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Blueprint for a 3D-printed future for manufacturing

Australian manufacturing finds itself at a pivotal moment, grappling with myriad challenges that have led to its contribution to GDP dwindling to a record low of 5.4 per cent....

Adult content codes zero-in on search and social media

Search engines and social media giants would be expected to filter, blur and block online pornography and other age-inappropriate content by default for children under the latest set of...

Pressure mounts on Tech Council over Richard White saga

Frustration over the management at the Tech Council (TCA) of the Richard White scandal has spilled over into a festering resentment among members about the way Mr White was...

Artrya’s AI tool detects heart disease in real time

Coronary artery disease is the number one cause of death around the world.  Despite its prevalence, current diagnostic methods and strategies for coronary artery disease (CAD) are often slow...

$55m in CRC-P grants for AI, hydrogen storage and MedTech

Hydrogen storage, artificial intelligence and waste reduction are among the 23 projects to share in $55 million of funding through the the federal government’s Cooperative Research Centres project grants...

Labor-led committee calls for single Digital Affairs minister

A Labor-led parliamentary committee has urged the federal government to appoint a Digital Affairs minister to coordinate the regulation of social media and other digital platforms, including across privacy,...

Victoria invests $5m in local 3D printing firm

Breakthrough Victoria has invested $5 million in Conflux Technology, a Gelong-based startup 3D printing heat exchangers for the aerospace, defence and automotive industries. The investment, part of a wider...

Data centre sector to add $26b by 2030

Australian data centre capacity is expected to double by 2030, attracting more than $26 billion in new investment in the process, according to a report that also calls for...

Australia’s privacy tsar sets sights on AI training

Australia’s privacy commissioner says the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner is mulling regulatory action against a number of companies that are skirting privacy laws when developing artificial intelligence...

Provectus Algae: Tackling emissions one cow at time

The methane emissions of livestock are a key battleground in the global fight against climate change.  Livestock methane emissions make up about 14.5 per cent of global greenhouse gas...

Govt pays PwC spin-off $6m for Starlink trial

SpaceX’s Starlink satellites will be trialled for voice services in regional and remote areas across Australia under a $6 million federal government contract with PwC public sector advisory offshoot...