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Why small business is fighting back against Meta bans

Why small business is fighting back against Meta bans

After months of being locked out of her business social media accounts, an Australian hairdresser has finally regained access but she’s one of the lucky ones.

Roving robots may keep the sun shining on solar panels

Roving robots may keep the sun shining on solar panels

Roving robots may keep the sun shining on solar panels

Roving robots may keep the sun shining on solar panels

Originally designed for mining sites, some autonomous robots are being redeployed to solar farms to perform dirty work that is dangerous to humans.

Homemade chips: $20m boost for Aussie quantum leader

Homemade chips: $20m boost for Aussie quantum leader

Homemade chips: $20m boost for Aussie quantum leader

Homemade chips: $20m boost for Aussie quantum leader

A company planning to create the world's first commercial quantum computer will get a multimillion-dollar boost to achieve it in Australia.

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High-power pit stop: quantum batteries could rev up EVs

High-power pit stop: quantum batteries could rev up EVs

The next generation of batteries could power up electric cars within minutes and Australian researchers have developed a world-first proof-of-concept.

Aussies to build GPS alternative for self-driving cars

Aussies to build GPS alternative for self-driving cars

Cars, rockets and mining vehicles could drive themselves even when the global positioning system goes dark if a Sydney company succeeds in its mission.

Driving change: inside the autonomous car revolution

Driving change: inside the autonomous car revolution

More self-driving cars will navigate streets around the world this year but some are yet to be convinced the technology is roadworthy.

Call to protect Australia's cultural heritage from AI

Call to protect Australia's cultural heritage from AI

AI will rob Australia of its writers, musicians and filmmakers unless there's an overhaul of intellectual property protections, a professor warns.

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How AI is helping criminals target more victims online

How AI is helping criminals target more victims online

How AI is helping criminals target more victims online

How AI is helping criminals target more victims online

Cyber criminals are turning to artificial intelligence tools to write malicious code, proofread scam emails and increase the volume of their attacks.

Zuckerberg denies at trial that Instagram targets kids

Zuckerberg denies at trial that Instagram targets kids

Zuckerberg denies at trial that Instagram targets kids

Zuckerberg denies at trial that Instagram targets kids

Mark Zuckerberg has sparred with lawyers in a Los Angeles courtroom as he defended Meta's practices in an unprecedented trial over youth social media addiction.

Australia's quantum leap: $20m boost for homegrown firm

Australia's quantum leap: $20m boost for homegrown firm

Australia's quantum leap: $20m boost for homegrown firm

Australia's quantum leap: $20m boost for homegrown firm

Quantum technology that promises to outsmart artificial intelligence could be made in Australia after an investment in a Sydney company.

It's not just you: fake videos look more real than ever

It's not just you: fake videos look more real than ever

It's not just you: fake videos look more real than ever

It's not just you: fake videos look more real than ever

Artificially intelligent image creation tools are becoming more sophisticated and easier to use but that is making it harder to tell what is real online.

Taking a swing: Aussie Open serves AI insights to fans

Taking a swing: Aussie Open serves AI insights to fans

Taking a swing: Aussie Open serves AI insights to fans

Taking a swing: Aussie Open serves AI insights to fans

Tennis-talking robots, virtual reality matches and an innovation to let visually impaired fans follow the action are being tested at the Australian Open.

Grim Outlook for Teams as Microsoft hit by outage

Grim Outlook for Teams as Microsoft hit by outage

Grim Outlook for Teams as Microsoft hit by outage

Grim Outlook for Teams as Microsoft hit by outage

An outage has hit a cloud-based office software used by hundreds of million of people across the globe, impacting services including emails and video calls.

Bondi attacker search data is static, not a conspiracy

Bondi attacker search data is static, not a conspiracy

Bondi attacker search data is static, not a conspiracy

Bondi attacker search data is static, not a conspiracy

Apparent spikes in certain web searches before the Bondi Beach terror attack being shared on social media look suspicious until you understand what they are.

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Tax reform call as data centre boom plugs in investment

A jump in forecast business investment in the midyear budget update will be unveiled by the treasurer, which bodes well for Australia's productivity growth.

Teenagers quiz PM over social media ban's implications

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has fielded questions from a group of young Australians soon to be kicked off the most popular social media platforms.

National AI safety hub to manage risks, deliver rewards

An institute will advise the government on how to shut down risks from artificial intelligence and ensure companies follow the rules.

Your next serve of lentils could be the product of AI

Australian inventors are using artificial intelligence to help farmers grade their crops but the technology almost proved too efficient.

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The roles expected to be in hot demand from AI boom

Data engineers, cybersecurity experts and customer experience designers are in for an AI jobs boom, although firms expect to reduce headcounts as uptake grows.

From chaos to code: why AI is boosting developer ranks

Artificial intelligence tools are inspiring more people to create their own software and could help to address Australia's skills gap.

AI guidance refresh as industry awaits national plan

Industry figures welcome news a national AI plan will be released before the end of the year, saying uncertainty on regulation spooks potential investors.

Why Google wants you to ask long, complicated questions

More web queries will be answered by artificial intelligence when Google expands technology tested in the US to its Australian users.

AI, housing among Aussie's greatest ethical concerns

Australians are becoming more wary about the use of artificial intelligence, as younger generations question its use in the workplace.

Australia warns AI 'challenges the future of humanity'

Foreign Minister Penny Wong has warned world governments that the use of AI could jeopardise nations around the world if the technology isn't kept in check.

Senior drivers targeted in flood of fake online reports

Rumours the federal government is introducing new laws targeting mature drivers including a night time curfew have been exposed as AI-generated nonsense.

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