Josh Taylor
@joshtaylor.bsky.social
Technology reporter at the Guardian, in Melbourne, Australia. Tech, infosec, FOI, politics, media 🌈 (he/him) https://linktr.ee/joshtayl0r
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Deloitte caught in false claim it owned up to AI in tainted report.
It told finance it had explained the cause of errors to DEWR.
False - initially it used the same snow job it tried on the media "oh just some errors in citation".
www.afr.com//politics/de...
It told finance it had explained the cause of errors to DEWR.
False - initially it used the same snow job it tried on the media "oh just some errors in citation".
www.afr.com//politics/de...
Deloitte caught in false claim it owned up to AI in tainted report
The employment department rebuked Deloitte for claiming it had owned up to artificial intelligence use, prompting correction from consultancy to another department.
www.afr.com
November 11, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Deloitte caught in false claim it owned up to AI in tainted report.
It told finance it had explained the cause of errors to DEWR.
False - initially it used the same snow job it tried on the media "oh just some errors in citation".
www.afr.com//politics/de...
It told finance it had explained the cause of errors to DEWR.
False - initially it used the same snow job it tried on the media "oh just some errors in citation".
www.afr.com//politics/de...
Kate McClymont free from the threat of a defo suit is a wonderful thing www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...
Long lunches, Swiss bank accounts and a kangaroo scrotum: My decades pursuing Graham Richardson
For a reporter whose career has been spent uncovering crime and corruption, the Labor senator was the one who got away.
www.smh.com.au
November 11, 2025 at 7:03 AM
Kate McClymont free from the threat of a defo suit is a wonderful thing www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...
losing it that these were the best pics of John Howard that AAP could get today
November 11, 2025 at 6:57 AM
losing it that these were the best pics of John Howard that AAP could get today
Idk how Threads can be growing... I checked in on there for the first time in ages and it's dead.
'A NYT zine piece in DEC 2024 said despite the post-election surge in Bluesky traffic, the platform never became as “robust (read: fun)” as X, where the “jokes & ideas are more polished” & users can find “more up-to-the-minute analysis” on news & cultural moments.'
www.forbes.com/sites/conorm...
www.forbes.com/sites/conorm...
Bluesky Usage Down Nearly 40% Year After Election—Threads, Trump’s Truth Social See Gains
Bluesky, a liberal-leaning social platform that welcomed hordes of users disillusioned by Elon Musk’s X, hasn’t sustained its surge in activity after President Donald Trump won a second term.
www.forbes.com
November 11, 2025 at 4:51 AM
Idk how Threads can be growing... I checked in on there for the first time in ages and it's dead.
I keep forgetting ScoMo changed the national anthem
November 11, 2025 at 12:47 AM
I keep forgetting ScoMo changed the national anthem
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Wrote about the teen social media ban, specifically Reddit www.theguardian.com/media/commen...
From AusLegal to AmItheAsshole: why I’m downvoting the social media ban on Reddit | Deirdre Fidge
We know young people are dancing on Tik Tok, and doing whatever the hell is happening on Kick, but my sympathies are with those about to be booted off Reddit
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November 11, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Wrote about the teen social media ban, specifically Reddit www.theguardian.com/media/commen...
Need to see the John Laws version of the internet
The obits will never mention the time he had his own version of AOL in the 90s.
November 10, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Need to see the John Laws version of the internet
Regulators coming for Big Wiggle (button batteries) www.accc.gov.au/media-releas...
November 10, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Regulators coming for Big Wiggle (button batteries) www.accc.gov.au/media-releas...
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Our latest (with Joseph Gedeon): www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Tech giants vow to defend users in US as spyware companies make inroads with Trump administration
Apple and WhatsApp say they’ll keep warning users if their phones are targeted by governments using hacking software against them
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Our latest (with Joseph Gedeon): www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Says a lot of The Australian's world view that "celebrating trans experience" is "extreme" and needs a counterpoint apparently.
November 10, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Says a lot of The Australian's world view that "celebrating trans experience" is "extreme" and needs a counterpoint apparently.
I had to listen to John Laws for three hours almost every day for three years for work while I was studying journalism.
Such a weird time of life. But definitely built up resistance levels for that sort of thing.
Such a weird time of life. But definitely built up resistance levels for that sort of thing.
November 9, 2025 at 9:42 AM
I had to listen to John Laws for three hours almost every day for three years for work while I was studying journalism.
Such a weird time of life. But definitely built up resistance levels for that sort of thing.
Such a weird time of life. But definitely built up resistance levels for that sort of thing.
After managing to avoid a cold or flu all winter, I've been sick all weekend. I binged that All Her Fault series..it's was...fine. A bit silly at the end.
I feel like they've just decided red-headed Australian women are best in those "troubled rich white woman" stories.
I feel like they've just decided red-headed Australian women are best in those "troubled rich white woman" stories.
November 8, 2025 at 11:07 PM
After managing to avoid a cold or flu all winter, I've been sick all weekend. I binged that All Her Fault series..it's was...fine. A bit silly at the end.
I feel like they've just decided red-headed Australian women are best in those "troubled rich white woman" stories.
I feel like they've just decided red-headed Australian women are best in those "troubled rich white woman" stories.
