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Family-run berry farm looks to AI and automation to ease workforce challenges

Western Australia's largest blueberry grower is investing in AI and autonomous machinery to help address labour shortages and costs as it ramps up its expansion plans.

ABC News10 minutes ago
Politics

US Congress widens Nvidia probe, seeking testimony from Jensen Huang and Trump officials

US lawmakers have been demanding answers about potential national security risks and White House oversight of advanced chip exports to China following revelations that former Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang was in a

South China Morning Post31 minutes ago
Sport

Flag football takes flight as young Aussie athletes compete in China

Pathway opportunities are opening in the emerging sport of flag football, with a team of Gold Coasters trying their luck in China.

ABC News45 minutes ago
War

France among five major powers to represent EU in Ukraine talks

European Council President Antonio Costa on Friday said that Brussels will send diplomats from the bloc and five countries, including the UK, France, Germany, Italy and Poland, to upcoming Ukraine talks.

France 241 hour ago
Economy

France escalates Algeria trade dispute to EU-level

France on Friday asked the European Commission to look into Algeria’s alleged non-compliance with a EU trade deal. Paris is accusing Algers of an almost total blockade on French imports and of suspending urea shipments t

Africanews1 hour ago
Science

Tracking down Tasmania's rare, flightless pandani moth

It can't fly, it spends its life hidden among the foliage of a native plant, and its closest relative is in another country. Scientists are now trying to find out more about this elusive insect.

ABC News1 hour ago
Technology

U.S. Treasury Secretary frustrated by Commerce Department's inaction on Nvidia chips

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Friday he was frustrated with the Commerce Department's delay in placing restrictions on Nvidia chip exports to a company led by an alleged Chinese spy.

CBC1 hour ago
Climate

Battery-powered trailers could slash diesel costs for truck operators

Australian trucking operators are trialling battery-powered trailers that could lower diesel consumption and cut emissions without replacing existing trucks.

ABC News1 hour ago
Technology

Microsoft went down and social media had a field day: ‘Take your time’

Users shared countless memes celebrating an unexpected break, and cheekily urging Microsoft to ‘aim for Monday’ when restoring access

The Independent4 hours ago
Technology

Microsoft 'deeply sorry' for global outage after almost 24 hours of disruption

Experts say the event is a "stark reminder" of how heavily the world relies on a small group of big tech providers.

BBC1 hour ago
Technology

Bessent blames US Commerce Department for not restricting Nvidia chip exports to China

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Friday blamed the Commerce Department, led by Howard Lutnick, for delaying the blacklisting of Megaspeed, an Nvidia customer suspected of diverting advanced AI chips to China, days

South China Morning Post2 hours ago
Technology

Microsoft says services still returning amid widespread outage

Governments, businesses, individuals were disrupted globally as server failures stretch into second day.

Al Jazeera2 hours ago
Technology

Microsoft 'deeply sorry' for global outage, reports 'broad recovery' of services

Microsoft rules out any malicious "cyber or AI" activity after a worldwide outage disrupted healthcare services, delayed corporate earnings reports and left schools struggling to communicate.

ABC News3 hours ago
PoliticsTechnology

How will the US deal with Nvidia scandal?

Tech giant CEO resigned and will testify before Congress.

Al Jazeera3 hours ago
Technology

Microsoft ‘deeply sorry’ for global outage, says issue not caused by cyber or AI agents

Microsoft on Friday apologised for a global outage that disrupted public services and businesses around the world, as it reported a “broad recovery” for Outlook email and other services. The company ruled out any malicio

South China Morning Post4 hours ago
Technology

Why is Microsoft's outage lasting so long and will emails be lost?

Microsoft says it is continuing to restore services including Outlook and Teams following a global outage.

BBC4 hours ago
Culture

Boots Riley is ready for the working class to rise up

Filmmaker, musician and activist Boots Riley’s latest movie I Love Boosters makes the creative’s edict clear: power lies with the people, we just have to rise up and take it.

ABC News4 hours ago
Technology

No emails, no problem? Workers joke about Microsoft outage

Workers worldwide have been finding humour in a global Microsoft outage that disrupted Outlook, Teams and Copilot.

