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Govt backs quantum and AI industries with $101m

The Albanese government has unveiled industry support programs for artificial intelligence and quantum technologies, allocating $101 million over five years in a new critical technologies package that includes a...

The ‘tech winter’ shows how naive we are

Posted on   |  by Jordan Guiao
The tech industry has had a rollercoaster year so far. Tens of thousands have been laid off from the largest tech companies, media darling startups have declared bankruptcy and...

Microsoft’s warning against sovereign data and tech capability

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Microsoft on Wednesday argued against Australia focusing too much on sovereign tech capabilities and data storage requirements, telling a parliament inquiry it would harm competition and security. The company...

Australian experts want AI regulator, investigation of failures

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The democratisation of high-risk artificial intelligence warrants global policy, a dedicated national regulator and a “black box” approach to forensically review failures, according to Australian experts. The public access...

$16m innovation challenge to build bushfire resilience

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
A new $16 million innovation competition co-designed by the Minderoo Foundation has been launched by global not-for-profit XPRIZE to drive development of bushfire detection and rapid response technologies. The...

Google wants copyright law changed for AI data mining

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Australia’s copyright laws are stifling innovation by not affording tech companies exceptions to mine websites for information when developing artificial intelligence tools, according to Google. The position, outlined in...

Shorten backs ‘ethical’ automation for NDIS assessments

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Government Services minister Bill Shorten has called for the greater use of data and automation in National Disability Insurance Scheme assessments as long as an “ethical framework” is in...

Australia’s biggest subsea robotics centre opens in Perth

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
AI robotics innovator Advanced Navigation has unveiled what it says is Australia’s largest subsea robotics centre to accelerate production of its “breakthrough” underwater navigation and robotic technologies. The company,...

Regulation is the New New Thing in tech

Posted on   |  by Sandy Plunkett
Tech in the 2020’s is a fascinating and complex beast. Innovation is still a key driver of its insatiable appetites, as we see in real time by the new...