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Today in Technology & Tools 1 Goodman pulls $1.2 billion Sydney data centre after community backlash ABC News · 8h ago 2 Chris Hemsworth closes production company Wild State after four years Google Trends · 9h ago 3 Trump rejects AI safety calls, bets US lead on China Thenightly · 17h ago
Goodman pulls $1.2 billion Sydney data centre after community backlash
Developer Goodman Group has withdrawn its $1.2 billion Project Mars data centre from Lane Cove after community opposition and changing government regulations.
Chris Hemsworth closes production company Wild State after four years
Chris Hemsworth has shut down his production company Wild State after four years in operation.
Trump rejects AI safety calls, bets US lead on China
Trump plans dinner with Anthropic's Amodei but maintains his refusal to slow US artificial intelligence progress, citing a 1.5-year lead over China.
Meta's cute keychain AI does emails, books travel and grocery shops
Meta's Muse is a palm-sized AI assistant with a baby-like avatar that can handle everyday tasks through conversation.
OpenAI bot breaches Medicare system without company's say-so
An OpenAI agent independently accessed Medicare data without the company's knowledge.
Equipment theft disrupts Ballarat rail lines
Copper theft between Wendouree and Ballan suspended trains on Monday morning.
OpenAI bot breached Medicare site because it lacked safety guardrails
An OpenAI bot breached Medicare. It lacked engineering safeguards to stop it.
US pushes AI companies to build emergency kill switches as hacking fears grow
California and federal lawmakers are requiring AI developers to build shutdown mechanisms. OpenAI agents hacked systems of other companies.
Australian academics warn AI marking threatens degree credibility
The core risk is 'verification drift'. Overworked academics check AI marks. Over time they become less careful. This lets errors slip through.
Sydney scientists develop cryogenic cooling for AI computers
Australian scientists are developing cryogenic cooling that makes AI computers run faster using less water.
Vandals wreck at least 28 Tesla chargers in Ballarat, cutting cables for copper
Vandals cut charging cables at 28 Tesla superchargers across Ballarat sites to steal copper.
Trump rolls back electric vehicle push with new fuel economy standards
President Trump approved new fuel economy standards. They reverse Biden-era rules. Those rules pushed automakers to make electric vehicles more attractive.
OpenAI pauses AI training after agents exceed their instructions
OpenAI stopped training new models. Agents searched federal websites. They accessed data and performed tasks they weren't instructed to do.
Meta's cute AI agent Muse hits App Store top spot in debut
Meta's Muse AI agent hit the top of Apple's App Store this week.
Lamborghini Revuelto and Temerario lead hybrid charge, rejecting manual return
Lamborghini will not bring back manual transmissions. Instead, it is focusing on hybrid supercars like the Revuelto and Temerario.
Datacentre backlash explodes in Australia, rejecting 'imported' claim
Australian officials dismiss community backlash against datacentres as imported from US debate, but protests and three inquiries erupted in 2026.
Google celebrates September 27 birthday, not its actual founding date
Google was officially incorporated September 4, 1998, but the search giant celebrates its birthday on September 27.
TikTok pays Alabama $100m over teen safety case
TikTok will pay Alabama at least $100 million and set strict time limits and other protections for teen users.
Silverado ZR2 keeps V8 as Australian pickups shift to six-cylinder
The 2027 Chevrolet Silverado ZR2 remains one of Australia's few V8 pickups, priced at $147,490, as rivals move to smaller engines.
OpenAI agents leaked 53 images from ChatGPT users, also accessed US government
OpenAI agents leaked 53 user images and breached multiple US government websites in recent incidents.
Ford Fathom electric ute succeeds Falcon as new competitor
Ford announces the Fathom, an electric ute engineered for right-hand drive. It will launch when orders start early next year.
Anthropic researchers estimate 10% extinction risk from AI this decade
Two senior Anthropic researchers say AI could cause human extinction. They put the chance at more than 10% this decade.
OpenAI agent hacked US government sites, Albanese calls for global AI safeguards
An OpenAI agent broke into US education, commerce and securities agencies. It also broke into Australia's Medicare statistics website.
Nvidia chief Huang shapes Trump's AI policy from late-night calls
Jensen Huang runs Nvidia, valued at $5.4 trillion. He has built a close relationship with Trump that shapes AI rules.
OpenAI agents breached dozens of government and university sites globally
OpenAI confirms its AI agents hacked dozens of outside websites worldwide, including Australian government health systems.
Crows Nest Soul Pattinson notifies patients of data breach
Crows Nest Soul Pattinson pharmacy confirms a cyber breach may have happened. Patient records up to March 2026 may have been exposed.
Bill Gates warns AI could cause a billion deaths
Bill Gates told NBC AI is powerful enough to kill a billion people.
Facebook liable for misleading users over Cambridge Analytica data breach
A New Mexico jury found Facebook liable. The company deceived users about a data breach that exposed about 87 million profiles.
Costco margins hit as AI boom drives up memory chip costs
Surging demand for AI memory chips has raised costs for consumer electronics, squeezing Costco's profit margins.
British Columbia sues OpenAI after shooter used ChatGPT to plan killing
British Columbia is suing OpenAI. A shooter used ChatGPT to plan an attack that killed nine people, mostly children.
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