Data & Digital

Australia has a secret weapon in the AI race, says Scott Farquhar

Australia can build data centres for almost half the cost of the US, and without nuclear energy, Scott Farquhar says, […]

Does AI actually boost productivity? The evidence is murky

There’s been much talk recently – especially among politicians – about productivity. And for good reason: Australia’s labour productivity growth […]

Quantum AI used in world-first semiconductor fabrication

Cosmos Magazine By Evrim Yazgin Engineers at Australia’s national science agency, CSIRO, have performed a world-first use of quantum AI to […]

CSIRO releases playbook for smarter AI investment decisions

CSIRO, Australia’s national science agency, has released a guide to help organisations plan and invest in the right artificial intelligence […]

New molecule paves way for stamp-sized hard drives with 100x greater storage capacity

Scienmag, Other, 26/06/2025 In a remarkable stride towards the future of digital data storage, chemists from The University of Manchester […]

How is AI powering restoration of Australia’s kelp forests?

AI Magazine, Other, 26/06/2025, Georgia Collins Australia’s Great Southern Reef is a crucial, yet endangered, marine ecosystem. In collaboration with […]

Contactile grabs $268,712 federal commercialisation grant for its ‘human touch’ robotic gripper

startupdaily, Other, 23/06/2025, Simon Thomsen Contactile, a deep tech startup giving robotics the subtlety of human-like touch, has scored $268,712 […]

Australia to launch its first AI supercomputer in 2025

Tech in Asia, Other, 03/06/2025 Monash University has announced the development of Maveric, Australia’s first AI supercomputer, set to be […]

AARNet & CrowdStrike boost cybersecurity for research sector

SecurityBrief Australia, Other, 29/05/2025, Melvin Hipolito CrowdStrike and Australia's Academic and Research Network (AARNet) have announced an expanded partnership to […]