On May 15, I chaired my third and final American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham) annual general meeting. It was hard to step into the shoes of the man who...
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Austrian advocacy group NOYB will seek an injunction against Meta Platforms that could lead to substantial claims if the tech giant goes ahead with plans to use Europeans’ personal...
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The European Union and France on Monday announced half a billion euros worth of incentives to lure scientists to the continent, seeking to profit from US President Donald Trump’s...
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Scientists and engineers will try and create a digital twin of one of the world’s only tropical marine test ranges in a bid to bring down testing costs and...
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A recently released NSW Innovation Blueprint presents the NSW government’s strategic vision for the state’s innovation ecosystem. The Blueprint includes a proposal to investigate the development of a government...
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The Trump administration is working on changes to a Biden-era rule that would limit global access to AI chips, including possibly doing away with its splitting the world into...
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Alphabet’s Google needs strong measures imposed on it to prevent it from using its artificial intelligence products to extend its dominance in online search, a US Department of Justice...
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Australian scientists have hatched a plan to recruit and repatriate US-based counterparts fleeing President Trump’s multi-billion-dollar research purge with competitive relocation packages. The Australian Academy of Science on Thursday...
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Science minister Ed Husic has dangled a $100 million upgrade to Perth’s largest science education centre if the Albanese government is re-elected, but says it will be up to...
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Elon Musk’s xAI has nearly doubled gas turbines at its Tennessee data centre, exceeding previously known figures and surpassing the number for which the company has submitted permits, according...
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Silicon Valley startup Lightmatter said on Wednesday it had developed a new type of computer chip that could both speed up artificial intelligence work and use less electricity in...
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“Little more than a water recycling facility that has no present utility and will go into non-operational maintenance mode for the foreseeable future.” That how an NSW parliamentary committee...
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Elon Musk’s xAI has acquired X in a deal that values the social media platform at US$33 billion (A$52.5 billion) and allows the value of his artificial intelligence firm...
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National science institutions, a radio telescope program, and a handful of biosecurity and medical research projects enjoyed a boost in Jim Chalmers’ fourth Budget, which lacked a significant response...