South Australia announces royal commission into AI beginning October, with final report due July 2027. Premier Malinauskas calls AI a 'material risk' to society and work.

Sony and TSMC plan $6.3B joint venture in Japan to produce advanced image sensors, Nikkei reports. Deal would expand Japan's semiconductor manufacturing footprint.

Sony Corp. and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) are planning to invest around $6.3 billion (€5.4bn) in a joint venture to produce advanced image sensors in Japan, according to Nikkei.

Intel plans $15 billion stock offering to fund AI computing expansion, citing demand for physical AI, purpose-built silicon, and advanced packaging.

Intel plans to raise $15 billion through a stock offering to meet growing demand for AI computing. The chipmaker identifies physical AI, purpose-built silicon, and advanced packaging as key growth areas.

Ukraine opens Avengers Labs AI platform to defense firms for drone training. Built on 5 million battlefield frames from Delta combat system covering tanks, artillery, air defense, and aerial targets.

Ukraine's Ministry of Defense is opening access for Ukrainian defense companies to the Avengers Labs AI training platform for unmanned systems, built on real battlefield data. The platform, developed by the Center for Innovation and Defense Technologies (which previously created the Delta combat system), is based on an annotated dataset of 5 million battlefield frames covering tanks, artillery, air defense, infantry, and aerial targets including Shahed and reconnaissance drones.

Australia transport minister calls Sydney Airport delays 'unacceptable' after 250+ flights affected Friday and Saturday. Airservices Australia commits to improved rostering from early September, following Sunday near-collision between Jetstar and Qatar Airways planes.

Australia's transport minister said on Monday that staff shortages at Airservices Australia caused more than 250 domestic and international flight delays at Sydney Airport on Friday and Saturday, calling the disruptions unacceptable. Catherine King met with the Airservices Australia CEO on Monday and said the agency committed to improved rostering at Sydney from early September, following a Sunday near-collision between a Jetstar Airways plane taxiing for takeoff and a Qatar Airways plane being towed; two ground workers have been stood down pending investigation.