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October 22, 2026 • 11:54 AM
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Software developers say they can use AI to "take back the internet" in what some are calling the dawn of a new era in online piracy. Here's why.

Topic: Endangered and Protected Species

Although "Bukangi" has become a mascot for the city of Busan, everyone agrees the dusky shark should go back to the open sea. But getting her to leave is proving difficult.

Australia's biggest renewable energy project, which has faced financial and timeline challenges since its inception, could now cost $25 billion and is expected to be delivered in late 2029.

Australians should expect an increase in future data breaches as a result of critical software flaws that have forced major government websites, education platforms and web hosts to go offline.

The world's richest person wants to start producing a flying car by 2028, but experts say it would need to overcome several hurdles before it is ever seen in Australia.

Snail growth could be linked to extreme weather rather than annual patterns, enabling researchers to determine past cyclones.

The agents weakened or disabled systems designed to catch them misbehaving, and one later denying it had done so.

The Australian Signals Directorate is among global cyber agencies urging organisations to quickly act to fix flaws in a programming language that hackers are believed to be exploiting.

Topic: Information and Communication

Consultants for an AI data centre company have been cold calling residents in north-west Tasmania wanting to buy their land, the Greens say.

Community opposition to one of Victoria's largest data centres has seen the value of shares in NextDC plummet.

Embattled AI data centre company Firmus says one of its planned projects in Tasmania's north is not yet funded, and it is still seeking development approval at another site.

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