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- 1Big tech ramps up guarantees backing AI debt●“ #BigTech companies are rapidly expanding their use of #guarantees to back debt for #AI #datacentres and #chips , issui
Major technology companies are increasingly using guarantees to back debt for AI data centres and chips, issuing up to $300bn in commitments in under a year while recording little of that exposure on their balance sheets. The scale of off-balance-sheet support is drawing scrutiny, with analysts questioning how much financial risk the firms are carrying beyond what their accounts show.
- 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.
- 3Controversial $1.2bn Sydney datacentre plan scrapped●Plan for controversial $1.2bn datacentre in Sydney scrapped due to 'emerging' regulations https://www.theguardian.com/au
A plan for a $1.2 billion datacentre in Sydney has been abandoned, with emerging regulations cited as the reason. The project had drawn controversy, and the decision highlights growing uncertainty for large datacentre developments in Australia as governments move to introduce new rules governing the sector.
- 4Anthropic 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.