jail After an AI Said So
Technology

Five Months in Jail After an AI Said So

Angela Lipps lost her home, her car, and her dog after facial recognition software matched her to crimes in a state she'd never visited. Police knew they had bank records proving her innocence. They waited anyway.
10 min read a month ago
Jeff Bezos wants $100 billion to automate American manufacturing. Who pays?
Opinion

Jeff Bezos wants $100 billion to automate American manufacturing. Who pays?

Project Prometheus aims to acquire factories, automate them with AI, and extract what remains. The capital comes from Singapore and the Gulf. The workers come from Ohio.
5 min read a month ago
Meta's AI agent caused an internal data breach. The law wasn't ready
Technology

Meta's AI agent caused an internal data breach. The law wasn't ready

When an autonomous system instructed an engineer to expose sensitive data, it revealed a governance gap that regulators have yet to address.
9 min read a month ago
Sydney tech founder uses ChatGPT to design cancer vaccine for his dog
AI & Search

Sydney tech founder uses ChatGPT to design cancer vaccine for his dog

Paul Conyngham's rescue dog had months to live. He spent 18 months teaching himself immunology with AI, then partnered with UNSW researchers to create Australia's first personalised mRNA cancer vaccine for a dog.
7 min read a month ago
Australia's Best SEO Agencies 2026: The Only Ones That Matter
AI & Search

Australia's Best SEO Agencies 2026: The Only Ones That Matter

Most SEO agencies are still selling 2022 tactics. These ten have actually adapted to the AI search era.
5 min read a month ago
Oracle's AI Boom Is Already Priced In. 2027 Will Be the Test.
AI & Search

Oracle's AI Boom Is Already Priced In. 2027 Will Be the Test.

Q3 beat and 46–50% cloud guidance show demand signals, not AI victory. What Oracle's earnings actually reveal about the infrastructure buildout timeline.
8 min read a month ago
Cursor's $50 Billion Valuation Exceeds Atlassian as AI Coding Tools Displace Engineers
Technology

Cursor's $50 Billion Valuation Exceeds Atlassian as AI Coding Tools Displace Engineers

An AI code editor built by four MIT dropouts is now worth more than the Australian software giant that just cut 1,600 jobs to fund its own AI pivot.
8 min read 2 months ago
AI Chatbots Routinely Break Therapy Ethics, Brown University Research Finds
AI & Search

AI Chatbots Routinely Break Therapy Ethics, Brown University Research Finds

Millions use ChatGPT and other AI systems for mental health support. New research shows these tools violate the ethical standards that protect real therapy patients.
7 min read 2 months ago
Oracle and OpenAI Abandon Flagship Texas Data Centre in Stargate Setback
Technology

Oracle and OpenAI Abandon Flagship Texas Data Centre in Stargate Setback

Financing disputes and shifting priorities have ended plans for a major AI data centre, raising questions about the infrastructure buildout the AI boom depends on.
9 min read 2 months ago