Long awaited privacy act reforms to be unveiled on Thursday will not deliver on the most ambitious recommendations of a 2022 review but will pave the way for more...
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Australian Facebook users’ posts from as far back as 2007 are being used to train Meta’s artificial intelligence models, the company conceded on Wednesday at a tense Senate inquiry...
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Australian organisations are struggling to get value out of early AI deployments and could be walking into a cost trap, Gartner analysts warned on Monday, urging CIOs to study...
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NextDC has opened its first data centre in Adelaide, providing the government, defence and space sectors with greater access to critical digital infrastructure amid an AI-driven compute boom. The...
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Like many governments and economies, Australia is working to modify and expand its privacy rules to reflect technological innovation. The emergence of artificial intelligence and heightened awareness of how...
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The Western Australian government is considering ways to leverage independent organisations to boost private sector data sharing under a new strategy aimed at scaling digital industries and technology adoption....
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Drone traffic will be monitored through a long-awaited flight management system from end of next year, as Airservices Australia gets to work rolling out the new capability. The federal...
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After “languishing” in Parliament for close to two years, legislation to expand the consumer data right to action initiation has passed, despite concerns about the broader scheme. The Treasury...
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Universities are struggling to find technical AI and data science experts to fill scholarships reserved for domestic students, putting their CSIRO funding commitments at risk of being rescinded. The...
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The second round of a federal government AgTech connectivity rebate program launched Tuesday, offering to match Australian farmers up to $30,000 to invest in equipment like sensors, antennas, cameras...
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Forward-looking business strategies have become more crucial than ever. The year 2023 witnessed a significant breakthrough of generative AI revolution, with the technology truly hitting the mainstream. Following...
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Defence’s digital arm will add hundreds of new in-house staff to its ranks within the next year as the department looks to end its reliance on contractors, chief information...
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Google has abandoned plans to kill off pervasive user tracking technologies known as cookies after four years of effort on alternatives that sparked clashes with regulators and the advertising...
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Australia’s energy and climate ministers are driving cybersecurity authentication standards to protect consumer energy resources such as household solar, batteries and electric vehicles from cyber threats. Working groups under...