A federal judge in San Francisco has ruled that Anthropic’s use of books without permission to train its artificial intelligence system was legal under US copyright law. Siding with...
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The Australian Research Council has awarded $46.6 million in grant funding to dozens of new collaborative research projects through the latest round of its annual Linkage Program. ARC chief...
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Calling all innovators! The entry deadline for the 2025 InnovationAus Awards for Excellence will close at midnight on Wednesday July 2. Don’t miss your chance to put a spotlight...
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Australia’s AI-related patents nearly quadrupled over the nine years to 2024, while local AI-related research publications more than doubled, a new report from the National Artificial Intelligence Centre shows....
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eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant says her office will register three industry-prepared online safety codes to protect children from exposure to pornography and age-inappropriate content. The codes, which cover...
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Britain’s competition regulator said it may force Google to rank businesses more fairly in search results and offer alternative services to consumers, marking the first use of expanded powers...
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Australia’s internet watchdog and YouTube exchanged barbs on Tuesday after the regulator urged the government to reverse a planned exemption for the Alphabet-owned video-sharing platform from its world-first teen...
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Queensland will become the latest state to coordinate digital and IT investment through a centralised digital fund, announcing plans for a $1 billion Queensland Government Digital Fund. The new...
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NSW Treasurer Daniel Mookhey’s third Budget has sought to cement the state’s position as a hub for technology investment, as the government stares down flatlining productivity and business investment....
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The New South Wales government will expand its enterprise resources planning system consolidation across government, providing $160 million in Tuesday’s Budget for the work program. The new funding package...
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The telecommunications complaints watchdog has welcomed calls from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) to institute an external dispute resolution scheme aimed at digital platforms to ensure better...
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Australia can chart its own path on AI regulation and should not be compelled to follow the competing approaches of risk and safety-focused Europe or the hands-off US, ACTU...
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‘High-tech trench warfare’ was an oxymoron – until Russia began its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. On Ukraine’s battlefields, Cold War artillery meets 21st-century innovation. Shells fall while AI-enabled drones...
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Australia’s biggest data centre operators have welcomed a NSW government proposal to speed up planning approval times for major projects, as the race to secure the next generation of...