Artificial intelligence

BlackRock, T.Rowe Price and Wilson Asset Management have all warned that as AI builders turn away from free cash flow and towards riskier funding sources for infrastructure, it could pour fuel on the fire.

From Werner Vogels’ off-script predictions to new silicon and a sharpened startup pitch, AWS re:Invent was both theatre and intent.

One of Australia's biggest AI infrastructure deals has been announced, just days after the Labor government said new data centre builds must be powered by renewable energy.

Berriman will continue to lead his fight against Google as he steps into an executive chairman role at Xailient.

Australia’s AI ambitions rest on building the infrastructure and attracting the capital needed to power a stronger, more connected digital economy.

Labor’s new AI plan, unveiled by Senator Tim Ayres, sets out a lighter regulatory path but kicks the can down the road on some of the bigger questions around the tech.

The Albanese government's new national AI plan has been welcomed by local data centre operators but questions over mounting grid, water and regulatory bottlenecks remain.

Microsoft spent two years quietly coordinating major data centre operators, a push that has now formalised into a peak body aiming to shape Australia’s AI infrastructure.

Executives who do not encourage AI adoption are one of the key barriers holding companies back.

Opposition treasury spokesman Ted O’Brien used his Press Club address to tie the Coalition’s net zero backflip with an AI and energy pitch.

Nvidia’s stellar results confirm the AI boom is ongoing, but soaring compute costs and weak monetisation show the economics are still far from solved.