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Cloud based migration looms large on Elders share price

Cloud based migration looms large on Elders share price

Elders has delivered higher earnings, but a $15 million jump in corporate overheads related to a computer project has sent its shares plummeting.

Why goldfish might be undermining your internet speed

Why goldfish might be undermining your internet speed

Why goldfish might be undermining your internet speed

Why goldfish might be undermining your internet speed

Most households are not accessing the full speed of their broadband connections, research shows, and the reasons are surprising.

Aussie artificial intelligence may give robots a leg up

Aussie artificial intelligence may give robots a leg up

Aussie artificial intelligence may give robots a leg up

Aussie artificial intelligence may give robots a leg up

A new, water-efficient artificial intelligence hub could help robots make important decisions without delay.

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Canberra embraces AI data crunch for medicines to tax

Canberra embraces AI data crunch for medicines to tax

Artificial intelligence tools will be used in unexpected ways by the government, from finding tax-return mistakes to assessing environmental projects.

Poor police plan prompted half-billion dollar blowout

Poor police plan prompted half-billion dollar blowout

Costs of an upgrade to three decades-old police technology have blown out after the force hired a problematic supplier, an audit has found.

Australia's data centre dilemma: energy boom or bust?

Australia's data centre dilemma: energy boom or bust?

Tech giants are spending billions of dollars to make Australia an artificial intelligence destination but its impact on the nation is up for debate.

Noisy, smelly and thirsty: call to pause data centres

Noisy, smelly and thirsty: call to pause data centres

Australia is on track to become a world leader for data centres powering the AI revolution but experts say their approvals need greater scrutiny.

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‘Dumb, rich and insured’: hackers target Aussie firms

‘Dumb, rich and insured’: hackers target Aussie firms

‘Dumb, rich and insured’: hackers target Aussie firms

‘Dumb, rich and insured’: hackers target Aussie firms

Australian businesses are growing targets for online criminal gangs and an executive whose company was attacked warns it is hard to avoid.

Cyber attack exposes student and staff private details

Cyber attack exposes student and staff private details

Cyber attack exposes student and staff private details

Cyber attack exposes student and staff private details

A global cyber attack has revealed the names of students and staff in schools and universities, with authorities scrambling to contact those affected.

AI actors and writers will be ineligible for Oscars

AI actors and writers will be ineligible for Oscars

AI actors and writers will be ineligible for Oscars

AI actors and writers will be ineligible for Oscars

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced rule changes to address the use of artificial intelligence.

Clean up AI or go away: rules proposed for data centres

Clean up AI or go away: rules proposed for data centres

Clean up AI or go away: rules proposed for data centres

Clean up AI or go away: rules proposed for data centres

Artificial intelligence companies should promise they have not broken the law before building a data centre in Australia, an inquiry has been told.

Taylor Swift files to trademark voice amid AI fears

Taylor Swift files to trademark voice amid AI fears

Taylor Swift files to trademark voice amid AI fears

Taylor Swift files to trademark voice amid AI fears

US pop superstar Taylor Swift has applied to trademark an image of herself as well as her voice amid growing concerns of content generated by AI.

World-first knitted puffer makes runway at Fashion Week

World-first knitted puffer makes runway at Fashion Week

World-first knitted puffer makes runway at Fashion Week

World-first knitted puffer makes runway at Fashion Week

Up-and-coming designers at Fashion Week hope to revolutionise Australian knitwear and make it big with a South Sudanese-owned luxury label.

'Sinister, threatening, vulgar': jail for sextortion

'Sinister, threatening, vulgar': jail for sextortion

'Sinister, threatening, vulgar': jail for sextortion

'Sinister, threatening, vulgar': jail for sextortion

A judge has lambasted a man who manipulated intimate images with AI then graphically threatened eight women, before sentencing him to jail time.

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AI chatbots might dob: Meta issues warning to teens

Artificially intelligent chatbots on three popular social networks will share details about what teens ask with their parents under the latest reform.

US tech giant claims $25b stake in Australian AI future

The nation's artificial intelligence industry will get a $25 billion-dollar boost, from data centres to workplace training, after a major company's bet big.

ASX's new computer system at long last up and running

Stage one of the Australian Securities Exchange's $125 million CHESS project has gone live, years after a botched attempt to replace it with blockchain tech.

Gaming giants face big fines for exposing kids to harm

Video game platforms have been told to show how they are preventing Australian children from being groomed and radicalised or risk heavy fines.

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Next-generation AI could be powered by Aussie chips

High-performance computer chips ready to handle AI tasks of the future could be made in Australia after a multimillion-dollar funding boost.

AI cameras spotted more than 1000 bushfires over summer

Cameras powered by artificial intelligence are helping Australian agencies identify fires before they can spread, protecting plantations and properties.

AI yet to boom with Boomers but young workers trust it

Artificial intelligence is opening a generational gap in Australian businesses, with younger workers more willing to use, train and trust the technology.

Little Audrey makes case for skipping, not scrolling

A beloved skipping girl sign has been switched off and replaced with a doomscrolling tween to highlight the consequences of a screen-dominated childhood.

More young people like social media ban than oppose it

Months after more children were banned from social media, almost half of young people support the change even as they worry about missing out.

'More people, more books': tech to end audiobook debate

The question of whether audiobooks count as reading is about to get more complicated thanks to a feature from a major tech firm.

Why you notice daylight saving changing less and less

From secretive government labs to the phone in your pocket, an army of tech nerds is literally giving you the time of your life.

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