Tag: AI

To make sense of AI, first make sense of your data

Posted on   |  by Suzanne Prescott
There’s a moment in every technology cycle where the conversation shifts from possibility to execution. According to Mandy Andress, chief information security officer at Elastic, that moment has arrived...

Activist industrial policy, but with a blind-spot for AI

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Industry minister Tim Ayres’ first National Press Club address was a full-throated argument in support of “activist industrial policy” as core to economic policy and economic resilience. The minister...

‘Vague’ data centre expectations get a lukewarm reception

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
New data centre expectations designed to set out the conditions operators must meet to secure Commonwealth backing have won cautious support from tech industry and environmental groups. But both...

Prioritise Australia’s national interest, data centres told

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Data centre operators and hyperscaler computing companies must prioritise Australia’s national interest and offset energy needs with new and additional renewable infrastructure, according to a set of federal guiding...

From $10m to $10k: AI rewrites the startup playbook

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Not long ago, building a tech company required millions of dollars and a small army of engineers. Today, $10,000 and a good idea might be enough to build the...

$20m CRC-P grants round for AI research opens

Posted on   |  by David Allen
The federal government’s Cooperative Research Centre-Projects program has opened its latest round, offering up $20 million in grants for projects accelerating AI development and commercialisation. Round 19 of the...

Trust, technology and a new era of digital government 

Posted on   |  by Suzanne Prescott
As governments accelerate digital transformation programs, the conversation is shifting beyond technology itself toward a more complex question: how to modernise public services while maintaining trust, accessibility and accountability.  For global software company...

Meta planning sweeping layoffs as AI costs mount

Posted on   |  by Katie Paul, Jeff Horwitz and Deepa Seetharaman
Meta is planning sweeping layoffs that could affect 20 per cent or more of the company, three sources familiar with the matter told Reuters, as Meta seeks to offset...

DISR enlists local tech firm for its AI drive

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Canberra tech firm Reason Group has secured one of its biggest ever federal deals to help the Industry department with artificial intelligence, as the Albanese government pushes the technology...