Author: Justin Hendry

APS pilot brings local OpenAI instance to Canberra

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Federal agencies will gain access to an Australian instance of OpenAI’s GPT-4o as part of a whole-of-government AI service being trialed to accelerate the adoption of AI across the...

NZ introduces new laws to govern space infrastructure

Posted on   |  by Lucy Craymer
The New Zealand government passed legislation on Wednesday to regulate the use of ground-based space infrastructure following concerns about foreign actors using it to harm national security. Space minister...

Researchers sound alarm over Starlink risk to SKA telescope

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Australia’s unfinished Square Kilometre Array telescope is at risk of having its sensitive space observations distorted by Starlink, with new research showing the low-orbiting satellites are leaking low-frequency radio...

White House to unveil plan to push US AI abroad

Posted on   |  by Jarrett Renshaw and Alexandra Alper
The US government intends to publish a plan on Wednesday that calls for the export of American AI technology abroad and a crackdown on state laws deemed too restrictive...

Govt left waiting for PsiQuantum planning application

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
A stadium-sized complex that will house PsiQuantum’s first commercially useful quantum computer is facing a potential setback, with the Silicon Valley startup and Brisbane Airport yet to lodge development...

Economic reform must include industrial transformation

Posted on   |  by Roy Green
For a while it looked like federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers’ Economic Reform Roundtable would turn into a tax summit, such was the clamour to revisit missed opportunities. And we...

UK and OpenAI sign new strategic partnership

Posted on   |  by Muvija M and Juby Babu
Britain and ChatGPT maker OpenAI have signed a new strategic partnership to deepen collaboration on AI security research and explore investing in British AI infrastructure, such as data centres....