Home
Search
thewest.com.au‌‌

Technology

Like nearly all industries, the screen industry is currently facing a reckoning due to generative AI, but opinions are split on whether the new tech represents an existential threat or an exciting opportunity. Pictured: Zendaya in Dune: Part Two (left) and Avatar: Fire and Ash.

EntertainmentCommentsPremiumAI is changing how films are made but not everybody is happy

Like nearly all industries, the screen industry is currently facing a reckoning due to generative AI, but opinions are split on whether the new tech represents an existential threat or an exciting opportunity. 

Ben O'Shea

Federal Assistant Minister for Climate Change and Energy Josh Wilson said WA and Australia were among the best in the world on implementing battery storage.

SOLAR POWERCommentsPremium$25m community batteries to be rolled out across WA

Nearly 20 community batteries will be installed across Perth and the South West to capture excess solar power from roof panels and feed it back at peak times, funded by the Federal and State governments.

Oliver Lane

Anthropic said it was ordered to suspend foreign nationals from using Claude Fable 5. (AP PHOTO)

TelecommunicationsPremiumAnthropic suspends top AI models after US order

Anthropic has suspended its powerful new AI models after US government authorities raised security concerns.

Mrinmay Dey and Jeffrey Dastin and Chris Thomas

Social media ban isn’t working.

The West Australian exclusive
The West Australian exclusive
TechnologyComments
The West Australian exclusive
Is Australia’s social media ban for U16s actually working?

Australia’s internet crackdown is going global. But is it working?

Caitlyn Rintoul and Kirsty Lichtenstein

Australians should "take a breath" and relax about AI's impact, Google executive Melanie Silva says. (Jono Searle/AAP PHOTOS)

TelecommunicationsPremium'Take a breath': Google tells Aussies to relax about AI

Workers need to stress less about the impact of artificial intelligence on their jobs, Google's Australian managing director says, and adapt to the disruption.

Jennifer Dudley-Nicholson

The Bureau of Meteorology has advised a rain band stretching along the northeast will stream south. Weatherzone

WEATHERPremiumMillions brace for unseasonable storms

Rain bands, cold fronts and heavy unseasonable rainfall are set to last much of Australia - with millions warned to brace for stormy conditions.

Emma Kirk

Former WA chief scientist Peter Klinken.

BusinessCommentsPremiumNew position for highly regarded ex-chief scientist

Former WA chief scientist Peter Klinken has joined carbon credit and abatement project developer and owner Salubris to head up its new scientific advisory committee.

Adrian Lowe

Firms could be hit with millions of dollars in penalties under Canada's proposed social media laws. (AAP PHOTOS)

InternetPremiumCanada bill to ban social media for children under 16

Canada has introduced legislation to bar children under 16 from having social media accounts, joining an Australia-led global effort to tighten online safety.

Maria Cheng

Dario Amodei, co-founder and chief executive officer of Anthropic.

EconomyPremiumAI giant’s boss insists he’s not a prophet of doom on jobs

Anthropic CEO says governments should promise economic support for those financially impacted by AI — and that AI should be subject to rigorous regulation

Kaitlyn Huamani

Estelle Griepink is the latest journo to signal an end to her career at 7News amid hundreds of job cuts. 7News

UPDATEDChannel 7 axes reporter on maternity leave

A Channel 7 reporter has taken to social media to share how she was made redundant from the network while on maternity leave, as hundreds across the company are cut.

Emma Kirk, Jack Nivison

Complaints about access to triple zero are persisting, according to a new report. (Bianca De Marchi/AAP PHOTOS)

InternetPremium'Hello, anyone there?' Mobile phone complaints spike

Thousands of Australians are reporting trouble with their mobile phone service, with smartphone snags responsible for almost half of all ombudsman complaints.

Jennifer Dudley-Nicholson

Western Australian residents lodged 1205 complaints for the quarter, up 4.5 per cent.

