Ange Lavoipierre

3 weeks ago | abc.net.au | Ange Lavoipierre

No-one in the tech sector was expecting it to rain Bitcoin during budget week. In the weeks leading up to the Treasurer's Tuesday speech and the traditional Thursday night sequel from Opposition Leader Peter Dutton, expectations were already hovering at basement altitude. Both major parties have talked a big game about tech lately — keeping kids safe online, capitalising on the AI boom, protecting Australians from scams and cracking down on cybercrime, just to name a few examples.

1 month ago | abc.net.au | Ange Lavoipierre

The federal government has been accused of making a "sweetheart deal" to exempt YouTube from the teen social media ban, as YouTube's competitors kick off a co-ordinated public campaign against the move. In November last year, federal parliament passed legislation to ban children younger than 16 from using major social media platforms, citing widespread safety concerns from Australian parents.

2 months ago | abc.net.au | Ange Lavoipierre

The Federal Government's planned crackdown on harmful content online appears to be on hold after a review it commissioned recommended threatening the big tech platforms with billions of dollars in fines. Those penalties could be levied if a platform published material promoting things like child exploitation, online hate, substance abuse or eating disorders.

2 months ago | rnz.co.nz | Ange Lavoipierre

By Ange Lavoipierre, ABCAnalysis - If you buy the hype about China's new chatbot DeepSeek, building a top AI model might cost you a similar amount of time and money as your dream home, replete with a tennis court, swimming pool and water views - roughly two months hunting and $US5.5 million. Depending on the location, inventing a new AI might even be cheaper and faster than breaking into the property market.

2 months ago | abc.net.au | Ange Lavoipierre

If you buy the hype about China's new chatbot DeepSeek, building a top AI model might cost you a similar amount of time and money as your dream home, replete with a tennis court, swimming pool and water views — roughly two months hunting and $US5.5 million. Depending on the location, inventing a new AI might even be cheaper and faster than breaking into the property market.