Albanese says Tim Cook backed Australia’s under-16 social media ban
Albanese says Tim Cook backed Australia’s under-16 social media ban

Anthony Albanese met Tim Cook at Apple Park on Saturday and said Apple had recognized Australia’s leadership on online safety. It quotes Albanese saying that seeing the new safety features in action “proves that when we draw a line in the sand, tech co…

Firmus will reportedly open its $5bn ASX float on 6 October
Firmus will reportedly open its $5bn ASX float on 6 October

Firmus will open the institutional bookbuild for its Australian listing on 6 October and begin trading on the ASX on 22 October, according to a term sheet reported by Reuters. The timetable appears in no public document, and no other outlet has it inde…

How Budding Laws On AI And Mental Health Could Go The Route Of ‘Federal Floor, State Ceiling’

U.S. states are enacting AI mental health laws. A federal version is in the offing. One approach would be to do a “federal floor, state ceiling”. An AI Insider analysis.

Facebook and Instagram went down for US users on Sunday night
Facebook and Instagram went down for US users on Sunday night

Facebook and Instagram stopped working for users across the United States on Sunday evening, with the outage tracker Downdetector logging more than 17,000 reports for Facebook and over 5,000 for Instagram by 9.11pm ET. Those are report counts, not user…

China is reportedly slowing humanoid robot IPOs after Unitree’s debut round trip
China is reportedly slowing humanoid robot IPOs after Unitree’s debut round trip

China’s securities regulator has begun steering humanoid robot companies away from the public markets until they can show recurring revenue and a credible path to narrowing losses, The Information reported on 9 September. The direction is being given a…

Metris secures $5M to build a unified data layer for energy assets

Metris Energy, an AI-native platform for managing energy assets, has raised $5 millionin a seed round led by PT1 Ventures, Octopus Ventures, AENU and Blackfinch Ventures, with participation from Plug …

I wasn’t a fan of Silent Hill f, but Silent Hill: Townfall has made me believe in the horror series again
I wasn’t a fan of Silent Hill f, but Silent Hill: Townfall has made me believe in the horror series again

Silent Hill crosses the Atlantic with a fresh first-person perspective — but are the changes enough to rejuvenate this aging horror stalwart?

Unit1 Studio raises £20M to scale avatar concert technology

Unit1 Studio, a UKcompany producing mixed-reality avatar concerts, has secured £20 million in newfunding to expand its technology and grow its roster of avatar concertproductions. The funding includes…

See The Harvest Moon Rise As Venus Blazes Brightest: The Night Sky This Week

Each Monday, I pick out North America’s celestial highlights for the week ahead (which also apply to mid-northern latitudes in the northern hemisphere).

Tokenmaxxing: The Dangerous New AI Trend Businesses Need To Stop

Tokenmaxxing is spreading through businesses as employees and companies race to demonstrate how enthusiastically they are using AI.