New AI benchmarks test speed of running AI applications – Hardware
Artificial intelligence group MLCommons unveiled two new benchmarks that it said can help determine how quickly top-of-the-line hardware and software can run AI applications. Since…
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Amazon targets next week launch for first Kuiper internet satellites – Strategy
Amazon.com plans to launch the first 27 satellites for its Project Kuiper internet network next week, pinning down a long-awaited start to the company’s plan…
WA Communities plans child protection CRM overhaul – Security – Software
The Western Australia Department of Communities is under pressure to improve its 15-year-old child protection case management platform amid concerns about weaknesses in data security,…
Clean Energy Regulator puts APIs at centre of core tech rebuild – Cloud – Software
The Clean Energy Regulator (CER) is undertaking a multi-year transformation of its core technology and data repositories, following an API-first strategy to modernise its operations.…
Ransomware targets Australian SME false sense of security – Partner Content
Across Australia, telemetry and industry sources indicate that the number of local ransomware attacks are on the rise while average ransom amounts are down as…
ChatGPT usage hits record – Software
The frenzy to create Ghibli-style AI art using ChatGPT’s image-generation tool led to a record surge in users for OpenAI’s chatbot last week, straining its…
Meta’s head of AI research to depart in May – Software
Meta Platforms’ head of artificial intelligence research Joelle Pineau plans to leave the company, at a time when the tech giant is aggressively investing and…
WorkCover Qld CIO, CISO change in short succession – Training & Development
WorkCover Queensland has seen a shake-up in its technology leadership, with both its chief information officer (CIO) and chief information security officer (CISO) departing within…
Bupa wants to create a “digital health twin” for all customers – Software
Bupa has set a goal to create a “digital health twin” for every customer that can be used to power preventative and customer-centric conversations and…
ASX faces fresh technical review of core system – Financial Services – Software
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) and the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) have called out the “slow” progress of improvements to ASX core…
CBA sets up ‘GenAI Network’ community – Emerging Tech
CBA is building an internal community around its adoption of generative AI, overseen by a former NAB leader that ran that bank’s cloud skills and…
SA Power Networks lands ex-state gov CIO – Training & Development
SA Power Networks has appointed longtime former state government CIO Dr Eva Balan-Vnuk as its chief digital officer. (L-R) Andrew Bills and Dr Eva Balan-Vnuk…