Jennifer Dudley-Nicholson

Motoring group NRMA backs a road user tax on EVs, but leading constitutional law expert says it needs to apply to all cars to avoid a court challenge.

More Australian data centres could cool down using recycled water after a US tech giant revealed plans to build its first local artificial intelligence hub using the resource.

One in three Australians blindly share information they find online without verifying it, a study has found, and many fail to remove it when they discover it is false.

This week three Australian startups raised a collective $72.4 million across healthtech, EVs and fintech. The breakout was Everlab, raising $65 million less than 12 months since its last capital injection.

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Building data centres near existing solar and wind projects in regional Australia would not only support local jobs and industry, but could reduce the amount of energy going to waste.

Data centres could address two challenges with a move into regional Australia: soaking up renewable energy and creating tech jobs.

Australian businesses are spending too much on artificial intelligence and not enough on the humans in charge of it, costing them investment returns, according to one tech giant.

Australia should introduce strict rules for data centres to avoid "cowboy" developers exploiting its resources in the global artificial intelligence race.

The race to build data centres could come with a risk: "fly-by-night" operators with little concern for Australia's best interests.