Trump’s AI hiring campaign draws interest from 25,000 hopefuls
Roughly 25,000 people have expressed interest in joining the Trump administration’s cadre of engineers known as Tech Force, a senior Trump administration official said, as…
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Waymo to update software after power outage snarls robotaxis
Alphabet unit Waymo swill update software used to operate its self-driving vehicles and improve its emergency response protocols after its robotaxis stalled in parts of San…
NSW Housing Development Authority largely cleared on shadow AI use
A NSW public servant’s use of a shadow AI tool for Housing Development Authority work is unlikely to have compromised decision integrity, a review suggests.…
NSW Housing Development Authority largely cleared in shadow AI use
A NSW public servant’s use of a shadow AI tool for Housing Development Authority work is unlikely to have compromised decision integrity, a review suggests.…
Goodman Group strikes $14bn data centre deal
Australia’s Goodman Group has struck a $14 billion partnership with Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) to build data centres across Europe, deepening its foothold…
US bars approvals of new models of DJI, all other foreign drones
The US Federal Communications Commission said it was adding China’s DJI, Autel and all foreign-made drones and components to a list of companies determined to…
Defence spending on IT and digital contractors revealed
Defence’s contribution to government spending on IT and digital contractors and consultants was revealed to be $410 million in 2023-24, the first time it’s been…
Suncorp turns to multi-agent AI for business transformation
Suncorp Group is planning a multi-agent approach for its AI strategy, and is building out a library of reusable components that will help it to…
University of Sydney “online IT code library” breached
The University of Sydney has revealed the breach of an “online IT code library” where data files containing details of 27,500 current and former staff,…
BHP’s long-time network performance focus has it “AI-ready”
BHP’s history of enabling low latency, high throughput applications at mine sites has it entering the AI era with already well-tuned network infrastructure, according to…
US lawmakers want disclosure of license reviews for Nvidia H200 chip sales to China
Two senior Democratic lawmakers have asked the US Commerce Department to disclose details and any approvals of ongoing license reviews for potential sales to Chinese…
Defence to consume air-gapped Google Cloud services
Defence has struck a multi-year agreement with Google Cloud for “air-gapped hyperscale cloud” services that will underpin two key projects in ICT and command-and-control. (L-R)…