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Record spending of $6.2 billion on data centers in the first quarter, up about 100% quarter-on-quarter, boosted investment growth in Australia, supporting an economy strained by high energy costs and tariffs (James Mayger/Bloomberg)

By Stacey D. WallsMay 28, 2026

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Asia

Australia is looking for oil in all the wrong places – The Diplomat

By Frank M. EverettMay 14, 2026

On April 19, Singapore’s Channel News Asia reported that Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines and Vietnam were in talks with Russia…

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A look at countries that have moved to ban social media for children in recent months, including Australia, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Malaysia, Spain and Indonesia (Aisha Malik/TechCrunch)

By Stacey D. WallsMarch 8, 2026

Featured Podcasts Lenny’s podcast: The Most Successful AI Company You’ve Never Heard Of | Qasar Younes Interviews with world-class product…

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Instagram says it will alert parents if their teen repeatedly searches for terms related to self-harm or suicide in the US, UK, Canada and Australia (Jess Weatherbed/The Verge)

By Stacey D. WallsFebruary 26, 2026

Jess Weatherbed / The edge: Instagram says it will alert parents if their teen repeatedly searches for terms related to…

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Checkbox, an AI startup that aims to automate legal procedures, raised a $23 million Series A led by Touring Capital; Checkbox has over 100 customers including SAP and PepsiCo (Anastasia Santoreneos/Forbes Australia)

By Stacey D. WallsJanuary 30, 2026

Anastasia Santoreneos / Forbes Australia: Checkbox, an AI startup that aims to automate legal procedures, raised a $23 million Series…

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Papua New Guinea says Google will build three undersea cables for the country, a $120 million effort funded by Australia, amid growing Chinese influence in the region (Kirsty Needham/Reuters)

By Stacey D. WallsDecember 12, 2025

Kirsty Needham / Reuters: Papua New Guinea says Google will build three undersea cables for the country, a $120 million…

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Meta adds group chats to Threads, allowing users to add up to 50 people following their Threads account, deployed globally, excluding the UK and Australia (Jess Weatherbed/The Verge)

By Stacey D. WallsOctober 15, 2025

Jess Weatherbed / The edge: Meta adds group chats to Threads, allowing users to add up to 50 people following…

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Crypto exchange Gemini is launching an Australian arm, Gemini Intergalactic Australia, to offer its services in the country after registering with regulator AUSTRAC (Reuters)

By Stacey D. WallsOctober 8, 2025

Featured Podcasts Big Tech Podcast: Anthropic Product Manager: AI model development accelerates – with Mike Krieger The Big Technology Podcast…

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Hong Kong activists have granted asylum in the United Kingdom, Australia – Radio Free Asia

By Frank M. EverettAugust 19, 2025

Two defenders of Hong Kong Pro-Democracy announced that they had obtained asylum: the former legislator Ted Hui in Australia and…

Technology

Sony does PlayStation 5 Prize hikes in Europe, the United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand, citing a "difficult economic environment"; The PS5 Pro remains the same price (Arjun Kharpal / CNBC)

By Stacey D. WallsApril 14, 2025

Arjun Kharpal / CNBC:: Sony does PlayStation 5 Prize hikes in Europe, the United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand, citing…

Can ASEAN’s green goals survive the data center boom? – The diplomat

Hong Kong’s Victoria Park remains silent on anniversary of Tiananmen crackdown – Radio Free Asia

Eco-brutalist resistance in Central Asia – The Diplomate

Uzbekistan’s new migration destination? America. – The diplomat

Trump’s new AI order raises the stakes in Sino-US tech competition – The Diplomat

Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ presents ‘double taxation’ trap, lawyers say

Soaring stocks created 2 million new millionaires last year

Eli Manning’s private equity firm buys RCX to bet on youth sports

Macy’s (M) Q1 2026 Results

Honeywell Aerospace CEO predicts strong growth ahead of standalone debut

Scott Bessent collapses in front of Congress as he tries to defend Trump for not caring about Americans

Shocked Trump Loses Iran War Powers, Ballroom and Arms Fund on Same Day

Marco Rubio lied to Congress about Trump sleeping during meetings

Democrats will force vote to kill Trump’s slush fund and immunity program

Trump’s ballroom is dead and his battleships may be sunk

Google now allows large creators and publishers in the United States to claim and customize dedicated search profiles to aggregate their content from multiple platforms (Jay Peters/The Verge)

Coinbase and Better fund the first Fannie Mae-backed mortgage that uses bitcoin as collateral, with a nationwide rollout planned in the coming months (Yogita Khatri/The Block)

Just 26% of Americans support increased data center construction, the lowest share among 15 major countries, including the United Kingdom, Japan and Canada (Financial Times)

SpaceX gets property tax exemption for its $55 billion Terafab chip plant project in Texas, despite threats of legal action from Texans, amid local opposition to AI (Stephanie Findlay/Financial Times)

A profile of Anthropic as it prepares to go public and expand access to Mythos, amid criticism that commercial pressures have eroded its AI security standards (Madhumita Murgia/Financial Times)

Browsing: Australia

Record spending of $6.2 billion on data centers in the first quarter, up about 100% quarter-on-quarter, boosted investment growth in Australia, supporting an economy strained by high energy costs and tariffs (James Mayger/Bloomberg)

Australia is looking for oil in all the wrong places – The Diplomat

A look at countries that have moved to ban social media for children in recent months, including Australia, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Malaysia, Spain and Indonesia (Aisha Malik/TechCrunch)

Instagram says it will alert parents if their teen repeatedly searches for terms related to self-harm or suicide in the US, UK, Canada and Australia (Jess Weatherbed/The Verge)

Checkbox, an AI startup that aims to automate legal procedures, raised a $23 million Series A led by Touring Capital; Checkbox has over 100 customers including SAP and PepsiCo (Anastasia Santoreneos/Forbes Australia)

Papua New Guinea says Google will build three undersea cables for the country, a $120 million effort funded by Australia, amid growing Chinese influence in the region (Kirsty Needham/Reuters)

Meta adds group chats to Threads, allowing users to add up to 50 people following their Threads account, deployed globally, excluding the UK and Australia (Jess Weatherbed/The Verge)

Crypto exchange Gemini is launching an Australian arm, Gemini Intergalactic Australia, to offer its services in the country after registering with regulator AUSTRAC (Reuters)

Hong Kong activists have granted asylum in the United Kingdom, Australia – Radio Free Asia

Sony does PlayStation 5 Prize hikes in Europe, the United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand, citing a "difficult economic environment"; The PS5 Pro remains the same price (Arjun Kharpal / CNBC)