Aussie cryptocurrency industry unanimously calls for fit-for-purpose regulation
Cryptocurrency isn't going anywhere, one Australian company submitted, and the local industry just wants to be covered by fit-for-purpose regulation.
Reserve Bank sees no 'policy case' for digital Aussie dollar just yet
Australia's central bank has been looking into the potential for a digital currency, but said it does not consider a policy case has yet emerged for issuing such a thing.
Australian space manufacturers receive AU$1.3b backing from Canberra
The AU$1.3 billion Modern Manufacturing Initiative will be delivered as part of the federal government's AU$1.5 billion Modern Manufacturing strategy, which has identified space as a priority sector.
Deloitte scores Australian health 'information gateway' contract
The consultancy firm will be delivering the first phase of the modernisation of the national digital health infrastructure project underway by the Australian Digital Health Agency.
Victorian trial reveals lidar sensors can alert road users of upcoming hazards
A six-month trial in Victoria has shown that lidar sensors can detect potential road hazards within 0.2 seconds.
New Zealand working on a consumer data right regulatory regime
Commerce and Consumer Affairs Minister says an upcoming data-sharing regime will put individuals 'in the driver's seat' when it comes to how their information is used.
The future of deep learning, according to its pioneers
Deep learning pioneers Deep Yoshua Bengio, Geoffrey Hinton, and Yann LeCun outlines future directions for research in ACM paper.
The new world of work: You plus AI
Cogito CEO Josh Feast and Info-Tech Research analyst Igor Ikonnikov weigh in on potential benefits and risks of AI and the future of work.
Microsoft’s Project Alexandria parses documents using unsupervised learning
Microsoft's Project Alexandria, which uses unsupervised learning to parse documents, powers the company's Viva Topics product.
AI legislation must address bias in algorithmic decision-making systems
One promising bill proposes a cross-government investigation into discriminatory algorithmic processes throughout the economy.
You can now buy AI technologies from TikTok
From the company’s owner, not your favourite TikTok influencer.
Smart cities to the hyperloop: This region is investing in a tech-led transport revolution
The Middle East is seeing a flurry of startup activity that, when combined with large-scale government investment, could deliver transformative economic, environmental and human benefits.
21 ways medical digital twins will transform health care
Digital twins are close to reality, as a wide array of medical use cases show, from personalized medicine to medical device development.
Voice tech makes inroads in the enterprise
Voice tech is finally gaining a foothold in business -- but not in the expected form of in-office assistants.
Predicting Human Behaviour Through AI
The evolution of AI and deep learning have allowed researchers to unveil computer vision and AI techniques giving AI the chance to predict what someone is about to do next, based on their body language, through screening thousands of raw videos.
The lessons we learn from self-driving will drive our robotics future
For decades, one-armed robots have performed highly scripted tasks. Soon we'll see robots with more autonomy.
Astronomers Use Artificial Intelligence to Reveal the Actual Shape of the Universe
Japanese astronomers have developed a new artificial intelligence (AI) technique to remove noise in astronomical data due to random variations in galaxy shapes. After extensive training and testing on large mock data created by supercomputer simulati
Kusama introduces 'art legos': Complex programmable NFTs
Now that NFTs are well known and desirable in the digital art world, Kusama wants to add complex functionality to make them even more valuable.