By Andrew Cullen, Guest Research Fellow, School of Computing and Information Systems, The University of Melbourne
For two decades, data centres were relatively safe, lucrative real estate investments. They attracted investors because they served as digital infrastructure — the essential plumbing that keeps the internet running.
The growth of artificial intelligence (AI) and its increased demands on computing power has meant data centre builders are in a race to build out sufficient supply.
But in the past two weeks, investors have started to have genuine concerns about the long-term viability of these businesses. On Wednesday, shares in NextDC, one of Australia’s largest data centre…
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By Amnesty International
Can you tell us what inspired your activism? I became a climate justice organizer after I experienced firsthand the impacts of the climate crisis. In 2017, there was a huge drought that led to a lot of water shortages and water rationing, including in Nairobi. Life was unliveable at the time. How did you get […] The post Kenyan youth activist Erica Njuguna: “Gen Z are uniquely impacted by climate crisis” appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image Aftermath of the apparent Malian military drone strike on September 16, 2026, in Guélédié village, Mopti region, Mali. Screenshots from video analyzed and geolocated by Human Rights Watch. © Private (Nairobi) – Mali’s armed forces and the allied Russia-controlled Africa Corps have committed new atrocities against civilians in central Mali during renewed fighting, Human Rights Watch said today. On September 16, 2026, an apparent military drone strike in Guélédié village, Mopti region, killed eight civilians and injured at least six others. Between May and August,…
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By Amnesty International
The Sri Lankan government’s proposed new counterterrorism legislation allows wide scope for abuse and poses serious threats to human rights, said Amnesty International in a new legal analysis. Despite some improvements on the previous white paper of the law issued in late 2025, the Protection of the State from Terrorism bill, which will replace the […] The post Sri Lanka: New counterterrorism bill risks perpetuating past abuses appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Malka Older
This spotlight is, then, a form of protest in its own right: a way of reasserting that protest is legitimate, important for democracy, and everywhere.
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By Andrew Cullen, Guest Research Fellow, School of Computing and Information Systems, The University of Melbourne
Millions of websites and online tools have relied on the PHP language for decades – but newly disclosed bugs could let hackers easily take them over.
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Wednesday, October 21, 2026
Three years on from the reported resumption of large-scale forcible returns of nationals of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) from China, serious concerns persist about their fate, according to a group of Human Rights Council-appointed independent experts.
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By Felicity Goodyear-Smith, Professor of General Practice and Primary Health Care, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
Rachel Roskvist, Senior Lecturer General Practice and Primary Health Care, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
Ranche Johnson, Senior Lecturer, Department of General Practice and Primary Care, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
A $40 million scheme aims to improve health outcomes, but differences between practices could leave some struggling to qualify for funding.
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By Samantha Lawler, Associate Professor, Astronomy, University of Regina
SpaceX has started a trend. More American companies are betting that they can beat the laws of physics by launching thousands of enormous satellites to create orbital “AI data centres” with names like Cowboy Space’s Stampede.
Space commercialization has progressed to a point where numerous aerospace and technology experts view these ambitious corporate orbital agendas as entirely detached…
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By Seth T. Kannarr, Visiting Honors Lecturer, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
With a stroke of a pen, President Donald Trump has officially created the United States’ 64th national park.
Chiricahua, in southeastern Arizona, was established as a national monument in April 1924 to protect its towering rhyolite hoodoos – tall spires of rock – and diversity of wildlife. The mountainous…
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