Author: Justin Hendry

VCs stage late fightback against sophisticated investor changes

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Early-stage venture capital firms have come out in force against proposed changes to the “sophisticated” investor thresholds, with more than 20 late submissions to a federal government review accepted...

Services Australia quietly paused automation 12 months ago

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Services Australia quietly stopped its use of automation for social security and welfare claims processing almost 12 months ago, resulting in a blowout in wait times for some Centrelink...

Guardian or gatekeeper? AI’s role in cyber ethics 

Posted on   |  by Jason Stevens
As companies deploy generative AI as a frontline defence for critical infrastructure, is governance being overlooked in their bid to avoid cyber threats?  The fine line between agility and...

APS heavyweights sit out Microsoft Copilot trial

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Two of Canberra’s biggest federal government agencies are sitting out a six-month trial of Microsoft Copilot while another 7,400-plus public servants put the generative artificial intelligence assistant through its...

ASCA swamped with long-term R&D proposals

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
The Advanced Strategic Capabilities Accelerator’s inaugural appeal for long-term R&D projects has been met with an overwhelming response, with nearly 180 proposals submitted by industry and universities. The proposals...

New visa rules to prevent critical tech espionage

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Foreign nationals who present an “unreasonable risk of unwanted critical technology knowledge transfer” in areas like artificial intelligence and quantum computing could have their visas cancelled from April under...

Industry dept opens up on ‘secret’ quantum EoI

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Almost two dozen local and international quantum firms were approached by the federal government last year as part of a private expression of interest process designed to gauge the...