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Passing the bar — Capital Brief
4+ day, 12+ hour ago (332+ words) Matt Collins KC is worried barristers are on the wrong side of the “digital divide” between the AI haves and have-nots. But the former president of the Victorian Bar says that will soon change — and hopes acting now will give…...
UK’s Andy Burnham rejects call for data centre moratorium
5+ day, 2+ min ago (380+ words) The news: British prime minister Andy Burnham has rejected a call from a member of his own party to impose a moratorium on AI data centres. Labour MP Ian Lavery asked Burnham to support a moratorium on future data centres…...
‘My feed, my way’: PM unveils new social media crackdown — Capital Brief
6+ day, 10+ hour ago (423+ words) The news: Australian social media users would be able to choose whether they want algorithm-recommended content in their feeds under draft legislation aimed at improving online safety. The context: Titled “my feed, my way,” the measure is part of the…...
Firmus locks in OpenAI as anchor customer, unveils two Malaysian sites
6+ day, 13+ hour ago (353+ words) The news: AI factory company Firmus has announced a multi-year strategic partnership with ChatGPT developer OpenAI. The numbers: Under the partnership, OpenAI will become an anchor customer of ASX-bound Firmus and contract AI compute capacity from two new Firmus AI…...
IREN’s Roberts reckons compute will never catch up
6+ day, 17+ hour ago (165+ words) Live now: On The Call. Join now → Essential overnight intelligence. Sent first thing. Get Standup → One read. You’re across it. Get access → Get the Capital Brief app. Download → Good morning. Here’s what happened overnight and what you need to know…...
Computing power may never catch up to AI demand, Iren says
6+ day, 23+ hour ago (321+ words) The news: The supply of computing power may never catch up with demand from AI products, according to Sydney-based Iren co-founder Daniel Roberts. In an interview with the Financial Times, Roberts said the data centre buildout was fundamentally different from…...
Expert360 founder Loudon walks empty handed
1+ week, 4+ day ago (81+ words) Good morning. Here’s what happened overnight and what you need to know today. Treasurer Jim Chalmers believes the world of social media is negative and promotes division. He also worries it is bad for journalism. Matthew Franklin and Zac de…...
Bridget Loudon’s Expert360 heading for fire sale to IPO hopeful Swipejobs
1+ week, 5+ day ago (194+ words) Online consulting platform Expert360 is in the final stages of a sale to IPO hopeful Swipejobs in a deal that appears to leave its earliest investors and employees and even its founder Bridget Loudon with nothing. Two separate documents viewed by…...
Battlelines drawn as big banks and big tech square off over agentic AI regulation
1+ week, 6+ day ago (283+ words) As the RBA considers where Australia’s payment system most urgently needs reform, a new fault line is emerging in banking and fintech lobbying: when to regulate agentic AI. The Commonwealth Bank, Westpac, ANZ and others are urging the RBA to…...
Treasury tells Chalmers AI won’t save productivity
1+ week, 6+ day ago (104+ words) Good morning. Here’s what happened overnight and what you need to know today. Property prices were already weakening before Labor removed negative gearing and CGT breaks, but those reforms and low confidence among first home buyers have upended the market....