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Musk’s DOGE expand Grok AI in US govt, raising concerns

Billionaire Elon Musk’s DOGE team is expanding use of his artificial intelligence chatbot Grok in the US federal government to analyse data, said three people familiar with the...

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FCC bans Chinese labs from testing electronics for US market

The Federal Communications Commission voted 4-0 on Thursday to finalise rules to bar Chinese labs deemed risks to US national security from testing electronic devices such as...

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Crypto investors pay US$148m for Trump meme coin dinner

Buyers of President Donald Trump’s meme coin converged from around the globe on Thursday for an exclusive dinner at his private country club, overlooking the Potomac River, just...

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News Wrap: Tim Ayres is off to a running start

Just a week after his appointment as the new Minister for Industry and Innovation, Tim Ayres took to the stage this week to set out his agenda – and he covered plenty of...

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Defence industry seeks change after tough ANAO review

A scathing Auditor General’s report into maximising Australian industry participation in Defence procurement contracts has drawn mixed reaction from local industry, which called for...

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Alignment is needed to boost industry R&D investment

The urban policy think tank Committee for Sydney says a lack of alignment between national and state priorities and funding streams is diluting Australia’s capacity to leverage...

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Sydney Uni quantum pioneers venture out

The renowned Australian physicists that paved the way for Microsoft’s quantum technologies have unveiled their own venture aimed at bridging the gap between deep tech and the budding...

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Expert advisers question AI testing at Services Aus

Services Australia ramped up its testing of automation and artificial intelligence last year in preparation for wider deployments aimed at cutting costs and improving services in 2025,...

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Qld’s critical minerals testbed facility moves forward

A critical minerals commercialisation hub first promised for Queensland more than two years ago has taken a big step forward, with construction now underway on the first-of-its-kind...