Al Jazeera4 hours ago
Technology

Microsoft scrambles to fix global outage affecting Teams and Outlook

Tech firm says it is ‘deeply sorry’ for disruption and has now addressed the underlying issue Microsoft outage hits UK hospitals, GPs, schools and police Microsoft outage – live updates Tell us: have you been affected by

The Guardian5 hours ago
Technology

Microsoft outage renews European calls to detox from US tech

Lawmakers across Europe call for action to reduce reliance on a handful of foreign tech companies.

Politico5 hours ago
Technology

EU leaders told to ‘act now’ to stay in AI race with US and China

The EU must “act now” to ensure Europe stays in the AI race with the US and China, French AI firm Mistral’s Chief Executive Arthur Mensch told a summit of the bloc’s leaders on Friday. The leaders heard from Mensch and N

South China Morning Post5 hours ago
TechnologyEconomy

The Nvidia affair: Are markets about to fall out of love with AI?

Jensen Huang’s departure from Nvidia exposes the vulnerabilities behind the AI boom. As equities reel in response to his resignation following extramarital affairs, alleged Chinese espionage and a summons to testify befo

France 245 hours ago
HealthTechnology

‘Ahead of his time’: AI helps unlock discoveries hidden in notebooks of man who transformed maths

Kurt Gödel left 1,009 pages of densely written text – much of it in an obsolete shorthand – which is now said to contain hundreds of proved theorems The Austrian logician Kurt Gödel was one of the most original thinkers

The Guardian6 hours ago
Technology

Bessent blames Commerce's Lutnick for not restricting Nvidia chip exports to China

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says he was frustrated with the Commerce Department’s delay implementing controls over the export of certain Nvidia chips to China

The Independent6 hours ago
PoliticsTechnology

Nvidia scandal: How close was ex-CEO to Trump?

US lawmakers have called Jensen Huang to face their questions in December after the Nvidia ex-CEO quit over extramarital affairs, including one with a suspected Chinese spy. The Taiwanese-born businessman was a close inf

France 246 hours ago
DiplomacyTechnology

Trump to press Southeast Asia nations to join Pax Silica at Asean summit in Manila

US President Donald Trump will press Southeast Asian economies to join Pax Silica, his campaign to China-proof AI and chip supply chains, when he attends the Asean summit in Manila next week. According to people familiar

South China Morning Post7 hours ago
Technology

Whitehall to increase face-to-face job interviews after surge in AI applications

In the most extreme cases, civil service leaders suspect that entire applications — including interviewees on a video calls — were generated by AI.

Politico7 hours ago
DiplomacyTechnology

EU leaders discuss how to boost Europe's AI industry while tackling risks at Dublin summit

European leaders together with Mistral CEO Arthur Mensch and AI pioneer Geoffrey Hinton discussed how Europe can build its AI industry while making sure the technology is developed responsibly.

Euronews8 hours ago
Technology

🔴 Live: Microsoft reports 'improvements' to Outlook services in North America, Europe

France 248 hours ago
Technology

Will Jensen Huang’s downfall tip the scales against open-source AI?

Jensen Huang’s abrupt resignation from Nvidia has cast uncertainty over the US chip giant’s multibillion-dollar investments in open-source artificial intelligence, while potentially depriving Chinese developers of one of

South China Morning Post8 hours ago
EconomyTechnology

Nvidia has lost nearly $2tn in value. What could it be worth without Jensen Huang?

Nvidia has lost about $1.8tn (€1.6tn) in market value since its record close on 6 October. After Jensen Huang’s exit, investors are weighing whether the chipmaker can keep growing at the pace that made it the biggest nam

Euronews8 hours ago
Technology

China warns US over chip curbs as suspected spy’s firm got banned chips

The row threatens to overshadow next week’s expected Trump-Xi meeting, as Congress pushes for tougher limits on sales to Beijing.

Euronews9 hours ago
Technology

China warns against fresh US chip curbs

China has warned the US against imposing additional export controls on AI chips.

Al Jazeera9 hours ago
Technology

EU institutions survive Microsoft outage unscathed

Europe is working to reduce its use of big U.S. providers.

Politico9 hours ago
Technology

Nvidia scandal: What’s next for the US tech company?

What happens next at one of the world's most valuable companies will have repercussions far beyond Silicon Valley.