Spoke to ABC chair Kim Williams on his thoughts on AI. www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
ABC chair warns ‘extremely autocratic’ views of some AI investors could lead to ‘dangerous and sinister’ outcomes
Exclusive: While fearing the technology can be an ‘employment destroyer’ in other industries, Kim Williams believes it won’t be as damaging for the media
www.theguardian.com
November 8, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Spoke to ABC chair Kim Williams on his thoughts on AI. www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
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Google to build new AI data centre on tiny Australian Indian Ocean outpost after signing defence deal
Google to build new AI data centre on tiny Australian Indian Ocean outpost after signing defence deal
Military experts say facility on Christmas Island would be valuable asset to monitor Chinese submarine and naval activity
Google plans to build a large AI data centre on Australia‘s remote Indian Ocean outpost of Christmas Island after signing a cloud deal with the Department of Defence earlier this year, according to documents reviewed by Reuters and interviews with officials.
Plans for the data centre on the tiny island located 350km south of Indonesia have not previously been reported, and many details including its projected size, cost and potential uses, remain secret. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 7, 2025 at 8:31 AM
Google to build new AI data centre on tiny Australian Indian Ocean outpost after signing defence deal
A 15yo family member has been making a bunch of new profiles on social media in the past few weeks
a drag queen is wearing a red dress and saying `` i can t wait to see how this turns out . ''
ALT: a drag queen is wearing a red dress and saying `` i can t wait to see how this turns out . ''
media.tenor.com
November 7, 2025 at 7:31 AM
A 15yo family member has been making a bunch of new profiles on social media in the past few weeks
"why don't Australians care about local council as much as a NYC mayoral election?"
Australian local government: jade.io/article/1162...
Australian local government: jade.io/article/1162...
November 6, 2025 at 7:33 PM
"why don't Australians care about local council as much as a NYC mayoral election?"
Australian local government: jade.io/article/1162...
Australian local government: jade.io/article/1162...
So weird to see the Sky News logo on this sort of story (the separate Australian outlet benefits from this kind of boosting, and tailors the online content for that purpose).
The name change is due soon. tvtonight.com.au/2025/08/sky-...
The name change is due soon. tvtonight.com.au/2025/08/sky-...
November 6, 2025 at 8:57 AM
So weird to see the Sky News logo on this sort of story (the separate Australian outlet benefits from this kind of boosting, and tailors the online content for that purpose).
The name change is due soon. tvtonight.com.au/2025/08/sky-...
The name change is due soon. tvtonight.com.au/2025/08/sky-...
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“authors & publishers who filed a lawsuit against the Sam Altman-led firm have secured access to internal Slack messages… discussing the mass deletion of a pirated books dataset… A NY district court ordered OpenAI to hand over the communications regarding data deletion”
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OpenAI in Danger After Authors Suing It Gain Access to Its Internal Slack Messages
Authors and publishers, who are suing OpenAI, secured access to internal Slack messages and emails discussing the deletion of pirated books.
futurism.com
November 6, 2025 at 7:57 AM
“authors & publishers who filed a lawsuit against the Sam Altman-led firm have secured access to internal Slack messages… discussing the mass deletion of a pirated books dataset… A NY district court ordered OpenAI to hand over the communications regarding data deletion”
futurism.com/artificial-i...
futurism.com/artificial-i...
Enjoying record levels of cope
November 5, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Enjoying record levels of cope
I think a gallery reporter confused Kik the messenger app (not in the ban) with Kick the video streaming service (in the ban) in the Wells press conference today.
November 5, 2025 at 6:24 AM
I think a gallery reporter confused Kik the messenger app (not in the ban) with Kick the video streaming service (in the ban) in the Wells press conference today.
Somehow missed that the republican candidate in NY has a Solid Snake-style beret. www.theguardian.com/us-news/live...
NYC mayor election live: Mamdani, Cuomo and Sliwa await results after polls close
Democratic socialist and former New York governor face off in race to lead New York City
www.theguardian.com
November 5, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Somehow missed that the republican candidate in NY has a Solid Snake-style beret. www.theguardian.com/us-news/live...
Reddit and Kick included in the list of platforms required to ban under 16s. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Reddit targeted by Australia’s under-16s social media ban as list of platforms grows
Popular platform added to list of companies required to restrict access for children, along with video streaming site Kick
www.theguardian.com
November 4, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Reddit and Kick included in the list of platforms required to ban under 16s. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
This is shocking… using AI to scrape the internet to feed the regional news broadcast bulletins. Gonna end badly. www.abc.net.au/mediawatch/e...
Ep 39 - AI pipedream - Media Watch
Australia's largest radio network, Southern Cross Austereo, crosses the AI Rubicon, using a robot to source and script the news.
www.abc.net.au
November 3, 2025 at 9:15 PM
This is shocking… using AI to scrape the internet to feed the regional news broadcast bulletins. Gonna end badly. www.abc.net.au/mediawatch/e...
Amid all the sound and fury of the senate inquiry, the submission from Optus on the triple zero outage reveals a bit more.
Firstly, a customer who called to report the outage to Optus was sent into a store, where they bought a new phone.
Firstly, a customer who called to report the outage to Optus was sent into a store, where they bought a new phone.
November 3, 2025 at 6:51 AM
Amid all the sound and fury of the senate inquiry, the submission from Optus on the triple zero outage reveals a bit more.
Firstly, a customer who called to report the outage to Optus was sent into a store, where they bought a new phone.
Firstly, a customer who called to report the outage to Optus was sent into a store, where they bought a new phone.
One month out from the under-16s ban and almost all of the users caught up in the Discord data breach caused by age assurance appeals were based in Australia, OAIC has finally confirmed. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
November 3, 2025 at 6:33 AM
One month out from the under-16s ban and almost all of the users caught up in the Discord data breach caused by age assurance appeals were based in Australia, OAIC has finally confirmed. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...