CSIRO-backed venture capital firm Main Sequence has contributed to a $9.25 million funding round for an Australian biotechnology startup tackling pain and agitation in dementia patients. Main Sequence has...
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The US and China are gearing up to discuss AI safety risks during a dialogue planned for mid-September, two sources briefed on the discussions said as rapidly advancing frontier...
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OpenAI has unveiled a new artificial intelligence model it calls its best yet but cautioned that it also sometimes attempts to evade human monitoring, even as the company faces...
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The United States has pressed G20 members to take a hands-off approach to AI regulation and avoid creating rules for the technology at a gathering of industry titans and...
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Jane O’Dwyer will step into the top job at the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering after more than five years at the helm of Cooperative Research Australia....
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Chinese artificial intelligence startup DeepSeek on Thursday formally released its official V4 Pro model, aiming to regain ground against fast-moving domestic rivals as it expands hiring, computing capacity and...
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Larry Marshall spends a lot of time talking about ‘market vision’ these days and how the concept can be applied to a national innovation system. Australia, he says, needs...
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US Senate majority leader John Thune moved on Saturday to advance a major bill that would create a regulatory framework for cryptocurrencies which, if passed, would mark a huge...
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For a first-time speaker at the National Press Club this week, CSIRO chief executive Doug Hilton did a remarkably good job, given that he overseen the forced departure of...
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The CSIRO has quietly exited Sydney’s largest technology and innovation hub, shifting staff to two of its other sites after surrendering control of its Lindfield campus to the federal...
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Beset by global mega-trends and a financial time bomb, the CSIRO has made difficult but unavoidable choices, clearing a path for a new strategic direction, chief executive Doug Hilton...
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Australia’s national science agency has emerged from a bruising two years with hundreds less researchers, a slashed research portfolio and growing doubts among staff. It’s leader Doug Hilton will...
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Australia’s telco regulator has called for the government to beef up its investigative powers so it can compel companies to prove they have complied with laws and regulations in...
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The biggest upgrade to Australia’s frontline defence against deadly pathogens will begin within months, with new ultra secure biosecurity labs to be built and existing infrastructure upgraded at a...