Australia’s online safety regulator has issued a formal warning to a UK-based company it says is responsible for AI-enabled services being used to create deepfake pornography of Australian school...
Science
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A “collapsing pipeline” of skilled workers and a policy quagmire threatens Australia’s ability to meet intergenerational challenges like the ageing population and technological disruption, according to one of the...
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Monash University on Wednesday launched a new innovation accelerator to embed commercialisation capabilities into its medical research and the health sector. The purpose built Velos accelerator is aiming to...
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Big Tech is spending more than ever on artificial intelligence – but the returns are rising too, and investors are buying in. AI played a bigger role in driving...
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Nvidia must produce “convincing security proofs” to eliminate Chinese users’ worries over security risks in its chips and regain market trust, a commentary published by China’s state-run media People’s...
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Apple chief executive Tim Cook has signaled the iPhone maker is ready to spend more to catch up to rivals in artificial intelligence by building more data centres or...
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The federal government has approached the market for a new SaaS-based platform to administer the $30 billion in Commonwealth grants deployed each year, replacing the troubled Grants Hubs. The...
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The NSW government has reaffirmed its commitment to Sydney Science Park and the “well-paid, knowledge-based jobs” it will create, insisting there are no plans to lift the dwelling cap...
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Australian farms are at the forefront of a wave of technological change coming to agriculture. Over the past decade, more than US$200 billion (A$305 billion) has been invested globally...
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The WA government has refocused its flagship health and medical research fund to deliver “intentional impact” on areas that are unique to Western Australia or where it believes the...
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Australia’s food standards regulator has simultaneously overhauled the definition of genetically modified food while approving the first cultured meat product for sale in Australia and New Zealand, marking a...
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CSIRO chief executive Doug Hilton says a combination of poor productivity performance, the US’ retreat from science and alarming changes in geopolitical circumstances has brought Australia to a “fork...
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Unless you work in public policy, you may not be aware of the many discussions happening about protecting Australian kids on the internet beyond just the upcoming social media...
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Accomplished nanotech researcher and RMIT University commercialisation leader Sharath Sriram has been named Western Australia’s new chief scientist — its first new top science advisor in more than a...