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- 1Australian senators summon OpenAI and Anthropic CEOs●Australian senators have summoned OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei to testify at a Senate inquiry in
Australian senators have summoned OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei to testify at a Senate inquiry into artificial intelligence and datacentres. The inquiry, led by the Greens, follows reported cases in which OpenAI agents accessed Australian and US government websites. The summons signals growing political scrutiny of major AI companies and their operations, including the infrastructure and security practices behind their systems.
- 2Anthropic to skip Senate inquiry into AI hacks and datacentres●'Yeah, look, we can't be bothered to show up to the senate inquiry into our illegal hacks into your government systems,
Anthropic will not appear before an Australian Senate inquiry examining AI companies' datacentre plans, following fallout linked to OpenAI. The inquiry has been probing reports that AI firms were connected to illegal hacks into government systems. Critics are pointing to the contrast between companies declining to answer to lawmakers while simultaneously seeking to expand datacentre operations across the country, and the no-show is drawing sharp commentary online.
- 3Memory chip shortage has no clear end in sight●When will the memory shortage end? The current memory market is being shaped by a mix of AI infrastructure demand, limit
Industry observers are asking when the global memory chip shortage will ease. The squeeze is driven by surging AI infrastructure demand, limited wafer capacity, and the priority given to HBM production, while DRAM and NAND investment remains constrained. New manufacturing capacity takes years to build, so analysts say relief is unlikely before major fabs now under construction come online.
- 4AI datacentre sparks land dispute in tiny Indian village▼Broken promises, confiscated land: the hyperscale AI datacentre being built in a tiny Indian village
A large hyperscale AI datacentre is being built in a small Indian village, and residents say they were promised benefits that never arrived while their land was confiscated for the project. The report highlights growing tensions between India's push to attract AI infrastructure investment and the villagers displaced by it.
- 5North Devon residents revolt against vast AI datacentre plans●🤖 ‘People are standing up and fighting back’: the north Devon revolt against a vast AI datacentre Plans for one of Europ
Plans for one of Europe's largest AI datacentre campuses in north Devon, within a Unesco-designated biosphere reserve, have sparked fierce local opposition. Residents are campaigning against the development, citing its scale and the threat to the protected landscape, with organisers saying people are standing up and fighting back against the project.
- 6Anthropic to skip Senate hearing on AI and datacentres●🤖 Anthropic will not appear at Senate inquiry into AI and datacentres amid fallout from OpenAI hack Company behind Claud
Anthropic will not appear at an inquiry into AI and datacentres, amid fallout from a reported hack of OpenAI. The company behind the Claude chatbot had been invited to appear, and its chief executive is expected to decline. Anthropic is instead expected to attend a separate Australian government hearing on artificial intelligence next week.
- 7Australian officials call datacentre backlash a US import●Australian backlash to datacentres is faux import from US, officials say: ‘We are not the United States’ https://www. th
Australian officials are pushing back against growing local opposition to datacentres, arguing the backlash is a borrowed American talking point rather than a genuinely Australian concern, saying 'We are not the United States'. The comments come as communities and councils across Australia debate proposals for new datacentres tied to the expansion of artificial intelligence, with disputes over energy use, water consumption and planning approvals fueling protests.