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Cicada onboards new advisors to accelerate research outcomes

An entrepreneurial biomedical engineer and a former CSIRO associate director are joining deep tech incubator Cicada Innovations as it accelerates efforts to commercialise Australian...

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US bans Chinese AI DeepSeek from govt agency IT systems

The US Homeland Security department is ordering the removal of DeepSeek products and third-party services using the Chinese AI model from US civilian agency IT systems, according to a...

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Pat Conroy shrugs off Boeing’s Ghost Bat export setback

Defence industry minister Pat Conroy says he is confident Germany's decision to walk away from a Ghost Bat deal does not mean the Australian-made military drone is out of the...

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Cyber certification plan is govt hurdle for SMEs, inquiry told

A poorly considered cyber security certification system could make it harder for small and medium businesses to secure government contracts, industry bodies have warned a government...

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Industrial AI startup Syncrowin closes $3m pre-seed

A Melbourne startup that uses proprietary technology to optimise heavy industry operations has been backed by US and Australian investors in a $3 million pre-sound...

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Ghost Shark gets ‘teeth’ as secret payloads revealed

Australia’s growing fleet of Ghost Shark autonomous submarines will be able to fire swarms of kamikaze aerial drones, lay mines and deploy containers with military equipment deep...