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China proposes export controls on solar technologies

China has proposed export controls on 12 technologies used to make solar equipment, citing national security concerns, as part of a broader revision that also covers AI and...

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Beijing signals tighter grip on AI exports amid US rivalry

China proposed export controls on 23 AI technologies on Friday, including those involving models, agents and computing clusters, its latest move to limit transfers of tools it views as...

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NewsWrap: Crossing the blurred lines of the AI inquiry

When does the government’s input into a parliamentary inquiry cross the line to be more accurately characterised as interference? Well, the lines are blurred, but it probably occurs...

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Anthropic grants outside evaluator access in AI safety push

Anthropic has given nonprofit METR employee-level access to its systems and is in talks with others including Hugging Face, as AI companies pitch external evaluators as a way to safely...

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AI market rout slows as investors buy the dip on technology

A market rout centering on the riskiest AI-related borrowers moderated on Thursday, with buyers returning to the tech sector following a weak US open and as a decline in bond yields...

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Anika Wells considers remodeling eSafety as a commission

Communications Minister Anika Wells is considering replacing the eSafety Commissioner role with a committee model – or commission – to deal with rising complaints about online...

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Richard Robson, Nobel and the path to research-led prosperity

In October last year during Nobel Prize announcement week, Professor Richard Robson from the University of Melbourne received news that would bring international attention to a line of...

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Aged care algorithm flaws spark second independent review

The Albanese government has ordered an independent review of its controversial algorithm-based aged care assessment tool amid ongoing concerns about its accuracy and the extent of...

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New $10m lab to boost Australia’s genomics push

Researchers across the country will be able to access a $10 million South Australian lab that promises some of the fastest and cheapest large-scale automated genomic sequencing in the...