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Workday rates skills ahead of degrees for job placements

Posted on January 8, 2024March 22, 2025 by Chris Griffith

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.

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Authors, artists take the fight to Big Tech over AI

Posted on January 2, 2024January 2, 2024 by Chris Griffith

Associations covering artists, authors and publishers have hit out at big tech firms for wanting Australia to water down its copyright law.

Solar, wind and pumped hydro will play the major roles in Australia's renewable future.

Innovation is the key to our renewable future

Posted on December 11, 2023December 12, 2023 by Chris Griffith

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

Posted on September 28, 2023November 17, 2023 by Chris Griffith

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

Posted on September 13, 2023November 18, 2023 by Chris Griffith

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.

Tech firms want copyright relaxed

Posted on August 28, 2023November 17, 2023 by Chris Griffith

Tech companies want Australia’s copyright law eased to give generative AI systems access to online information for free.

US, Australian tech move closer as AI regulation looms

Posted on August 9, 2023November 17, 2023 by Chris Griffith

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

Posted on July 25, 2023November 17, 2023 by Chris Griffith

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

Posted on July 24, 2023November 17, 2023 by Chris Griffith

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

Posted on July 14, 2023November 17, 2023 by Chris Griffith

ChatGPT will be investigated by the US Federal Trade Commission for harming consumers, and for deceptive privacy and data security practices.

Mediatek chips will power satellite texting in Oz

Posted on March 6, 2023November 17, 2023 by Chris Griffith

MediaTek says its new microprocessors are up to the job of enabling everyday smartphones to stream to geostationary satellites 36,000km above the earth.

Telstra confirms satellite video calls for mobile

Posted on March 1, 2023November 17, 2023 by Chris Griffith

Australians will make satellite video calls directly from their phones without needing a dish, says Telstra.

Bullitt to offer satellite texting in Australia

Posted on February 27, 2023November 17, 2023 by Chris Griffith

British rugged phone maker Bullitt plans to install its satellite connect platform in Australia, which will allow texting from anywhere in the country.

Fibre loses its shine to Perth’s Pentanet

Posted on August 6, 2022November 17, 2023 by Chris Griffith

Perth-based internet provider Pentanet has matched the fastest residential NBN speeds with wide area wireless.

Vaxxas patch set for human trials as it readies its new Brisbane plant

Posted on July 28, 2022November 20, 2023 by Chris Griffith

Cutting edge Australian biotech firm Vaxxas is getting ready to open its Brisbane manufacturing plant at Hamilton next year.

How Telstra tests phones with Blue Tick

Posted on June 30, 2022November 27, 2023 by Chris Griffith

We get a rare insider’s look at Telstra’s Blue Tick audio testing labs where devices are hand tested ahead of their release into rural and regional areas.

Mark Zuckerberg shows off new VR headsets, but do we buy his Metaverse?

Posted on June 15, 2022November 18, 2023 by Chris Griffith

Mark Zuckerberg has displayed prototype VR headsets that make the metaverse look as real as reality itself.

AI expert dismisses Russian weapons’ claim as bogus

Posted on April 6, 2022November 28, 2023 by Chris Griffith

An Australian professor of artificial intelligence has dismissed a claim that Russian antipersonnel mines can distinguish between soldiers and civilians.

Hydrus underwater drone combs the ocean for hours

Posted on April 1, 2022November 27, 2023 by Chris Griffith

Meet Hydrus, a small fully autonomous underwater drone that can comb an ocean at up to 3000 metres below the surface for 3 hours.

Warning on Australian digital currency

Posted on January 12, 2022November 27, 2023 by Chris Griffith

Experts have warned that any move in Australia to produce its own central bank digital currency could risk destabilising regular currency.

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