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Solar Sunshot unlocks another $150m for local manufacturing

Australia’s solar manufacturing industry is set for a $150 million booster shot, with the second round of the federal government’s $1 billion Solar Sunshot program opening on Thursday. Climate...

Trump hosts tech CEOs at the new White House Rose Garden

US President Donald Trump on Thursday will host more than two dozen technology and business leaders for a dinner in the newly renovated White House Rose Garden, according to...

Scientists warn capability chasm threatens future generations

A “collapsing pipeline” of skilled workers and a policy quagmire threatens Australia’s ability to meet intergenerational challenges like the ageing population and technological disruption, according to one of the...

RBA exploring how AI can affect economy, governor says

Australia’s central bank is exploring how emerging technologies like artificial intelligence could influence the economy, with possible implications for inflation and the labour market, its governor said on Wednesday....

R&D review panel sketches out plan to ‘translate ideas’

Tax breaks for companies undertaking research and development would be simplified and reworked to “encourage scale” under changes being contemplated to jump-start Australia’s R&D system. The panel leading the...

NSW government sets up centralised AI office

The NSW government has set up a centralised Office for Artificial Intelligence to provide advice and set robust standards to drive uptake of the technology across the state’s public...

Quantum Brilliance pioneers hybrid computing with US lab

Australian made quantum processors have been switched on at a US facility that houses some of the world’s fastest super computers as part of a landmark hybrid computing research...

South Australia launches UK defence and space landing pad

South Australian defence and space companies will gain access to a new London landing pad through a state government initiative designed to help grow businesses in the United Kingdom....

New Mexico to invest $483m in quantum computing drive

New Mexico, site of the world’s first atomic bomb tests, plans to invest US$315 million (A$483 million) in a bid to become a leader in another potentially era-defining technology:...

NSW govt puts Digital Restart Fund under review

The New South Wales government has put the legislation behind its Digital Restart Fund under review, after all but exhausting the $2.1 billion in funding set aside for digital...

Govt to ban nudify and stalking apps

Communications minister Anika Wells on Tuesday signalled online safety laws will be changed to restrict access to apps that ‘nudify’ or enable undetectable stalking. Platforms will be forced to...

NSW procurement reforms slow out of the blocks

Changes to how NSW government agencies must use local suppliers or at least justify why not have hit early hurdles, while other procurement reforms promised more than two years...