Science

The NT government has rejected a federal plan to mandate the use of renewables for new large-scale data centres, but the Commonwealth says it will block proposals that rely on gas.

The latest bungle involved statements the lab provided to police for prosecution, which had typographical errors like the wrong date or case number. The mistake was sensationally first discovered as a scientist was in the witness box giving evidence in June.

Tattoo artists are concerned about customers increasingly requesting designs based on AI-generated images, which they say often contain errors and set "unrealistic expectations".

The incident will fan concerns about how developers can contain increasingly capable AI systems, after similar incidents at rival companies Anthropic and OpenAI.

Australian producers flag biosecurity worries as the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry considers importing pineapples from India and Indonesia.

A mining company says it has found a way to access a mineral lode discovered under Broken Hill more than 40 years ago, but once deemed too difficult to reach.

The British government's AI Security Institute has released a report showing AI models from OpenAI and Anthropic had, in test conditions, engaged in "harmful activity directed at real people and organisations".

Over the past year, electric car sales have tripled, as anxiety about fuel shortages and rising petrol prices continues.

The aging Macquarie Wharf 6 on Hobart's waterfront is being dismantled as part of a project to deliver a modern home port for RSV Nuyina.

An outback town says it has the land and space for AI infrastructure, but without a connection to the national electricity grid, investment remains on hold.