Multimillion-dollar bid to make electric fleets pay up A fleet of more than 100 electric vehicles will be put to the test over three years to find out if vehicle-to-grid technology can cut costs and make money. AAP · Oct 20
Exclusive: AI security company Gray Swan relaunches its red teaming contest for the era of AI agents Gray Swan's new Arena includes $300,000 in prize money for developing tactics to jailbreak models from leading AI companies Fortune · Oct 20
National plan to put electric vehicle charging on a map Electric vehicle charging bottlenecks and areas of high demand will be targeted by a $1.43 million national project as more motorists make the switch. AAP · Oct 13
Gemini 4 Argon Matches GPT-6 Astra on Key Benchmarks as Google Restricts Wider Access to Public Google has begun a restricted rollout of Gemini 4 Argon to selected cyber defenders and partners, citing strong early benchmarks while withholding wider access pending further safety and performance testing. International Business Times UK · Oct 1
El Salvador sets date for 2027 presidential election as Bukele seeks third term El Salvador will hold presidential elections on February 28, 2027, the electoral tribunal said Wednesday, opening the way for President Nayib Bukele to seek a third term after constitutional changes removed presidential term limits. Bukele has drawn praise for sharply reducing gang violence but faced criticism over rights abuses during… France 24 · Oct 1
Australia transforms former gold mine into pumped-hydro hub using two pits to store 2,000 MWh Australia's Kidston Renewable Energy Hub is repurposing a former gold mine in Far North Queensland into a pumped-hydro energy storage facility. The K2-Hydro project will use two disused mine pits as upper and lower reservoirs, with a planned capacity of 250 MW and 2,000 MWh of storage, providing approximately eight… The Times of India · Sep 26
Multimillion-dollar boost to create 'climate unicorns' Artificial intelligence firms might be dominating headlines but a $30 million program aims to put renewable energy start-ups in the funding spotlight. AAP · Sep 15
Cheaper, smarter and tougher: $105m bet on Aussie solar Twenty Australian solar research projects will attract a record investment to improve the technology and help to lower costs. AAP · Aug 31
Arozzi Arena Nordico Electric Standing Desk review: minimalist design with maximum appeal, but key accessories cost extra Too minimalist for its own good? TechRadar · Jul 21
China's Kimi K3 rattles US AI industry Kimi K3, a new artificial intelligence program from a Chinese startup called Moonshot AI, stunned the US tech industry on Friday, setting off fresh discussion over the China-US rivalry to dominate AI. The program was released Thursday and within hours hit the top spot on a widely watched ranking of… The Economic Times · Jul 18
Chinese AI model takes US tech industry by surprise with abilities rivalling Claude, ChatGPT The newest Kimi K3 model from Beijing-based startup Moonshot, run by a Pink Floyd-loving entrepreneur who earned his doctorate in Pittsburgh, appears to be catching up to the best versions of Anthropic's Claude and OpenAI's ChatGPT. The Economic Times · Jul 18
Chinese AI model takes US tech industry by surprise with abilities rivaling Claude and ChatGPT Another powerful new artificial intelligence model from China is taking the U.S. tech industry by surprise The Independent UK · Jul 17
China's 2.8-trillion-parameter Kimi K3 beats Claude Fable 5 in Frontend Code Arena benchmark— Moonshot AI delivers largest open-weight AI model ever, as China works around U.S. compute limits Beijing-based Moonshot AI has released Kimi K3, a 2.8 trillion parameter model that the company describes in its technical blog as the world's first open 3T-class system. Tom’s Hardware · Jul 17
Freight expectations: major port adds electric trucks A major Australian transport hub swapped half its diesel trucks for electric models and the trial cut more than just fuel costs. AAP · Jul 14
AAP · Jul 9 Big grants for small manufacturers making green changes Small Aussie companies who make products for everything from breweries to construction firms could get help to reduce their fossil fuel use.
International Business Times UK · Jul 1 Mark Zuckerberg's New App Idea Has Critics Asking One Question: 'Why?' Meta is developing Arena, a prediction app, amid concerns over gambling-like behaviours and its impact on vulnerable users. The app could blur lines between gaming, investing, and gambling.
AAP · Jul 1 Australian green hydrogen project gets the green light A renewable hydrogen plant proposed for the NSW Hunter Valley will go ahead after a multimillion-dollar boost.
International Business Times UK · Jun 29 Mark Zuckerberg Pushes Meta Into Prediction Markets After US Soldier Uses Invasion Secrets to Win $400K Meta is developing a prediction-market platform called 'Arena' amidst controversy over a US soldier's alleged insider trading. The move highlights prediction markets' shift towards mainstream consumer technology.
The Economic Times · Jun 28 Mark Zuckerberg asks Meta to explore working with Polymarket and Kalshi: Report The social media company's executives have said Arena, Meta's new prediction market app under development, will differ from Polymarket and Kalshi, which accept real-money wagers, because it will instead rely on video-game-like "points", the report said.
International Business Times · Jun 24 Meta Reportedly Eyeing Prediction Markets With New App Rivaling Kalshi & Polymarket Meta is reportedly developing a new standalone prediction markets application that could place the social media giant in direct competition with fast-growing platforms such as Polymarket and Kalshi.
Bangkok Post · Jun 24 Mark Zuckerberg directed Meta to create a prediction markets app NEW YORK — Polymarket and Kalshi, prediction markets on which users can bet on outcomes as varied as the Super Bowl and the length of the State of the Union address, have been some of the fastest growing destinations on the internet.
AAP · Jun 10 Preparing for lift-off: green fuel projects get a boost A pilot program will provide support to some of Australia's low-carbon fuel projects in a bid to turn potential into commercial reality.
PC Gamer · May 22 3 years on from laying off over 1,000 people, Hasbro and Wizards of the Coast are sending daily emails and physical letters encouraging the survivors to not unionise Hey, at least the Pinkertons aren't involved yet.
AAP · May 19 Aussie tech to tell heavy electric trucks where to go How far and how fast can a battery-powered prime mover go? One Australian start-up is doing the sums so freight businesses don't have to.
AAP · Apr 28 'Like charging a phone': $1.5m boost for EV network More than 400 apartment buildings could get access to electric vehicle chargers as part of a push to remove a speed bump to their adoption.