Australia’s encryption-busting laws were used by federal police for the first time last year to force at least one undisclosed tech company to provide assistance, in an escalation of...
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Data Centre Alley, a 30-square-mile stretch outside Washington DC and home to more than 200 data centres, consumes roughly the same electricity as Boston. So power company officials were...
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OpenAI and Elon Musk have agreed to fast-track a trial over OpenAI’s for-profit shift, the latest turn in a grudge match between the world’s richest person and OpenAI chief...
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The European Commission is raising US$20 billion to construct four ‘AI gigafactories’ as part of Europe’s strategy to catch up with the US and China on artificial intelligence, but...
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Invasive surveillance powers are being used without proper justifications or record keeping, a new review shows, leading to calls to reign in authorities that are covertly accessing Australians’ private...
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With $26 billion expected to be invested in data centres and other AI infrastructure by 2030, the Australian Information Industry Association (AIIA) has called for a Digital Economy minister...
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Four years on from a royal commission that warned of critical gaps in aged care data, the sector is still struggling with siloed solutions and a host of other...
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Canberra startup Quantum Brilliance and the Pawsey Supercomputing Centre in Western Australia on Monday unveiled a significant milestone in its ongoing quantum computing integration research. The research partners say...
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The federal government’s main technology suppliers have significant gender pay gaps, with some well above the industry averages and going backwards, newly released transparency data shows. Tuesday’s data reveals...
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Australia’s largest data centre providers added more than 100,000 tonnes in emissions to the atmosphere last year, with new data showing the CO2 impact of the fast-growing market. Annual...
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Surging demand for artificial intelligence expertise and a scarcity of talent had created a yawning skills gap in Australia that is hindering companies’ ability to implement generative AI systems....
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At the Paris AI Summit, leaders came together to make a commitment around artificial intelligence that empowers everyone, is sustainable and more inclusive. The Summit’s delegates announced “more than...
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ASIO chief Mike Burgess has delivered a “frank, uncomfortable” assessment of national security challenges, and says rapidly evolving technology – from artificial intelligence to encryption – will make the...
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Australia’s sovereign wealth fund has boosted its stake in Canberra Data Centres, the largest provider of data centre services to the federal government, in a transaction that values the...