Australia’s media industry is stumbling from one crisis to the next, writes Bernard Keane. First it was the SMH’s outing of actor Rebel Wilson. Then we had Nine journalists signing up to promote gambling corporation Sportsbet. There seem to be examples of misjudgment everywhere you look.

Our economy is also lurching into catastrophe, with energy markets on the brink of collapse thanks to years of state capture. It might seem abstract, but the reality of inflation and soaring electricity prices is being felt throughout the country, from rising food prices to homelessness, write Imogen Champagne and Amber Schultz.

Finally there was a bit of tech news about. Cam Wilson reported on the Google bot that allegedly became sentient, and on recent calls for a ban on retailers utilising facial recognition software.

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CAM WILSON 2 minute read

In a mass email sent on Monday afternoon, an anonymous staffer links the Rebel Wilson 'outing' to other management criticisms.

BLAKE LEMOINE 20 minute read

Blake Lemoine is a Google engineer recently put on leave for claiming an AI bot, LaMDA, is sentient. In the following interview, he chats with LaMDA about time, language, emotions, religion, and more.

AMBER SCHULTZ 3 minute read

There's been a huge drop in donations to homeless support services and it's now becoming a matter of life or death.

BERNARD KEANE 3 minute read

Australia's media landscape is turning into a disaster area littered by examples of spectacular misjudgment.

CAM WILSON 2 minute read

A CHOICE report claiming that Bunnings and Kmart may be breaching the Privacy Act with their use of facial recognition has spurred renewed calls for a moratorium.

BERNARD KEANE 3 minute read

The moment for reform on energy markets is here — a business-as-usual approach by governments won't cut it.

AMBER SCHULTZ 4 minute read

This legally blind man says the National Disability Insurance Agency doesn't cooperate with people with disabilities. Instead it fights them.

CRAIG SINGLETON 7 minute read

China's economy is in freefall due to Xi Jinping's mismanagement, raising the question: can the great power still compete on the world stage?

CAM WILSON 4 minute read

Remember, the crypto boosters won't read your victory lap about the market crashing, but the people who unfortunately believed them will.