February
Westpac works with Accenture to deploy AI agents
The bank has already used agentic AI to assist its engineers move code to new cloud-based systems. Triaging mortgage applications could follow.
How Jamila leapt from Somalian village to VC-backed AI firm
Jamila Gordon came to Australia thanks to the kindness of a stranger. Studying here transformed her life – and now she’s changing the food industry.
New US bill seeks to ban DeepSeek app on government devices
The two sponsors, one a Republican and the other a Democrat, cite concern that the chatbot’s code is linked to China’s Communist Party.
January
What is DeepSeek, the AI company upending the stock markets?
A frenzy over an artificial intelligence chatbot made by Chinese tech startup DeepSeek was upending stock markets on Monday.
This is how the magnificent seven’s bubble could burst
AI will reshape markets and economies in the next five years, according to Bank of America. But today’s tech giants might not be the biggest winners.
November 2024
Fewer super funds means more business for this tech consultancy
The ongoing merger activity in the superannuation sector has supercharged growth at Wollongong-headquartered IT services company Novigi.
Fintech offers $8m bridging loans in minutes as Citi backs $250m facility
Bridgit uses AI to approve loans for those looking to buy their next home before their existing one has sold. It claims an average approval time of about four hours.
Incoming Westpac boss Anthony Miller takes on bank’s tech rescue
A $3 billion-plus technology project known as Unite will become a key plank of the new Westpac boss’ agenda when he takes the reins next month.
September 2024
Meet the ‘actionable futurist’ who demystifies tech for the C-suite
Futurist Andrew Grill reckons execs will struggle to make good decisions about deploying tech in their businesses if they’re not actively using it themselves.
Google and Apple face billions in penalties after losing EU appeals
The decisions, handed down by the Court of Justice of the European Union, were seen as an important test of efforts to clamp down on the world’s largest technology companies.
July 2024
Look out Google, here comes SearchGPT
OpenAI has unveiled a prototype of SearchGPT, a new web search chatbot that could rival Google, and change how people navigate the online world.
June 2024
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.
‘First draft fairy:’ How corporate lawyers are using game-changing AI
Legal eagles inside some of Australia’s best-known companies are training themselves to stay competitive in the AI era.
May 2024
Why CBA’s AI future needs more reimagining
A US trip left CBA chief executive Matt Comyn with questions to which he doesn’t have all the answers. It’s a common theme across the Australian business world.
Companies ‘must take responsibility for not breaking laws with AI’
The competition and corporate regulators say businesses have all the information they need to experiment with AI, after being accused of providing a lack of guidance.
April 2024
AI could ‘break the productivity cycle’ for construction
Engineering firm Aurecon says the developing use of artificial intelligence could supercharge efficiency on big projects.
Founder fights and investor fury exposed as Uber makes its case
Investors in fallen transport app GoCatch were alarmed by its lack of progress and wanted to sack its co-founders around the time UberX launched in Australia, private emails show.
Can Netflix’s billionaire founder Reed Hastings disrupt skiing?
Can the new owner of Utah’s Powder Mountain transform the ski industry the way he did entertainment, even as he learns the ski business on the fly?
Uber’s ‘espionage plot’ to ‘crush’ Packer-backed rival GoCatch
Well before the ride-sharing giant dominated, it had a big local rival. This week, Victorian courts will hear explosive claims of how it killed the competition.
March 2024
How these top companies are using AI every day
From sensing the water needs of grapevines to avoiding iron ore spills in the Pilbara, artificial intelligence is helping Australia’s major companies become more efficient.