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Businesses to unleash unsupervised AI within 3 years

Businesses to unleash unsupervised AI within 3 years

Generative AI tools are doubling in popularity among executives, research has found, and most are preparing to deploy the technology without oversight.

Australia missed 'starters' gun' in race for green jobs

Australia missed 'starters' gun' in race for green jobs

Australia missed 'starters' gun' in race for green jobs

Australia missed 'starters' gun' in race for green jobs

Rebuilding the nation's manufacturing sector is crucial for decarbonisation but Australia has been distracted by "climate cultural wars", a union has warned.

Indigenous businesses 'very healthy' as sector grows

Indigenous businesses 'very healthy' as sector grows

Indigenous businesses 'very healthy' as sector grows

Indigenous businesses 'very healthy' as sector grows

Indigenous businesses are in a great position to harness opportunities presented by the 2032 Olympic Games, as the sector records "very healthy" growth.

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Australia's Silicon Valley wins over cashed-up firms

Australia's Silicon Valley wins over cashed-up firms

Big-name firms including Afterpay and Cash App are moving into a precinct designated as a hub for Australian technology innovation.

Crying poor claim as insurers accused of price gouging

Crying poor claim as insurers accused of price gouging

A crackdown on how insurers respond to climate change has been declared by the corporate watchdog, as a union accuses some of the biggest firms of crying poor.

'Let me out': Aussies need help with subscription traps

'Let me out': Aussies need help with subscription traps

Most Australians have struggled to cancel a subscription and some have given up entirely, a report has warned amid calls for legal reforms.

Amazon tests AI for audiobooks but new rules are coming

Amazon tests AI for audiobooks but new rules are coming

Amazon is testing AI-generated voices for audiobooks in the absence of guidance, its executives say, as government officials reveal AI rules are in the works.

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'Too many cooks': NSW avoids Rex bailout discussions

'Too many cooks': NSW avoids Rex bailout discussions

'Too many cooks': NSW avoids Rex bailout discussions

'Too many cooks': NSW avoids Rex bailout discussions

As embattled regional airline Rex works on a bailout package with the federal government, its home state is not getting involved in the financial talks.

Asset sale launched as administrators try to save Rex

Asset sale launched as administrators try to save Rex

Asset sale launched as administrators try to save Rex

Asset sale launched as administrators try to save Rex

An asset sale program has been launched at troubled regional airline Rex in a desperate bid to keen the heavily indebted carrier flying .

Buyers hover as administrators plot course to save Rex

Buyers hover as administrators plot course to save Rex

Buyers hover as administrators plot course to save Rex

Buyers hover as administrators plot course to save Rex

Embattled Rex has received significant interest from potential buyers, administrators say, as the regional carrier battles to stay in the air.

Aussie firms urged to deploy AI but limit its emissions

Aussie firms urged to deploy AI but limit its emissions

Aussie firms urged to deploy AI but limit its emissions

Aussie firms urged to deploy AI but limit its emissions

Artificial intelligence technology is being blamed for rising greenhouse gas emissions but a report has identified ways to reduce its environmental impact.

Doubt cast over plan to convert CBD offices into homes

Doubt cast over plan to convert CBD offices into homes

Doubt cast over plan to convert CBD offices into homes

Doubt cast over plan to convert CBD offices into homes

The cost of retrofitting under-used Melbourne CBD offices into residential apartments is proving an obstacle to a key housing policy getting off the ground.

'It's everything': rural Australians fear Rex's fate

'It's everything': rural Australians fear Rex's fate

'It's everything': rural Australians fear Rex's fate

'It's everything': rural Australians fear Rex's fate

Rural Australians who rely on Rex for health, education, mail and groceries fear for their future as the regional airline entered voluntary administration.

Planned Nine newspaper strike to hit Olympics coverage

Planned Nine newspaper strike to hit Olympics coverage

Planned Nine newspaper strike to hit Olympics coverage

Planned Nine newspaper strike to hit Olympics coverage

Journalists at Nine's newspapers will strike during the opening weekend of the Paris Olympics if the company doesn't come forward with a better pay offer.

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AI curiosity soars, but not everyone's comfortable

More Australians are turning to artificial intelligence technology to learn new skills, a Google report shows, but others want to identify when it's being used.

Cyber experts say vetting failed before global crash

As the world reboots and transport, governments and businesses return to normal, experts take in what might have been the world's biggest IT failure.

Software error disrupts flights, banks, media worldwide

A faulty update to widely used cybersecurity software has knocked airlines, media companies, banks and telecoms offline around the world.

Doctors call for AI rules to prevent medical mistakes

Doctors and nurses are using AI tools in patient settings daily, an inquiry has heard, even though the technology falls outside regulations.

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Calls for law as AI rogues plunder Australian creatives

One actor's voice was cloned after producers cancelled his contract while another's was used in a pornographic ad without her consent, an AI inquiry has heard.

Women wanted for cybersecurity course, no men allowed

One of Australia's largest cybersecurity organisations is launching a training course just for women as research shows they make up only one in five workers.

Supermarkets threatened with break-up for price gouging

The federal opposition has called for divestiture powers to break up major supermarkets if they have been found to be anti-competitive.

Watchdog warning ends Google deal with Telstra, Optus

Telstra and Optus have agreed to stop accepting payments from Google under deals to pre-install the tech giant's search software as default on their phones.

Wanted: 200,000 Aussies to design, deploy and sell AI

Artificial intelligence technology will create 200,000 jobs in Australia by the end of the decade, a report has found, amid calls for greater training.

Is corporate Australia leaving Asian-Aussies behind?

Just three per cent of senior management positions in Australian businesses are held by Asian-Australians, prompting calls for a greater focus on diversity.

Two in three Australian workers 'using AI to save time'

Survey results showing rapid AI uptake in Australian workplaces come with a warning that the time-saving trend could be putting sensitive business data at risk.

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