Australian organisations representing big tech firms and creative industries plan to discuss compensation for works used to train AI models.
Category Archives: People & Power
Key figures shaping tech and policy: Trump, Xi, Vestager, Farquhar
Scott Farquhar’s AI copyright conundrum
Scott Farquhar’s address to the National Press Club introduced compelling ideas but some elements need scrutiny.
Trump phone accused of being not ‘made in America’
A Trump related business could be breaching the “Made in America” policy.
Amazon takes on Musk’s Starlink, launching 27 satellites
Australian telcos, government, the NBN and iconsumers will benefit from Amazon’s long-awaited launch of its first Project Kuiper satellites.
From isolation to innovation: Rethinking social media for under 16s
We’ve got off on the wrong foot with the government’s social media ban for Under 16s. Let’s add some positivity to the negativity of a ban.
Meet the European woman who is staring down Donald Trump on big tech regulation
The EU’s competition commissioner is standing firm against Donald Trump on the issue of big tech regulation and tariffs.
China’s leader strikes a deal with technology billionaires
Geopolitics is a driver in a new era of cooperation between China’s Government and the country’s technology billionaires.
Could Trump make a play for telco giants Nokia, Ericsson?
Europe has been pondering whether Donald Trump might make a purchase of Nokia or Ericsson part of a tariff deal?
Robotic recruiters to be unleashed in Workday upgrade
Around 10,000 companies will gain access to new staff recruitment software enhanced by Workday’s artificial intelligence.
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.
AI drugs targeting proteins are in the pipeline
AI-developed drugs that target proteins will become available in clinics within a couple of years.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Mark Zuckerberg shows off new VR headsets, but do we buy his Metaverse?
Mark Zuckerberg has displayed prototype VR headsets that make the metaverse look as real as reality itself.
Inside Conti, the world’s most feared ransomware gang
The leaking of more than a hundred thousand internal messages at the world‘s biggest ransomware gang has offered explosive insights into how it attacks its victims which include Australian companies.
Canva: The Aussie app that makes design easy for everyone
We know Canva is a highly successful multi-billion dollar Australian company but what does its product do?
Facebook faces backlash after blocking legitimate news sources in Australia
Facebook should’ve heeded the lessons of the likes of Yahoo and AOL before it spitefully booted real news from its echo chamber.