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‘It makes sense’: PM digs in on critical minerals reserve

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has weathered criticism about his plan to buy and stockpile critical minerals and rare earths in a strategic reserve, saying the national interest trumps miners’...

ACMA gives telco consumers ‘stronger protections’ for outages

A long-awaited update to industry rules that direct telecommunications companies on how to communicate with customers during outages has been unveiled by the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA)....

Government VC and the catalysing of private investment

A recently released NSW Innovation Blueprint presents the NSW government’s strategic vision for the state’s innovation ecosystem. The Blueprint includes a proposal to investigate the development of a government...

Work begins on national Indigenous knowledge policy

Australia’s chief scientist will meet with Indigenous experts within weeks to begin work on how the government can help elevate and protect Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander knowledge systems....

OpenAI rolls out shopping features with ChatGPT search update

OpenAI says it has updated ChatGPT’s web search capabilities to improve online shopping for users with personalised product recommendations with images, reviews, and direct purchase links. The generative AI...

Australians the most pessimistic in the world on AI

Australians are the most pessimistic people in the world when it comes to artificial intelligence, according to a global study that will raise more questions about the federal government’s...

Health dept sticks with big three multi-cloud

The federal Health department will continue migrating on-premise systems to Amazon Web Services after striking a new $22 million three-year hosting deal with the US hyperscaler through its opaque...

IBM to invest US$150b over next five years in quantum push

IBM will invest US$150 billion (A$233 billion)in the US including on facilities for quantum computer production over the next five years, the latest American technology company to back the...