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Mini city maps safer automated transport future

A mini city in the United States is plotting the path to safer automated vehicles in urban areas. The 1:25 scale “smart” metropolis occupies a 6m x 6m lab at Cornell
Read more 21 November 2024
Professor Marek Kowalkiewicz and Mark Mauceri at the Queensland Futures Institute - Newsreel

Software becoming smarter than humans

The world is entering an “algorithmic revolution” in which computer software is becoming more intelligence than humans, a leading digital researcher says. QUT Chair
Read more 20 November 2024
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Aussie start-ups optimistic about 2025

A large majority of Australian start-ups are confident about their prospects in 2025, despite a challenging fundraising climate. A new survey from Angel Investment
Read more 20 November 2024
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Nation’s monthly wages bill tops $100b

Australia’s monthly wages bill has topped $100 billion for the first time. New figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) show total wages and
Read more 20 November 2024
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A cybercrime reported every six minutes in Australia

Australians reported cybercrimes at a rate of one every six minutes over the past year. The annual Australian Signals Directorate’s (ASD) Cyber Threat Report has shown
Read more 20 November 2024
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Business failure rate back to pandemic highs

Australian businesses are failing at the greatest rate since the pandemic, with the hospitality sector the hardest hit. The latest CreditorWatch Business Risk Index
Read more 20 November 2024
Home battery storage. | Newsreel

Surge in home batteries to store solar power

The number of Australian homeowners installing batteries to store power generated from rooftop solar has jumped more than 20 percent this year. Climate Council CEO
Read more 20 November 2024
Cribb St, Landsborough, Queensland

New heart to historic Sunshine Coast town

A three-year project to revitalise the main street of an historic Sunshine Coast town is complete, with a community day planned this weekend to mark the
Read more 19 November 2024
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Bunnings’ facial recognition tech a breach of privacy

Bunnings’ facial recognition technology breached Australians’ privacy, according to a ruling handed down today. Privacy Commissioner Carly Kind said, following
Read more 19 November 2024
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Brisbane Catholic Education leads world in AI call

Brisbane Catholic Education (BCE) is the first education provider in the world to embrace a global call to ethically embed Artificial Intelligence (AI) and is trialling
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