Author: Justin Hendry

DISR quietly buries govt’s 1.2m tech jobs target

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The Industry department will stop publicly reporting progress against the Albanese government’s goal of reaching 1.2 million Australian tech jobs by 2030, effectively burying the flagship target. InnovationAus.com can...

The magic number in Diraq’s new quantum roadmap

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Australian startup and quantum pioneer Diraq has declared its ambitions in the race for utility-scale quantum computing, setting sights on 2 million physical qubits on a single silicon chip...

US judge blocks Pentagon’s Anthropic blacklisting

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A US judge has blocked the Pentagon’s blacklisting of Anthropic, the latest turn in the Claude maker’s high-stakes fight with the military over AI safety on the battlefield. Anthropic’s...

With backups: Salesforce set to stay core NDIS system

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Salesforce looks set to remain the core case management system for the National Disability Insurance Scheme, with the agency in charge moving to protect the system from data loss...

Banks open up to AI startups as lock-in window closes

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Australian AI startups will get an inside track on how some of Australia’s biggest banks procure and deploy the technology under a new accelerator program backed by the federal...

Greens fire up over data centre energy carve-out

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The Greens have lashed a decision to allow some states and territories to power data centres with coal and gas, after national cabinet failed to agree on nationally consistent...

States back AI laws as PM agrees to relax energy rules

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Anthony Albanese has agreed to relax energy rules for data centres in planned national AI laws, allowing states and territories with publicly-owned electricity networks to tap “surplus” fossil fuel...

Second Firmus AI data centre approved despite backlash

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Data centre developer Firmus’ proposal for a second 288-megawatt AI factory in northern Tasmania has been approved despite community backlash over its environmental impact. George Town Council voted in...