4+ hour, 33+ min ago   (751+ words) September 14, 2026 — 12:01am Self-driving cars have successfully developed to a point where a major insurer believes they reduce the risk of collision enough to warrant offering some owners using the technology cheaper insurance premiums. Most Australians may not realise they’re already sharing…...

9+ hour, 51+ min ago   (41+ words) The Age Tech leaders are calling for an urgent global slowdown on artificial intelligence and warning self-training AI is evolving faster than safety guard rails can handle. September 13, 2026 — 6:43pm...

18+ hour, 34+ min ago   (733+ words) September 13, 2026 — 10:00am Extended night opening hours and a three-week launch festival for the $1 billion Powerhouse Parramatta are under intense scrutiny and likely to be rolled back as NSW Treasury scrambles for cost savings just weeks ahead of the museum’s ribbon-cutting. The…...

17+ hour, 39+ min ago   (1278+ words) September 13, 2026 — 10:55am When roadside patrol mechanic Yep Yap was sacked in 2022, he’d been put on a performance management plan and failed to meet three key performance indicators. But the Fair Work Commission found the targets set for Yap were unrealistic, unachievable…...

10+ hour, 47+ min ago   (679+ words) September 13, 2026 — 5:47pm Tlaola, Mexico: Few people had reason to wander close enough to hear the loud, mechanical whirring of a clandestine cryptocurrency farm nestled in the lush green mountains of central Mexico, next to a sparsely travelled gravel road. What led…...

13+ hour, 41+ min ago   (711+ words) September 13, 2026 — 2:53pm The escalation of the US-Iran war, now in its seventh month, is expected to put more upward pressure on airfares, petrol and diesel as the higher cost of fuel filters through the economy. Fears of further oil supply disruptions…...

23+ hour, 34+ min ago   (1065+ words) Born Kim Eun-jae, the 34-year-old has gone from unknown songwriter to global phenomenon, thanks to hit tracks like Golden. In 2020, early in her career, South Korean-American musician Kim Eun-jae, known as Ejae, joined the small songwriting team for a new…...

12+ hour, 50+ min ago   (25+ words) Europe correspondent David Crowe on the ground in Kyiv, Ukraine. September 13, 2026 — 3:44pm...

13+ hour, 46+ min ago   (675+ words) September 13, 2026 — 2:48pm Australia’s assistant technology minister has called the behaviour of OpenAI’s rogue AI agents “unquestionably dangerous” after a private briefing from one of the independent investigators looking into a hacking incident in July. Andrew Charlton, assistant minister for science, technology…...

15+ hour, 4+ min ago   (783+ words) September 13, 2026 — 1:30pm During five years’ trading in Melbourne’s west, Phil Gaby’s business has had just as many homes. Nan’s Bakehouse began at the markets, then moved to Footscray Plaza before expanding into the business next door. A coffee van followed, then…...