Banks, supermarkets, telcos and airlines will have access to new Adobe generative AI technology that will let them run personalised marketing campaigns.
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Optus collaborates with SpaceX to pioneer mobile-to-satellite texting in Australia
Optus customers will send text messages even where there is no ground based coverage.
PureLiFi wants to bring revolutionary light-based WiFi to consumers
Data transmissions using light or LiFi has already taken place with military applications.
Alarm raised over Generative AI’s massive water consumption
Generative AI is being blamed for a massive increase in the use of water for cooling in data centres.
AI drugs targeting proteins are in the pipeline
AI-developed drugs that target proteins will become available in clinics within a couple of years.
‘Clicks’ creates a BlackBerry style keyboard for iPhones
Clicks has created the unthinkable addition of a BlackBerry-style clickable keyboard for the iPhone.
HMD Global lets users repair their own phones
HMD Global has joined brands letting owners repair their devices.
Workday rates skills ahead of degrees for job placements
Workday has released software to its 10,000 corporate and business customers that puts the attainment of thousands of skills ahead of formal degree qualifications.
Authors could lose in AI-related theft of almost 200,000 titles
Shawn Presser has horrified the world’s authors and publishers by publishing almost 200,000 pirated titles online.
Authors, artists take the fight to Big Tech over AI
Associations covering artists, authors and publishers have hit out at big tech firms for wanting Australia to water down its copyright law.
Innovation is the key to our renewable future
A goal of 82 percent renewable electricity by 2030 has become part of the Albanese Government’s climate target rhetoric.
Workday to offer generative AI for HR management
Workday has announced a rollout of new generative AI applications that aim to automate the operation of corporations worldwide.
Apple channels the Mars rover in iPhone 15 upgrade
A USB-C socket instead of Lightning, titanium pro models and a reprogrammable mute switch were among features announced by Apple at its overnight iPhone launch in Cupertino.
Ric Richardson to crush malware
Prolific Australian inventor Ric Richardson is back with an operating system modification that he says will stop malware and ransomware in its tracks.
Tech firms want copyright relaxed
Tech companies want Australia’s copyright law eased to give generative AI systems access to online information for free.
Nvidia’s 843% income increase shows being ahead in AI counts
He’s not as famous as Steve Jobs or Bill Gates yet, but NVIDIA’s electrical engineer CEO, Jensen Huang, is as iconic as any Silicon Valley pioneer.
US, Australian tech move closer as AI regulation looms
Do US tech firms fear the Australian government taking a tough stand on AI regulation? It’s an important question.
Focus groups said Musk’s X.Com sounded like a porn site
Focus groups said Musk’s X.Com sounded like a porn site when he first proposed the name 20 years ago.
Atlassian, Canva, Afterpay in tech council push
Multibillion dollar Australian firms Atlassian, Canva and Afterpay have joined forces in what’s becoming a powerful tech lobby at the centre of national conversations between government, industry and the Australian public.
US regulators begin massive probe into ChatGPT
ChatGPT will be investigated by the US Federal Trade Commission for harming consumers, and for deceptive privacy and data security practices.