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Sam Altman says he is returning to OpenAI after being fired by the company and joining Microsoft only days ago.

OpenAI's board has not been forthcoming with the reasons behind the move, though the company's unusual structure provides a potential clue.

Protests over the Israel-Gaza war have swept the globe — and the virtual worlds of video games are no exception.

Hundreds of thousands of businesses saw trade literally stall as the Optus outage put payment systems, internet services, phones and work-from-home set-ups out of action. Now, many are demanding compensation.

Optus CEO Kelly Bayer Rosmarin says "a technical network fault" is to blame for the company's nationwide outage on Wednesday, but can't provide more information on the cause before conducting a deeper analysis.

Optus suffered one of the largest telecommunications outages in Australian history on Wednesday. Here are the factors that can cause such events.

Named after the Wiradjuri word for "change" or "refreshment", the ground-breaking mobile app Gurray translates English words into seven different Aboriginal languages.

Sundar Pichai says the intent of the payments is to make the user experience "seamless and easy".

Many countries rely on submarine cables to help keep their economy going and their security in check, but they can fall foul of geopolitics and international tensions. 

A hacker who stole $1.2 million from a family business already had confidential information before the theft occurred. Those in the field say cybercrime is rapidly evolving, and small businesses are facing increasing and targeted threats.

In its world-first debut outside of Austin, Texas, groundbreaking festival South by Southwest is coming to Sydney. But with tickets going for up to $1,895 how do locals get involved?

The database Books3 contains more than 180,000 works of literature that were taken without permission from authors to develop AI linguistic software.

The European Union is considering a proposal which would force tech companies to make their apps less addictive.

A company founded by Adelaide fitness superstar Kayla Itsines has taken a former employee to court, seeking to stop her from launching a rival fitness app.

Victorian IT expert Justin Williams has saved his clients thousands of dollars. But he says a recent call from an elderly woman whose life savings were stolen in a scam shows banks must do more to protect customers.

Meta — the parent company of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp — unveils new celebrity AI chatbots, smart glasses and a refreshed mixed reality headset.

The US government has told a federal court that Google has exploited its position as "the gatekeeper of the internet" to destroy competition.

Chinese state media has pointed to Huawei's new smartphone as evidence the United States' attempts to curtail China's microchip development are failing. So how significant is the tech in the new phone and what does it mean for the "chip wars"? 

Taiwan's iPhone billionaire is running for president with a lofty election promise to broker peace between Taiwan and China. But observers believe his election bid may result in a less China-friendly candidate securing the presidency.

Experts say AI tools could help NSW to battle the mounting pressure on supplying housing, at a time when the state is forecast to be 134,000 dwellings short of the population-based target.

A large, unassuming building in industrial Wollongong containing a wealth of personal information is a closely guarded data hub that its owners are happy to keep out of the spotlight.

The Federal Court hears Meta used a free security app promoted as protecting data but the tech giant used it to find out "nearly everything" users were doing on their devices.

US President Joe Biden announces seven US companies have made voluntary commitments to ensure their AI products are safe before release.

Why some AI experts are beginning to worry about the apocalypse.

The company behind much of the technology fuelling artificial intelligence has seen its shares surge almost 200 per cent this year as part of a wider AI boom, but are those sky-high valuations justified?