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CSIRO teams with UTS on AI safety standard

The country’s national science agency is moving fast to develop best practice guidance for businesses developing and deploying artificial intelligence, teaming with UTS’s Human Technology Institute and the wider...

Services Australia lays ethical AI footing

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Services Australia has set interim guardrails for the development and use of artificial intelligence at the agency, including technology that is used for public-facing government services. As work continues...

Digital twins: Aussie startups reshaping the US

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Digital twin technology in energy efficiency reveals stark contrasts between Australia and the United States, with each country shaped and influenced by its unique approach to risk, regulations, and...

Global startup accelerator makes Perth its Australian home

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Founders Factory, a UK-based startup accelerator with global reach, will set up an Australian presence in Perth to offer a “springboard” to early-stage startups tackling decarbonisation challenges. The Founders...

Albanese unveils IRA Budget response pledge

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The Albanese government has unveiled plans to introduce a Future Made in Australia Act later this year that will serve as an “anchor” for the country’s response to fracturing...

Cost of APS-wide Microsoft Copilot trial grows

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A six-month trial of Microsoft Copilot across the federal government has surpassed the $1.2 million it was originally costed at and could grow higher still as more users sign...

Stolen ID register blocks 300k fraud attempts

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A government register introduced following one of Australia’s worst data breaches on record has blocked more than 300,000 fraudulent attempts to use stolen identity credentials legitimately in 18 months....

NSW govt renews SAP deal as negotiations drag on

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The New South Wales government has given itself another 12 months to renegotiate its main sourcing agreement with German software giant SAP, which also remains locked in talks with...

Startup funding rounds hit six-year low

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Australian startup funding deals fell to a six-year low in the first three months of the year, with the drop off in early-stage venture capital more pronounced as investors...