The Guardian - Technology
This man was secretly snapped by someone with smartglasses. He’s not alone in calling that a violation of privacy 7 August 2026 at 16:00

This man was secretly snapped by someone with smartglasses. He’s not alone in calling that a violation of privacy

7 August 2026 at 16:00

The backlash to what some dub ‘pervert glasses’ is growing – but people living with disabilities point out the new tech can also be life-changing

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One summer day earlier this year, Rhys left a cafe in Melbourne where he had been working remotely, when his phone pinged with a message on the dating app Grindr.

The message was a photo of him sitting at a table outside the cafe on his laptop, with his dog seated on the ground next to him. In the foreground, in a man’s hand was an iPhone unlocked.

The Guardian - Technology
When the AI bubble bursts, what will Australia do with the tools it built? One man thinks he has the answer 26 July 2026 at 16:00

When the AI bubble bursts, what will Australia do with the tools it built? One man thinks he has the answer

The Guardian - Technology

By: Josh Taylor Technology reporter

26 July 2026 at 16:00

Journalist and author Cory Doctorow is coming to Australia to spread his message – humans will take their jobs back

When the AI bubble bursts, executives who enthusiastically replaced their staff with AI tools will learn that it takes a “really long time” to replace those lost skills, says Cory Doctorow, a science fiction author and journalist.

But those in creative fields should also be warned not to put all their faith in copyright as the best way to safeguard their work, Doctorow warns, just one week after the Australian prime minister, Anthony Albanese, promised to ramp up protection against AI companies who refuse to pay.

The Guardian - Energy
Labor to set terms for datacentre and AI growth as it vows not to repeat mistakes of resources boom 11 June 2026 at 05:27

Labor to set terms for datacentre and AI growth as it vows not to repeat mistakes of resources boom

The Guardian - Energy

By: Josh Taylor and Petra Stock

11 June 2026 at 05:27

Assistant minister agrees concerns over resource usage are legitimate but argues Australia cannot ignore ‘consequential’ economic wave

Australia should learn from the mistakes of the resources boom and set the terms for the AI and datacentres boom, the assistant minister for the digital economy, Andrew Charlton says.

Growth in datacentres has exploded in the past two years, Charlton told the Sydney Institute on Wednesday night, with 44 projects in the pipeline in New South Wales alone seeking 11GW of capacity on the electricity grid.

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