BusinessCommentsPremiumTriple Zero failures persist as mobile complaints rise

Triple Zero should always connect. For dozens of Australians last quarter, it didn’t, TIO data shows.

Ryan Johnson

Students at the University of Western Australia have been warned their personal details were exposed in a recent data breach.

EducationCommentsPremiumWA university students caught in fresh data breach

Students received an email urging ‘heightened vigilance’ of their personal digital security after the university identified ‘unauthorised external access’ to the student information database.

Bethany Hiatt

Mark Latham was in 2024 ordered to pay Alex Greenwich $140,000. NewsWire / Nikki Short

UPDATEDPremium‘Intimidating’: Judge scolds Latham over tweet

The former Labor leader’s homophobic tweet directed at an independent MP was a “blatant attempt to denigrate”, a judge has ruled.

Clareese Packer and Steve Zemek

Not Supplied

NEWSPremium‘What the hell’: Mysterious lights in the sky

Aussies as far west as Mount Isa and as far south as the Hunter region have been left bewildered by a strange light in the sky.

Jack Nivison

NASA has announced the Artemis III crew to lead its next space mission. (AP PHOTO)

TechnologyCommentsPremiumNASA taps US, Italian astronauts for Artemis mission

The Artemis III crew includes Italian astronaut Luca Parmitano of the European Space Agency - the first European to join the moon mission.

Staff Writers

David Pocock says Australians deserve a fair return from tech companies establishing AI hubs here. (Lukas Coch/AAP PHOTOS)

TechnologyPremiumSenator questions benefits of AI data centre hub boom

Independent senator David Pocock is questioning the benefit of big tech companies' huge investment in artificial intelligence data centres across the country.

Sebastian Tan

Tim Cook, chief executive of Apple.

BreakingCommentsPremiumHow Aussie social media ban ‘inspired’ Apple

Apple’s CEO has revealed the tech giant was “inspired” by Australia’s social media ban in a call with Anthony Albanese.

Nathan Schmidt

Apple has revealed plans to launch an AI-powered version of its voice assistant Siri. (Paul Braven/AAP PHOTOS)

TelecommunicationsPremiumApple's souped-up Siri could enlist more Aussie AI fans

Putting powerful artificial intelligence features inside a popular smartphone could change Australia's use of the technology and recruit more users.

Jennifer Dudley-Nicholson

Elon Musk’s SpaceX could be launching towards a $2.2 trillion valuation when the company goes public.

IPOsCommentsPremiumDemand for SpaceX IPO overwhelms CommSec call centre

High-profile fund manager Geoff Wilson said it was ironic Australians were rushing to the float when Labor was about to make share investing more expensive.

Aaron Patrick

Earlier this year OpenAI said it was raising $US110 billion at a valuation of $US840 billion. (AP PHOTO)

IPOsPremiumOpenAI makes its move towards US initial public offering

OpenAI has confidentially filed for an initial public offering, setting it up for what may be the most highly anticipated market debut in recent history.

Staff Writers

Four-year-old Layna Leavy was described as a 'beautiful angel' by her mother in a touching tribute.

WA NewsCommentsTragic details emerge after young girl killed in Perth crash

Devastating new details have emerged just days after a young girl was killed in a horror Canning Vale crash. 

Fraser Williams

UWA professor David Blair and members of his team at the Australian International Gravitational Research Centre at Gingin, with equipment central to his team's part in the discovery of gravitational waves. PICTURE: NIC ELLIS THE WEST AUSTRALIAN

SCIENCECommentsPremiumWA scientist David Blair spreading insights of Einstein

One of Australia’s most acclaimed scientists has been recognised for his lifelong passion for physics and his dedication to unlocking the secrets of the universe for future generations.

Bethany Hiatt

Not Supplied

EXCLUSIVEPremiumHow grave plan could ease cost of living

A bold green campaign is urging cemeteries to put themselves at the dead centre of renewable energy – by placing solar panels on graves.

David Hannant