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Apple loses US bid to pause app store reform order

Apple on Wednesday (Thursday AEST) failed to persuade a US appeals court to pause key parts of a federal judge’s order requiring the iPhone maker to immediately open its...

Big tech’s misinformation takedowns plummet in Australia

US tech giants’ removal of misinformation in Australia plummeted last year, new transparency data shows, with platforms like Facebook and YouTube taking down tens of thousands less posts and...

AusBiotech partners with Austrade to boost SME exports

Industry group AusBiotech and Austrade have partnered to help unlock new export pathways for small and medium-sized businesses in Australia’s multi-billion dollar life sciences sector. The partnership will see...

Opposition technology pick misses out on seat

The federal Opposition has suffered an early blow to its shadow ministry, with Liberal candidate and proposed shadow assistant technology minister Gisele Kapterian missing out on the Sydney seat...

Victorian govt mulls defence tech shift for VC fund

Breakthrough Victoria could be retooled to help grow local defence industry under changes being considered to better align the government-backed venture capital fund with the state’s economic priorities. As...

Unions call for federal procurement boycott of Big Tech

On a day when newly appointed Industry minister Tim Ayres said Australia’s trade unions needed a stronger voice in managing the impact of technology in the workplace, the union...

Sharath Sriram named WA’s new chief scientist

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...

Treasury ‘hard heads’ holding back tech sector: Husic

Former Industry Minister Ed Husic on Tuesday blamed Treasury “hard heads” for limiting Australia’s technology development, and revealed he wants artificial intelligence governed by an AI Act to instill...

Data centres as grid partners in Australia’s digital future

Australia has the opportunity to create a new frontier of competitive advantage in sustainable digital infrastructure by aligning the rapid growth of data centres with the expansion of renewable...