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7news.com.au > technology > openai-wont-do-2026-ipo-extinction-risk-unacceptable-c-22864204

Leading AI company rules out going public amid ‘unacceptable’ extinction risk

just now   (496+ words) OpenAI won’t go public in 2026, chief executive Sam Altman says, citing safety concerns over artificial intelligence that render “unacceptable” even a 10 per cent risk that AI could cause human extinction by decade’s end. The comments come as more US lawmakers…...

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7news.com.au > video > news > rents-could-rise-500-per-year-due-to-budget-tax-changes-new-report-predicts-bc-6404917954112

Rents could rise $500 per year due to budget tax changes, new report predicts

16+ hour, 25+ min ago   (101+ words) 7news.com.au Trump calls for unified Ireland during visit Judge Judy retires after 30 years on screen Hanson under fire for attack on PM's late mother Fijian Kokoda with coconut miti Two critical after cars slam into homes in chaotic police…...

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7news.com.au > video > news > anthropic-ceo-urges-ai-industry-to-slow-down-bc-6404989670112

Anthropic CEO urges AI industry to slow down

18+ hour, 2+ min ago   (96+ words) 7news.com.au Trump calls for unified Ireland during visit Judge Judy retires after 30 years on screen Hanson under fire for attack on PM's late mother Fijian Kokoda with coconut miti New details after woman’s deadly fall from cliff near Bali…...

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7news.com.au > motoring > leapmotor-b03x-hybrid-under-study-australia-could-help-make-the-case-c-22861614

Leapmotor B03X hybrid under study, Australia could help make the case

1+ day, 56+ min ago   (646+ words) Leapmotor is considering a hybrid version of its B03X small electric SUV, and Australia is among the markets that could help make the numbers work. Speaking with media outlets including CarExpert at the international launch of the B03X in Spain, Leapmotor International…...

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7news.com.au > news > the-issue-why-australia-could-soon-build-its-first-refinery-since-the-1960s-c-22860978

Why Australia could soon build its first refinery since the 1960s

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (374+ words) Australia is more likely to build a new oil refinery than most people realise, according to one of the country’s leading energy analysts. The assessment, from Sydney based MST Financial’s Saul Kavonic, comes six weeks after the Federal and Western…...

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7news.com.au > motoring > top-10-towing-evs-for-active-families-c-22860042

Top 10 towing EVs for active families

1+ day, 14+ hour ago   (1862+ words) Whether your family's jam is surfing, skiing, snowboarding, running, team sports or hiking, some electric vehicles (EVs) cater for this better than others. For families whose chosen pastimes require towing a trailer full of equipment, perhaps a boat or jet-skis,…...

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7news.com.au > business > workplace-matters > australian-first-work-from-home-laws-dead-in-the-water-after-shock-vote-c-22854721

Major blow for Aussie work-from-home hopes

2+ day, 11+ hour ago   (564+ words) Australian-first work-from-home laws are poised to become a major Victorian election campaign issue after the contentious bill went belly up. The landmark Victorian legislation was brought on for debate in the upper house on Thursday afternoon after Premier Ben Carroll…...

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7news.com.au > news > anthropic-thwarts-possible-plots-from-malicious-actors-who-used-claude-to-conduct-research-into-biological-weapons-c-22853659

Bad actors used AI to research potential bioweapons, company says

2+ day, 12+ hour ago   (626+ words) Anthropic said it had thwarted several potential plots by malicious actors who used its leading artificial intelligence models to conduct research that could have helped develop biological weapons. In a new threat report, the company detailed several instances where they…...

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7news.com.au > video > news > victorian-work-from-home-laws-deferred-by-one-vote-bc-6404897912112

Victorian work-from-home laws deferred by one vote

2+ day, 19+ hour ago   (104+ words) 7news.com.au Victorian work-from-home laws deferred by one vote Sydney ferries offer free travel amid pay dispute Brisbane eyes NFL game ahead of 2032 Olympics Transport workers stage historic national strike Young men miraculously survive horror truck crash Follow along as…...

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7news.com.au > video > news > free-travel-on-sydney-ferries-in-doubt-as-row-explodes-between-maritime-union-and-operators-bc-6404862184112

Free travel on Sydney Ferries in doubt as row explodes between maritime union and operators

3+ day, 8+ hour ago   (123+ words) 7NEWS Jack Viney's one-on-one time with dad amid uncertain future Petracca commits to Suns at Pendlebury meeting Thieves steal wigs made for cancer patients Man linked to Adelaide youth detention centre accused of abusing over a dozen children across two decades…...