Al Jazeera9 hours ago
PoliticsTechnology

Microsoft 365 global outage disrupts Portuguese government, health services and schools

A global failure in Microsoft services is disrupting several sectors in Portugal. The outage since Thursday affects Outlook and Teams, though the company reports progress in restoring access.

Euronews9 hours ago
PoliticsTechnology

Portugal government, schools and health services hit by global Microsoft outage

A global Microsoft outage is disrupting sectors in Portugal. Since Thursday it has hindered access to Outlook and Teams, though recovery is progressing.

Euronews9 hours ago
Technology

US-China AI safety talks face hurdle over how to define ‘serious’ incidents: analysts

China and the United States have a shared interest in preventing artificial intelligence (AI) from being misused, but differing views over what constitutes a serious safety incident could complicate efforts to build a bi

South China Morning Post9 hours ago
Technology

China could tighten rare earths exports if US escalates chip curbs over Nvidia: analysts

China could retaliate with tighter rare earth export controls if Washington further restricts chip sales in the wake of the Nvidia saga, Chinese analysts say, though they expect broader US-China trade talks to remain on

South China Morning Post9 hours ago
Technology

You haven’t got mail: Global Microsoft outage disrupts services

Not receiving your work emails? That’s because Microsoft has been hit by a global outage.

Al Jazeera10 hours ago
Technology

America’s AI bubble is a Ponzi scheme

America’s AI bubble is starting to look like a Ponzi scheme. Artificial intelligence companies increasingly rely on a data centre boom that allows them to raise more money from debt markets. But the midterm elections hav

South China Morning Post10 hours ago
Technology

Is the AI bubble bursting just as Anthropic goes public?

The sharp sell-off in tech stocks after the US midterms has cast doubt on Anthropic's looming IPO. Yet with hundreds of billions still being invested, some think the AI party is still in full swing.

Deutsche Welle10 hours ago
TechnologySociety

Nvidia scandal: Was Alice Huang really a Chinese spy?

It is another twist in the downfall of Jensen Huang, CEO of AI chip giant Nvidia, who resigned on Thursday. The US Justice Department says it has not yet reached a conclusion on whether Alice Huang, the Chinese businessw

France 2410 hours ago
Technology

It's 'game over' for Jensen Huang, king of AI chips

PRESS REVIEW – Friday, November 13: We look at reactions to the resignation of Jensen Huang, the CEO of Nvidia. It comes in the wake of multiple affairs he allegedly had, including with a woman suspected of being a Chine

France 2410 hours ago
Technology

'Take your time': Funniest reactions to Microsoft global outage

The outage has been reported in more than 70 countries and is impacting millions of users globally. Still, that hasn't stopped the internet from having a laugh...

Euronews10 hours ago
Technology

Watch: How a server outage took down Microsoft Teams and Outlook

A Microsoft outage is affecting services including Teams, Outlook and AI software Copilot.

BBC11 hours ago
Technology

Microsoft outage live: Outlook, Teams recover as disruptions continue

After disruption affects users worldwide, Microsoft says some services are getting back to normal.

Al Jazeera11 hours ago
Technology

Jensen Huang’s exit tests Nvidia’s supply chain clout, ability to bankroll AI buildout

For years, Jensen Huang was more than Nvidia’s CEO – he was a key figure driving the artificial intelligence boom, parlaying close ties with Asian chip foundries and aggressive financial backing into an unprecedented glo

South China Morning Post11 hours ago
TechnologyPolitics

Microsoft reports progress in reviving some services amid global outage disrupting businesses, governments

Microsoft said progress is being made in bringing its popular workplace software back online as a global outage enters its second day, disrupting business communications, police crime reporting, court operations, AI tool

CBC11 hours ago
Technology

Outlook outage hits users in 74 countries as Microsoft seeks fix

Microsoft said on Thursday that efforts to repair a major outage of Outlook were not going as expected and the firm was seeking alternative solutions as users around the world were left without its crucial services.

Africanews11 hours ago
Technology

Microsoft faces a major Outlook outage: ‘no signs of a cyberattack’

Microsoft said "malicious" activity was not to blame for an Outlook outage that left users around the world without its crucial services on Friday, November 13, but reported making headway in fixing the massive disruptio

France 2411 hours ago
Technology

Trump’s AI advisers scramble to track rogue AI cyberattacks on US infrastructure

The task force, a group of advisers, is expected to help shape the administration’s approach to AI as the technology rapidly advances

The Independent12 hours ago
Technology

Microsoft outage explained: what went wrong and is your data at risk?

