The cost of Salesforce at the National Disability Insurance Agency grew more than $30 million in six months despite serious concerns about the probity and management of the original software procurements. New mandatory disclosures released this week confirm the agency extended its deals with the US supplier earlier this year,
US researchers that analysed hundreds of enterprise level generative AI tools found only one in 20 actually delivered significant value, despite big businesses pouring more than $60 billion into the technology. The study, by MIT’s NANDA initiative, runs counter to fears the generative AI is on the cusp of disrupting
Liberal and Nationals senators have sided with the Greens to set up a parliamentary probe into the federal government’s social media ban for under-16s and search engine age verification. The Senate this week voted in favour of the inquiry in response to growing concerns over the privacy implications of mass
Jane Livesey has been appointed managing director of Microsoft Australia and New Zealand, marking a major leadership shift for the global tech giant’s regional operations. Ms Livesey, who has been leading Salesforce across Australia and New Zealand since 2020, will take over the reins
Melbourne-based fintech Eightcap is preparing to launch its agentic AI security operations centre, which it is positioning as a cost-effective platform for small and medium-sized enterprises to match the cyber defence capabilities of much larger organisations. Eightswarm, which the company will showcase at upcoming events in
The government has been ordered to hand over documents about how its $15 billion industry fund is tracking the impact of its investments after concerns about a lack of strategy and governance around the landmark deals. The Senate on Tuesday agreed to an opposition motion to force the government to
The first issues paper from the Strategic Examination of R&D review has been published, bringing with it a Back to the Future vibe with its heavy emphasis on ‘mission’-led innovation. It’s an interesting document that seeks to frame national coordination and governance structures that would enable a level of long-termism
The US space agency NASA has confirmed that the Australian designed and build lunar rover known as ‘Roo-ver’ will hitch a ride to the moon through its Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) initiative. Roo-ver will be carried to the lunar surface on NASA’s CT-4, which is scheduled for liftoff “around
Australian quantum startup Q-CTRL has secured two contracts with the US Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency to develop next-generation quantum sensors for military navigation systems. The Sydney-based company said the contracts worth $38 million fall under DARPA’s Robust Quantum Sensors (RoQS) program, which is focused on
American military contractor Leidos has secured the key role of systems integration partner on Defence’s counter-drone project, beating local defence tech darling DroneShield and others to the deal. Defence Industry minister revealed the latest contract under Defence’s multi-stage LAND156 program on Wednesday, just days after revealing that the ...
Ukraine is looking at how to share battlefield data with allies, the country’s deputy prime minister said, calling the vast trove of stored information one of Kyiv’s “cards” to strengthen its position as it negotiates support from friendly countries. “The data we have is priceless for any country,” Mykhailo Fedorov,
ChatGPT-maker OpenAI will open its first Australian office in Sydney before the year is out, in a move the artificial intelligence giant says reflects the country’s rapidly growing user base. With active Australian users more than doubling over the past year, the company on Thursday said it had registered as
The cost of Salesforce at the National Disability Insurance Agency grew more than $30 million in six months despite serious concerns about the probity and management of the original software procurements. New mandatory disclosures released this week confirm the agency extended its deals with the US supplier earlier this year,
US researchers that analysed hundreds of enterprise level generative AI tools found only one in 20 actually delivered significant value, despite big businesses pouring more than $60 billion into the technology. The study, by MIT’s NANDA initiative, runs counter to fears the generative AI is on the cusp of disrupting
Liberal and Nationals senators have sided with the Greens to set up a parliamentary probe into the federal government’s social media ban for under-16s and search engine age verification. The Senate this week voted in favour of the inquiry in response to growing concerns over the privacy implications of mass
Jane Livesey has been appointed managing director of Microsoft Australia and New Zealand, marking a major leadership shift for the global tech giant’s regional operations. Ms Livesey, who has been leading Salesforce across Australia and New Zealand since 2020, will take over the reins
Melbourne-based fintech Eightcap is preparing to launch its agentic AI security operations centre, which it is positioning as a cost-effective platform for small and medium-sized enterprises to match the cyber defence capabilities of much larger organisations. Eightswarm, which the company will showcase at upcoming events in
The government has been ordered to hand over documents about how its $15 billion industry fund is tracking the impact of its investments after concerns about a lack of strategy and governance around the landmark deals. The Senate on Tuesday agreed to an opposition motion to force the government to
The first issues paper from the Strategic Examination of R&D review has been published, bringing with it a Back to the Future vibe with its heavy emphasis on ‘mission’-led innovation. It’s an interesting document that seeks to frame national coordination and governance structures that would enable a level of long-termism
The US space agency NASA has confirmed that the Australian designed and build lunar rover known as ‘Roo-ver’ will hitch a ride to the moon through its Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) initiative. Roo-ver will be carried to the lunar surface on NASA’s CT-4, which is scheduled for liftoff “around
Australian quantum startup Q-CTRL has secured two contracts with the US Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency to develop next-generation quantum sensors for military navigation systems. The Sydney-based company said the contracts worth $38 million fall under DARPA’s Robust Quantum Sensors (RoQS) program, which is focused on
American military contractor Leidos has secured the key role of systems integration partner on Defence’s counter-drone project, beating local defence tech darling DroneShield and others to the deal. Defence Industry minister revealed the latest contract under Defence’s multi-stage LAND156 program on Wednesday, just days after revealing that the ...
Ukraine is looking at how to share battlefield data with allies, the country’s deputy prime minister said, calling the vast trove of stored information one of Kyiv’s “cards” to strengthen its position as it negotiates support from friendly countries. “The data we have is priceless for any country,” Mykhailo Fedorov,
ChatGPT-maker OpenAI will open its first Australian office in Sydney before the year is out, in a move the artificial intelligence giant says reflects the country’s rapidly growing user base. With active Australian users more than doubling over the past year, the company on Thursday said it had registered as
