Tag: CSIRO

CSIRO and its chief Doug Hilton face the music

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Australia’s national science agency has emerged from a bruising two years with hundreds less researchers, a slashed research portfolio and growing doubts among staff. It’s leader Doug Hilton will...

$1bn in a month: Govt’s Microsoft bill skyrockets

Posted on   |  by David Allen
Federal agencies have signed more than $1 billion in new contracts for Microsoft software licences and cloud services in the past 30 days as sweeping multi-year government subscriptions are...

Gas driven data centres reshape energy tech market: CSIRO

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
A wave of gas-powered data centres in the US are driving up the price of gas-based energy technologies, making battery alternatives more attractive, CSIRO economists have found in their...

CSIRO delays fire laboratory closure following outcry

Posted on   |  by David Allen
Australia’s national science agency has haggled a temporary stay of execution for its fire safety testing lab in Sydney, pushing back its closure till next year following harsh criticism...

AI Safety Institute teams with ASD to test unreleased models

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Australia’s new AI Safety Institute is working with the nation’s cybersecurity agency to test highly advanced artificial intelligence models not yet publicly available, its newly appointed head has revealed....

CSIRO explores fire lab ‘alternatives’ after outcry

Posted on   |  by David Allen
The national science agency is examining alternatives to the closure of its fire testing lab in Sydney’s north west following an outcry from the construction industry over the loss...