I am an award-winning journalist with an unquenchable passion for technology who has written across a wide range of subjects during 30 years of media reporting in print, online and broadcast media.
Mainstream media roles include Consumer Affairs Reporter, Legal Affairs Reporter, City Hall Reporter, Assistant Chief of Staff, Deputy News Editor online, Media Development Editor and for 10 years as Senior Technology Journalist at The Australian newspaper. Recent specialities include artificial intelligence, telecommunications, digital copyright and consumer product reviews, including reviewing all forms of modern electric transport. I was also founding editor of indigenous newspaper Land Rights Queensland.
I’m available for special projects such as freelance news and feature writing, newspaper, TV and radio commentary, technical report writing, media training and strategies, MCing and conducting classes around using specific consumer technology. Feel free to contact me at crgriffo@gmail.com.
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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.
Author lawsuit is danger for OpenAI, Meta
A series of potentially damaging lawsuits by authors could force ChatGPT owner OpenAI and Meta to either radically change how their AI engines ingest copyright material.
How practical is Nokia’s self-repair smartphone?
Nokia phone maker HMD Global has partnered with US self-repair firm iFixit to produce a handset you can fix yourself using supplied tools and replacement parts.
Mediatek chips will power satellite texting in Oz
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
Australians will make satellite video calls directly from their phones without needing a dish, says Telstra.