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Nvidia must provide ‘security proofs’ to regain trust: China

Nvidia must produce “convincing security proofs” to eliminate Chinese users’ worries over security risks in its chips and regain market trust, a commentary published by China’s state-run media People’s...

The Gig Guide: Simon Bush farewells the AIIA

Outgoing Australian Information Industry Association chief executive Simon Bush has wrapped up his time at the peak representative body with a farewell address at an iAwards ceremony in Sydney....

Ayres’ clarion call for national interest policy

The Albanese government has urged industry giants like Cochlear, Thales and Rio Tinto to pull together in the “national interest” and resist falling into antiquated arguments as debate ramps...

Monash’s $15m pre-seed fund backs first spinouts

Three Victorian HealthTech startups have secured pre-seed funding from Breakthrough Victoria and Monash University, marking the official launch of a new $15 million fund and the university’s new commercialisation...

Microsoft and AWS are hurting cloud competition, UK says

The dominant position of Amazon and Microsoft in cloud computing is harming competition, with their impact exacerbated by technical and commercial barriers to switching, an inquiry group from Britain’s...

OpenAI to build its first European data centre in Norway

OpenAI is launching its first Stargate data centre project in Europe, partnering with developer Nscale and investment group Aker ASA to open a US$1-billion  (A$1.56 billion) facility in Norway...

US AI Plan is another form of Trumpism we should reject

In a speech that should surprise no one, US President Donald Trump recently unveiled his vision for AI that sees the US dominating global initiatives, does away with regulation,...

Who’s in the room: Ayres’ innovation roundtables

Dozens of  industry leaders, policy makers and academic experts will assemble in Sydney on Friday morning to put forward a case for innovation’s role in the government’s expanding reform...

ACS to cut jobs as cost pressures mount

The Australian Computer Society is set to axe about 20 staff across central functions, deepening cuts from last month to the country’s largest professional association for technology workers. The...