Australia’s $1 billion investment in a US quantum computing firm was a “total drongo” move and would have been better spent supporting local startups, according to David Cameron’s former...
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If some of the world’s most zealous tech leaders are to be believed, 2027 is going to be a pivotal moment in human history. It’s the year the world...
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Australia’s $1 billion bet on a US quantum computing startup will deliver double digit returns to taxpayers, Industry minister Ed Husic has claimed while defending the deal from Opposition...
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A parliamentary inquiry has rebuffed calls for laws banning AI-generated images and videos in election campaigns despite acknowledging the technology will almost certainly be used to spread disinformation. Crossbench...
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Australia’s tech industry groups are divided on the impact stricter merger laws will have on the incentive to grow innovative startups in Australia and attract venture capital investment. Among...
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If we are to create the new innovative industries that will solve problems and create innovative products, services, and jobs, then we need to include people with disabilities who...
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The federal government is assessing an unsolicited proposal from a group of Australian quantum companies seeking substantial funding to build ‘test-bed’ infrastructure that could be used by the local...
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Australia’s outgoing chief scientist Cathy Foley initially doubted the claims of Californian startup PsiQuantum in its unsolicited proposal to the federal government and was “put off by the ‘salesman’...
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Science is about making the world clearer and more understandable. By classifying the world into observable, repeatable, verifiable phenomena we move towards a shared sense of reality rather than...
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NSW and South Australia’s Premiers say they will limit young people’s access to social media after the success of a phone ban in schools and a lack of action...
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The federal government’s Future Made in Australia tsar Senator Tim Ayres will deliver the opening keynote address at the 2024 InnovationAus Awards for Excellence, a reflection of the awards’...
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We have all seen the headlines – Australia is one of the lowest R&D-funded OECD countries, coming in below 1.6 per cent of GDP and falling, more than a...
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I attended school and university under the old social contract; do your best at school, complete your homework, study for exams, get a good final score, go to university,...
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In a recent interview, the outwardly mild-mannered former Google chief executive and chairman Eric Schmidt made some bold statements. He revealed that ‘his friends” at the forefront of artificial...