Author: Justin Hendry

OpenClaw and the security risks of AI frenzy

Posted on   |  by Dr Hassan Asghar
It feels like only yesterday that ChatGPT took the world by storm. Its ability to reason and give human-like responses made everyone believe that artificial intelligence is set to...

Banks push to end Apple’s free ride on payments system

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Australia’s biggest banks want Apple and other global platforms to help foot the bill for maintaining core payments infrastructure, saying the current system gives big tech a free ride...

California builds AI oversight unit as xAI probe continues

Posted on   |  by Krystal Hu, Jeffrey Dastin and Max Cherney
California Attorney General Rob Bonta is building an artificial intelligence accountability program as his office probes Elon Musk’s xAI over the generation of non-consensual sexually explicit images. The California...

Space Agency advisory board wound up after two-year hiatus

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
The federal government has quietly dissolved the Australian Space Agency’s advisory board, nearly two years after the body was emptied of its members ahead of a governance review. Industry...

$1bn defence fund to target local dual-use tech companies

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
The Albanese government is set to tip up to $500 million into a co-investment fund that will back local companies developing dual-use technologies aligned with AUKUS Pillar II priorities,...

WA sets sights on becoming Australia’s next spaceport hub

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Western Australia is making a push to become the country’s next spaceport hub, with the state government opening applications for a $1.75 million grants program to lure commercial operators....