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Industrial AI startup Syncrowin closes $3m pre-seed

A Melbourne startup that uses proprietary technology to optimise heavy industry operations has been backed by US and Australian investors in a $3 million pre-sound...

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Ghost Shark gets ‘teeth’ as secret payloads revealed

Australia’s growing fleet of Ghost Shark autonomous submarines will be able to fire swarms of kamikaze aerial drones, lay mines and deploy containers with military equipment deep...

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SeaCulture wins Croc Pitch with plan to restore mine soils

North Australian SeaCulture has won Croc Pitch 2026, putting the seaweed startup in line for up to $1 million in venture capital from Paspalis Capital. The company grows and...

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Anthropic to commit 5pc of its shares to public benefit fund

AI lab Anthropic, the developer of Claude, will commit 5 per cent of its shares to a new public benefit fund so it has increased flexibility and scale to make donations for the...

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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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Agencies gear up to tackle frontier model AI threats

Federal agencies are lining up outside help on frontier AI cyber risk, with a run of procurements for consultants and assessments a sign government is already moving to strengthen its...

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Gig Guide: DTA chief gets two-year extension

Long-time head of the Digital Transformation Agency Chris Fechner will stay in the role for another two years as it develops new policy for tech mega-deals and supports a legacy shift...