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Growing appetite: WiseTech’s largest ever acquisition

ASX-listed logistics software outfit WiseTech Global has announced its’ biggest ever acquisition, signing a US$2.1 billion (A$3.25 billion) deal to buy US-based global trade software maker e2open. The company...

Services Australia lays two-year AI ethics footing

Services Australia has unveiled its first automation and artificial intelligence strategy, which it says will give it a two-year ethical footing and pathway to trust in the technologies. The...

How to unlock Australia’s $400b green iron opportunity

Large production tax credits, grants for capital works and public investment in shared infrastructure would kickstart a $400 billion green iron export industry in Australia, according to new research...

Nvidia to launch cheaper Blackwell AI chip for China

Nvidia will launch a new artificial intelligence chipset for China at a significantly lower price than its recently restricted H20 model and plans to start mass production as early...

Innovation policy design: A battle of conceptual vagueness

‘Innovation’ pervades Australian policy discourse. It is hailed as the remedy for declining productivity, economic stagnation, and social challenges, appearing in political speeches, business strategies, and university mission statements....

Musk’s DOGE expand Grok AI in US govt, raising concerns

Billionaire Elon Musk’s DOGE team is expanding use of his artificial intelligence chatbot Grok in the US federal government to analyse data, said three people familiar with the matter,...

$16.5m in defence grants bolsters local supply chains

Almost 60 Defence suppliers on Friday shared in $16.5 million in funding from the Defence Industry Development Grants program, which aims to build up Australia’s sovereign capabilities and technical...

FCC bans Chinese labs from testing electronics for US market

The Federal Communications Commission voted 4-0 on Thursday to finalise rules to bar Chinese labs deemed risks to US national security from testing electronic devices such as smartphones, cameras...

Navigating global instability: technology’s role in geopolitics

The intersection of technology and geopolitics is reshaping global stability, with critical infrastructure like submarine cables, chip supply chains and AI platforms emerging as focal points of disruption and...

Crypto investors pay US$148m for Trump meme coin dinner

Buyers of President Donald Trump’s meme coin converged from around the globe on Thursday for an exclusive dinner at his private country club, overlooking the Potomac River, just outside...

News Wrap: Tim Ayres is off to a running start

Just a week after his appointment as the new Minister for Industry and Innovation, Tim Ayres took to the stage this week to set out his agenda – and...

Defence industry seeks change after tough ANAO review

A scathing Auditor General’s report into maximising Australian industry participation in Defence procurement contracts has drawn mixed reaction from local industry, which called for changes to the way Defence...

Alignment is needed to boost industry R&D investment

The urban policy think tank Committee for Sydney says a lack of alignment between national and state priorities and funding streams is diluting Australia’s capacity to leverage research and...