12+ hour, 20+ min ago   (586+ words) In its years of ascendancy, the Volkswagen Group acquired the Italian design firm Italdesign and dormant hypercar maker Bugatti. Now as it battles the uneven rate of electric vehicle (EV) adoption, the rise of Chinese automakers, and continuing tariff uncertainty,…...

13+ hour, 21+ min ago   (365+ words) US President Donald Trump has downplayed the risks of AI, saying “negative forces” are “bringing up things that won’t happen”, after calls by industry bosses to slow down development. Anthropic boss Dario Amodei said he was concerned that AI had…...

1+ day ago   (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…...

1+ day, 16+ hour 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…...

1+ day, 18+ hour 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…...

2+ 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…...

2+ 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…...

3+ 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…...

3+ 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…...