Digital health experts have called on the winner of next month’s federal election to act on a mess of aged care data, untapped artificial intelligence and a national workforce...
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A trial of NSW’s answer to Digital ID will expand to digital photo card holders this week, as the state government steps up work on the legislative underpinnings for...
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OpenAI said on Monday it would raise US$40 billion (A$64 billion) in a new funding round led by SoftBank Group at a US$300 billion valuation to advance AI research,...
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A digital traveller declaration system years in the making is now being used for all outbound flights at one of Australia’s busiest international airports, marking the latest expansion of...
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The world’s biggest cloud providers are the main roadblock to a flourishing sovereign cloud market, leading organisations to accept “neutered” clouds without the latest innovations. That’s according to Oracle’s...
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Facebook and Instagram-owner Meta on Tuesday said its independent fact-checking program in Australia would help detect and remove false content and deepfakes, as it aims to curb misinformation ahead...
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Widespread electronic voting is a “terrible idea” for Australia, security experts told an inquiry on Monday, amid calls for a national platform to standardise procedures and cut costs. The...
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China’s Manus AI has announced a strategic partnership with the team behind tech giant Alibaba’s Qwen AI models, a move that could bolster the artificial intelligence startup’s roll-out of...
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Scam reports and losses fell significantly last year after a series of public-private partnerships to harden defences. But with losses still at $2 billion and new regulations not yet...
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The NSW Treasurer has flagged changes to drive down planning approval times after finding productivity driving projects like energy and data centres were being held up more than a...
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US software giant Salesforce said on Wednesday that it would invest $2.5 billion into Australia over the next five years, which even by its own standards for announcing hyperbolic...
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When the Australian government passed legislation in November last year banning young people under 16 from social media, it included exemptions for platforms “that are primarily for the purposes...
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A Parliamentary inquiry that heard evidence of rising worker surveillance, excessive data collection and unfair automated decision tools has called for artificial intelligence in the workplace to be classified...
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Outgoing Liberal MP Paul Fletcher has bid farewell to federal parliament, using his final speech to reflect on the importance of science and technology as a driver of human...