Yesterday
- Opinion
- Opinion
The bear case against Nvidia and artificial intelligence
The computer chip company will struggle to sustain its growth as interest in AI wanes.
- Parmy Olson
- Exclusive
- Funding
Ex-Atlassian insiders pull in millions for AI development start-up
Redactive has raised $11.5 million from local and US-based investors after convincing financial services clients to use it to help software engineers develop AI tools.
- Paul Smith
This Month
We’re not coming for your job, AI companies say
A report funded by the AI industry says artificial intelligence will create 200,000 jobs in Australia by 2030.
- John Davidson
I-MED snaps up US teleradiology player StatRad
Aussie imaging giant I-MED is hoping to recreate its fast-growing teleradiology business in the US with a major acquisition.
- Tess Bennett
- Exclusive
- Venture capital
Frazis unveils venture capital fund, makes first investments
The Gen Y tech investor has nabbed stakes in a dozen start-ups in tech, health and e-commerce, thanks to $10 million raised from wealthy investors.
- Tom Richardson
Super giant seeks tech stock ‘second wave’ after delivering 11.3pc
Rising tech stocks helped land an 11.3 per cent return for Australian Retirement Trust superannuation members, but unlisted property was still a drag.
- Hannah Wootton
June
Nine considers expelling AI bots from checking out its content
Major publishers including the New York Times already restrict what services such as ChatGPT can see. Others say AI “scraping” is an “extinction-level event”.
- Nick Bonyhady
Look at Zoox and Waymo to see Australia’s AI potential
The local ecosystem for investment in artificial intelligence is in its infancy, but could thrive if given the right funding.
- Michael Bailey
AI beats the experts at detecting prostate cancer
When international AI teams competed with a pool of 62 radiologists in the first large-scale contest to diagnose prostate cancer, the machine won.
- Jill Margo
- Digital Life With John Davidson
- Life & Leisure
Back from the dead, the Windows laptop is better than ever
Microsoft’s new Surface Pro 11 marks the beginning of a new era in portable computers, where Windows computers are at least as good as their MacBook rivals, and in many ways better.
- John Davidson
- Exclusive
- Cybersecurity
‘Merger of equals’ as two Aussie tech services firms become one
The combined business will compete in a growing but crowded field as firms scramble to up their cybersecurity and add AI to their services.
- Nick Bonyhady
- Opinion
- Digital Life
With the new Surface Laptop, Microsoft catches the MacBook
Microsoft has finally done it. It has broken free from Intel and produced a laptop right up there with Apple’s hitherto incomparable MacBook Air.
- John Davidson
- Opinion
- Opinion
It’s bubbles like AI that make the tech world go around
From telegraph fever to the first internet bust, irrational over-investment creates profitable technology businesses that wouldn’t have been possible otherwise.
- Rohan Silva
- Exclusive
- Funding
Aussie brothers’ AI firm worth $120m as big name backers invest
Melbourne-based Affinda has built AI-based software used by numerous big companies around the world, it has doubled its valuation in 18 months with well-known investors.
- Paul Smith
OpenAI co-founder’s new company promises safe ‘superintelligence’
Last year, Ilya Sutskever tried to force out OpenAI boss Sam Altman. Now he has a new company, aiming to build a machine that is more intelligent than humans – safely.
- Cade Metz
Union calls for ‘moratorium’ on AI-job losses in banking sector
The Finance Sector Union wants laws to ensure gains from artificial intelligence are passed on as pay rises and halt job losses to allow workers to retrain.
- David Marin-Guzman
- Analysis
- Media & marketing
Publishers fear this new Google AI feature will kill their traffic
Google’s ‘AI Overviews’ has rolled out in the US. Its AI-generated results push links down by a full page, a new study has found.
- Sam Buckingham-Jones
‘Private AI’ surge powers Equinix’s $240m data centre expansion
The surge in AI use adds to existing drivers for data centre demand, including cloud computing and increasing consumption of streaming services and social media.
- Nick Lenaghan
Nuclear sites revealed; Trump, Biden switch; Nvidia’s scary rise
Read everything that’s happened in the news so far today.
- Updated
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
Why Nvidia’s rise is stunning – and scary
It’s no surprise Nvidia has become the world’s most valuable company, but it’s 43 per cent surge in just a month suggests emotion is driving the stock – and the broader market.
- James Thomson