February
You were wrong to dump Nvidia shares after DeepSeek’s success
What if the Chinese challenger using far fewer AI chips actually points to a future where vastly more chips end up being bought?
January
Why the world needs lazier robots
Machines need to get better at ignoring stuff because right now the energy they guzzle to process all the data they receive makes them a global warming risk.
October 2024
These new ‘AI agents’ could change white-collar workforce
A “groundbreaking” development means bots can now work computers like a human, leading people to question whether office workers could be replaced.
Why Elon Musk’s robotaxis will have to share the road – or disappear
The day after Tesla revealed its driverless Cybercab, the company’s stock dropped 9 per cent. Seismic shifts in transportation happen slowly.
July 2024
Robotics surgery trainer IMRA Surgical seeks growth capital
Rather than an IPO, its owners are understood to be seeking a private sale in three to four years, once the business has reached profitability.
February 2024
Whitehaven worries IR reforms will be ‘terribly demotivating’
Fresh from reporting a solid $372.3 million underlying half-year profit, Whitehaven boss Paul Flynn wants to find a way to reward experienced staff.
December 2023
Japan’s SoftBank swoops on ASX-listed shopping centre cleaning minnow
A division of the investments conglomerate has made a $57 million offer for Millennium Services, and wants to help it deploy robots to help service clients.
November 2023
Tech wreck pessimism no match for AI and Australia’s pet obsession
Mad Paws is struggling to win over ASX investors despite robust growth, while Aussie firms making autonomous vehicles and AI road cameras are thriving.
The AI tech that’s sorting fruit and veg amid labour shortages
Vision AI’s technology to sort fruit and vegetables faster has been picked up by manufacturers.
‘No one wants to be stuck with a dusty old lawyer’
Law students are embracing disruption in the legal profession and turning towards science, technology and engineering degrees to stand out from their peers.
New laws to make federal algorithms and AI explainable
New federal transparency laws to review machine decision-making and to explain how these decisions are made, will be introduced.
Atlassian buys Melbourne software firm, advances AI push
Hot on the heels of the biggest acquisition in its history, Atlassian has bought Melbourne-based software developer AirTrack.
October 2023
More machines and casuals the cost of Labor’s workplace rules
Past industrial relations changes making it harder to sack workers led to the hiring of more casual staff and the replacement of workers with machines, new research reveals.
Why there will never be a Canva or Atlassian from Aussie AI
“I’m seeing way more exciting stuff in the US,” says Zeb Rice, a venture capital investor targeting AI start-ups in Australia and the US.
September 2023
Schwartz-backed Armitage Associates finds merger partner for Tecala
The growth equity investor picked up a significant minority stake in Tecala in August last year, turbocharging the IT services group’s expansion plan.
August 2023
Lawyers tip AI to boost growth, billings
Lawyers regard artificial intelligence tools such as ChatGPT as another vehicle to boost profits, but worry about losing their jobs
July 2023
Apple’s Mac Studio will help you keep your job . . . for now
If there’s one talent we’re all going to need in the future, it’s machine learning. Even if that means learning to run from the machines ... Apple’s new desktop PC can help.
June 2023
NAB and CBA look to India to build AI powers
The major banks are looking to hire thousands more staff in Delhi and Bangalore in a shift away from relying on external IT suppliers like IBM and Infosys.
Woolies and Telstra among leaders as UBS analyses global AI stars
New research from the investment banking giant has revealed a dramatic surge in companies trying to adopt generative AI, with some better positioned to capitalise than others.
May 2023
Big trouble for US lawyer caught using ChatGPT
A US case against airline Avianca descended into farce when lawyers presented a brief of fabricated court decisions, for cases that never happened, after relying on ChatGPT.