Governments, doctor surgeries and even rival AI firms have been caught up, and the episode is sharpening questions about Europe's reliance on a handful of US tech giants.

Euronews12 hours ago
Technology

New Zealand workers say they were forced to ‘defecate in distribution aisles’ after bathroom breaks tracked by AI

Employees stage protest demanding guarantees for future

The Independent12 hours ago
Technology

Nvidia investor slams Trump’s pick of Tim Cook to replace Jensen Huang: ‘I’m not sure he knows what AI does’

Wealth manager Ross Gerber dimisses Cook as ‘the guy who actually missed AI for Apple’ and suggests the chipmaker should make an internal appointment as it seeks a permanent successor to its inspirational founder

The Independent12 hours ago
Technology

Could Nvidia scandal put Malaysia’s AI boom in US crosshairs?

A scandal involving Nvidia founder Jensen Huang and an alleged Chinese spy is putting Malaysia’s booming data centre industry in Washington’s crosshairs, as US lawmakers demand tighter controls on advanced artificial int

South China Morning Post12 hours ago
Technology

'One of the biggest outages ever': Disruption to Microsoft services enters second day

An outage of Microsoft services such as Outlook, Teams and Copilot that began on Thursday continued to cause disruption to users around the world on Friday as the tech giant struggled to fix server problems it blamed for

France 2412 hours ago
Technology

Microsoft hit by global outages: What happened and why?

Outlook, Teams and Copilot remain disrupted in 74 countries as Microsoft reports ‘marginal success’ in fixing outage.

Al Jazeera13 hours ago
Technology

How a bad impression put a celebrated 2,000-year-old Han cliff inscription at risk

Reports that two Chinese nationals were convicted in Mongolia for making unauthorised impressions of a celebrated 2,000-year-old Han dynasty cliff inscription have ignited discussion and concern over protecting historic

South China Morning Post13 hours ago
TechnologyEconomy

Hong Kong raises 2026 growth forecast to 4.8% as AI-driven exports power economy

Hong Kong has upgraded its 2026 economic growth forecast to 4.8 per cent, buoyed by recent strength in artificial intelligence-related exports, with the full-year performance expected to be the strongest in five years. T

South China Morning Post13 hours ago
Technology

What the Jensen Huang scandal means for Trump and his administration

Jensen Huang's 33-year tenure as the CEO of chip-making giant Nvidia is now finished, but the political repercussions of his affair with an alleged Chinese spy are only just beginning.

CBC13 hours ago
Technology

Jensen Huang quits Nvidia as scandal rocks AI giant

Jensen Huang, the leather-jacketed architect of the artificial intelligence boom, resigned as chief executive of Nvidia on Thursday after revelations of two extramarital affairs, including one with a woman accused of spy

Africanews14 hours ago
Technology

Outlook outage: how to keep working and the main email alternatives

After Microsoft 365 services went down on 12 November, affecting millions of users worldwide, we explain how to keep working in Outlook while the problem is resolved.

Euronews14 hours ago
Technology

Outlook outage: how to keep working and which email alternatives you can use

After Microsoft 365 services went down on 12 November, affecting millions of users worldwide, here is how you can keep using Outlook while the issue is fixed.

Euronews14 hours ago
Technology

What is next for Nvidia after CEO Jensen Huang resigns?

The AI chip giant has no leader in waiting, may lose its voice in Washington, and has big bets in Europe that its founder championed in person.

Euronews14 hours ago
Technology

Jensen Huang’s fall sparks dismay in Asia over Nvidia ex-CEO’s family man image

Tech titan Jensen Huang, dressed in his signature leather jacket, has always carried the charisma of a rock star during his public appearances around the world. That allure runs deep in South Korea, where he has had vira

South China Morning Post14 hours ago
TechnologyEconomy

European shares fall as Nvidia CEO’s exit raises doubts over AI boom

Equity markets mostly fell on Friday, following losses on Wall Street as investors weighed what Jensen Huang’s resignation from Nvidia could mean for the AI industry. Oil prices rose after US President Donald Trump said

Euronews14 hours ago
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