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Adobe sued in US over ‘hidden’ exit fees

US regulators have launched legal action against software giant Adobe for its deceptive cancelation policy that allegedly traps subscribers into continuing to pay for popular software products like Photoshop...

Australia climbs six places in global competitiveness rankings

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Australia has recorded its best global competitiveness ranking in more than a decade, with growing investment, a strong labor market and technological infrastructure improvements helping it surpass other international...

NSW unis overlook national cyber laws

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NSW universities overlooked federal laws designed to help protect critical infrastructure assets from cyber incidents in their first full year of operation by failing to identify critical systems and...

Defence to wear new APS contractor cuts

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The Defence department will need to find more than $270 million in savings over the next four years as part of the Albanese government’s extended purge of contractors and...

Quantum skunkworks to boost NSW competitive edge: Report

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A quantum skunkworks should be stood up in NSW to reinforce the state’s reputation as a global hub for the nascent technology by translating research into new commercial spinouts,...

Space agency board emptied amid governance review

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The board advising the Australian Space Agency has been emptied while the Industry department conducts a sweeping review of the agency’s three-pronged governance structure. The review, which could result...

How Google’s AI is losing touch with reality

Posted on   |  by Professor Toby Walsh
Google has rolled out its latest experimental search feature on Chrome, Firefox and the Google app browser to hundreds of millions of users. “AI Overviews” saves you clicking on...

Home Affairs tech at ‘significant risk of failure’

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Home Affairs’ technology environment is at “significant risk of failure”, according to an independent review that says there is no plan to fix the more than 190 IT systems...

Govt tech projects dodge trainee, gender targets

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The federal government has stopped short of setting national targets for the participation of women and apprentices in major outsourced technology projects, even as similar quotas are set for...

FOAK manufacturing: Australia’s $22.7bn blind spot

Posted on   |  by Camilla Roberts
The federal Budget’s announcement of $22.7 billion for A Future Made in Australia, still leaves us with a valley of death funding gap for first-of-a-kind (FOAK) manufacturing facilities, particularly...