Policy & Safety
AI regulation, governance, ethics, safety, and public policy.
States reject $132m AusAlert rollout, keep legacy emergency warnings
Australia's states have declined to adopt the $132m AusAlert national warning platform, citing technical readiness [...]
Jul
Sam Altman says ‘we are in the singularity’, warns of AI authoritarianism
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman told a podcast audience humanity has entered the singularity and urged [...]
Jul
Sergey Brin found Gemini on Google’s internal ‘no list’ and Pichai stepped in
Sergey Brin discovered Google's Gemini listed among banned coding tools on an internal page, spent [...]
Jul
How to claim an Amazon Prime refund and what the $2.5B settlement changes
Amazon agreed to a $2.5B FTC settlement and set a July 27, 2026 claims deadline. [...]
Jul
Three Xbox Games Hard‑Delisted After Developer‑Publisher Royalty Dispute
Three indie titles — Creepy Tale, Creepy Tale 2 and Strike Force Kitty — were [...]
Jul
Australia’s AusAlert test will blast an emergency siren to most phones
A nationwide test of Australia’s new AusAlert cell‑broadcast system will play a 10‑second siren and [...]
Jul
Qantas tests A350-1000ULR in 17,000 km non-stop flight from France to Melbourne
Qantas flew an Airbus A350-1000ULR on a 17,000 km direct test from France to Melbourne [...]
Jul
Calls mount for Canada to block Thomson Reuters’ $125m data deal with ICE
Canadian politicians and legal experts urged Ottawa to block a US$125m Thomson Reuters contract that [...]
Jul
Ofcom says it exhausted legal powers after geoblocking suicide forum; bereaved mother feels let down
Ofcom says it has blocked an online suicide forum for most UK users but has [...]
Jul
CalMac halts bridge visits after passenger secretly filmed with smart glasses
CalMac paused public bridge visits after a passenger used Meta smart glasses to film crew [...]
Jul