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Ticketek customers’ details ‘stolen’ in cyber incident
The ticketing company assured Australian account holders that passwords and credit card information were not compromised, Minister for Cyber Security Clare O’Neil said.
Things you can do with AI that are actually useful
One of them could save you $1 million and a lifetime of misery.
- John Davidson
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- Siemens Australia
The real power – and potential – of industrial AI
The nation could face an opportunity cost of $35.7 billion in gross domestic product (GDP) per year should it fail “to introduce AI systems to world standards in key industries”.
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by Siemens Australia
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.
- Paul Smith
Why age restrictions on social media ‘won’t happen overnight’
Australia’s eSafety Commissioner says it is difficult to judge the correct age to ban kids from social media.
- Tess Bennett
ChatPwC v KPMG KymChat: Consultants race is on after ‘world’s biggest’ AI deal
The US and UK arms of consulting giant PwC have become the biggest direct corporate client of OpenAI, announcing a deal to use and resell the AI firm’s tools.
- Paul Smith and Edmund Tadros
Opinion & Analysis
Alex Pollak is already investing in ‘the very next’ Nvidia
A shift in where AI queries are being handled has opened up the investment field to more chipmakers, and to apps we haven’t even dreamed of yet.
Columnist
How an AI-powered Santa makes the case for tax reform
AI threatens to change everything, from education to manufacturing. Ed Husic is right to ask whether tax reform is needed as part of this revolution.
Columnist
This is how the Silicon Valley geeks could destroy Hollywood
Sam Altman’s obsessive pursuit of Scarlett Johansson for his new chatbot has helped end an 18-month media honeymoon for AI companies.
Contributor
AI could claim 30pc of executive jobs in two years
As Commonwealth Bank CEO Matt Comyn keenly monitors the AI revolution, Adam Driussi of Quantium says more executives need to follow suit.
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Technology reviews
- Opinion
- Digital Life
Hands on with one of the first Copilot+ PCs in Australia
Microsoft has been trying to break free from Intel for more than a decade, to give us Windows laptops with a proper battery life. This time, they just might succeed.
- John Davidson
- Opinion
- Digital Life
Dell rethinks its legendary laptop
Dell has made some dramatic design choices in its quest to revitalise its legendary-but-ageing XPS laptop lineup, and we’re not sure all of them have worked.
- John Davidson
May
The ASX business so good ‘you can’t put a sell on it’
Analysts say Pro Medicus is one of the world’s most expensive stocks, but also one of the best.
- Yolanda Redrup
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.
- Paul Smith
Tesla slams Glass Lewis after report on Musk mega pay deal
The electric vehicle maker has hit back at the proxy adviser and is urging investors to back Musk’s mega pay deal.
- Nick Bonyhady
Why fake women are a popular use of our powerful new tech
The author of a new book about artificial intelligence says AI is not evil, but has no moral compass.
- Marina Wheeler
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- Tata Consultancy Services
Business leaders across Australia adopt AI for growth
The latest wave of artificial intelligence is not only reshaping the landscape of society, it also offers new opportunities to radically reinvent the way we do business.
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- Opinion
- AI Summit
Alex Pollak is already investing in ‘the very next’ Nvidia
A shift in where AI queries are being handled has opened up the investment field to more chipmakers, and to apps we haven’t even dreamed of yet.
- John Davidson
- Sponsored
- Datacom
Use cases and ‘safe tools’ a smart starting point for AI
Organisations struggling with where to start on their AI journey need to look at use cases first.
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Here are all the best AI uses from a day talking about it
Will it be useful or “just cool”? Executives and industry insiders spent the AI Summit discussing how they are already using artificial intelligence in their work.
- Maxim Shanahan
Big business braced for AI wave – and plenty of uncertainty
Executives are certain artificial intelligence will transform every part of the economy. They just want to “separate the hype … and the pragmatism”.
- James Eyers and Sally Patten
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
How an AI-powered Santa makes the case for tax reform
AI threatens to change everything, from education to manufacturing. Ed Husic is right to ask whether tax reform is needed as part of this revolution.
- James Thomson
Leonardo Ai co-founder says AI will enhance, not crush, creativity
Generative artificial intelligence will enhance creative work done by real people rather than replace them, the founder of a Sydney-based start-up says.
- Max Mason
Why young women are falling out of love with dating apps
Gen Z is a priority for Tinder and Bumble but threats and unsolicited material from potential suitors often turn users off.
- Stephanie Stacey
Adapt to an AI world or be replaced, executives warned
“Hairdresser will use AI. Butchers will use AI,” said Mel Silva, Google’s local managing director. Others said a third of executives would be replaced.
- Tess Bennett
'Australia has a huge role to play in AI'
Munro Partners' Qiao Ma says Australia doesn't need an Nvidia to be a major AI player.
After Comyn’s AI trip, the CBA boss can compute impact on banking
Comyn now knows AI will reshape the global technology industry, business landscape and geopolitics in profound ways yet to play out.
- James Eyers
- Exclusive
- Executive shake-up
Canva enterprise boss out after six months
Former Google and Microsoft executive Javier Soltero was hired to lead the company’s enterprise efforts, which are key to its IPO plans.
- Nick Bonyhady
The 3 things companies need for AI success
AI is like F1, says Quantium’s Adam Driussi: “All of us can drive...but were not all fit to drive a Formula One car.”
Regulators keeping business in the dark on AI: Productivity Commission
Weeks away from new regulations governing high-risk AI use, regulators still haven’t explained how existing laws apply, says one productivity commissioner.
- John Davidson
- Opinion
- AI
This is how the Silicon Valley geeks could destroy Hollywood
Sam Altman’s obsessive pursuit of Scarlett Johansson for his new chatbot has helped end an 18-month media honeymoon for AI companies.
- Andrew Orlowski
Labor to spend $17m to help small businesses join AI revolution
While major banks and tech firms are rushing headfirst into artificial intelligence investments, smaller firms are less prepared to capitalise on the technology, surveys have found.
- Tess Bennett