Author: Brandon How

Aust-UK deepen online safety cooperation with new pact

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Australia and United Kingdom have committed to bilateral cooperation on improving digital online safety and security issues under a new intergovernmental agreement. The Memorandum of Understanding includes references to...

CSIRO targets startups for AI commercialisation program

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A new AI competition for startups has been launched by the CSIRO’s National AI Centre in collaboration with Google Cloud and co-working space Stone and Chalk. Over three months...

Salesforce to support SA financial management upgrade

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The South Australian government has signed a four-year whole of government agreement with Salesforce under which its MuleSoft platform will be integrated with the state’s new cloud-based financial management...

NEC and D-Wave expand quantum presence in Australia

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Japanese conglomerate NEC and D-Wave, a Canadian quantum firm backed by Amazon’s Jeff Bezos and In-Q-Tel, are expanding their presence in Australia, launching two new quantum services to compete...

Gilmour Space secures extra $55m ahead of first launch

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Queensland-based rocket maker Gilmour Space Technologies has raised an additional $55 million in capital to support ongoing development work as its first launch draws closer. Gilmour plans to use...

Gig Guide: New innovation lead at ANU

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The Australian National University’s new deputy vice-chancellor (research and innovation) is Professor Lachlan Blackhall, who is the current head of its battery storage and grid integration program. Professor Blackhall...

$14m battery growth centre to be run by CRC

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The Powering Australia Industry Growth Centre will be run by a cooperative research centre, with the Albanese government awarding $14 million to the WA-based Future Battery Industries Cooperative Research...

‘Modest’ govt R&D uptick amid calls for new plan

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Federal government spending on R&D programs is expected to rise by almost $330 million this financial year, according to the latest Industry department figures, but science groups say there...

Defence tips $6m more into C2 Robotics subsea drone

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Melbourne-based autonomous subsea drone developer C2 Robotics has landed a further $6 million contract from Defence to take its Speartooth vessel into rigorous real-world testing and progress tooling work...