China, Russia and Others Seek to Inflame Debate Over A.I. Data Centers
State actors in China, Russia and Iran have sought to exploit the U.S. public debate over the effects of the technology.
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South Australian police say they’re unaware of death despite claim by Liberal senator Kerrynne Liddle Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Angus Taylor says his shadow communications minister Sarah Henderson was “doing her job” when she “tested” the triple-zero system by making unnecessary calls to it during Telstra’s nationwide outage. The opposition leader has also dismissed concerns about Liberal senator Kerrynne
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Carrier says some customers still can’t connect to triple zero on its network. Follow today’s news live Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Public transport commuters in New South Wales and Victoria have been urged to plan ahead and seek alternative travel plans this morning as networks continue to be affected by yesterday’s Telstra outage. The NSW transport department said last night that passengers on Sydney Trains and NSW TrainLink regional rail services “should e
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John Edwards resigned in June after independent investigation following claims of sexual harassment and bullying The UK information commissioner who resigned over sexual harassment and bullying claims is understood to be taking legal action against a woman who flagged his conduct. The science and technology secretary, Liz Kendall, said she was “appalled” by the fact that John Edwards was preparing to serve legal papers on one of the “incredibly brave” women at the ICO who raised concerns about h
UK government urged to apply pressure on France to fix system or suspend checks by next week Cross-Channel ferry passengers and the port of Dover face “utter chaos and miles of tailbacks” under the EU’s entry/exit system (EES) unless the technology is fixed or checks suspended by next week, MPs have warned. The home affairs select committee chair, Karen Bradley, urged the government to “apply maximum pressure” on the French authorities to act on the EES before peak holiday traffic arrives at the
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The network disruption – which brought trains, traffic lights and Eftpos payments to a halt – raises questions about the resilience of services Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Wednesday’s national Telstra mobile outage serves as another stark reminder of how reliant on connectivity Australia now is, and how single points of failure can have widespread consequences across the country. The nearly five-hour outag
National Anti-Corruption Commission inspector, Gail Furness, says systemic issues behind two complaints have been addressed Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Two investigations into complaints made against the former National Anti-Corruption Commissioner, Paul Brereton, will discontinue after its watchdog said it could not “justify such expenditure”. In a statement released on Wednesday morning, the Nacc inspecto
Carrier confirms ‘an issue’ as mobile network used by millions goes down for many users Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Telstra customers have been unable to make calls or access their data on their mobiles on the country’s largest network, in a national outage that has also shut down Victoria’s regional trains. The telecommunications provider that powers some 25 million mobile services nationwide confirmed the
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