Australia’s tech sector has reacted with disappointment to Treasurer Jim Chalmers’ fourth Budget, saying with the absence of significant new investment in artificial intelligence and the digital economy, the...
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Anduril president Christian Brose said the AI-powered defence startup – whose founder Palmer Luckey left Facebook over his early support of Donald Trump – has good “vibes” about the...
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European companies that are spending big on generative artificial intelligence need to start showing returns on their massive outlays by next year, or risk investors losing patience after they...
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Artificial intelligence company Anthropic convinced a California federal judge on Tuesday to reject a preliminary bid to block it from using lyrics owned by Universal Music Group and other...
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Australia’s research community has warned the Albanese government has missed another opportunity to start rebuilding an ailing research and development system into one that can meet looming challenges like...
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After a meteoric rise in tax breaks for companies undertaking research and development in Australia, payments are set to fall by almost $650 million over the next five years....
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Australia’s privacy regulator scored a $14 million boost in Tuesday’s Budget as it attempts to reduce a backlog of cases while also overseeing the government’s fledgling Digital ID system...
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For anyone with an interest in the digital economy or its associated data infrastructure, Jim Chalmers’ fourth federal Budget will be remembered as a flatliner, dead on arrival. Even taking...
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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...
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The Albanese government has thrown more than $200 million behind the latest attempt to upgrade the country’s antiquated business registers, as legacy tech risk climbs across the Commonwealth. A...
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Deteqt, a quantum sensing startup spun out of the University of Sydney, has secured pre-seed funding from some of the best-known deep tech VCs to accelerate development of its...
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A growing chorus of calls from the research lobby are demanding the Albanese government at least set targets for increased R&D funding and a timetable to meet them. Groups...
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The Albanese government is facing growing calls to make good on its commitment to set up an AI Safety Institute, with Australia the only signatory of an almost year-old...
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Reading the tea leaves on tech and innovation policy ahead of federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers fourth Budget is even more hit-and-miss than usual, given the proximity of the election....