Did you Tech 2023? A wrap of the year’s tech news, with an Australian flavour Communications & Technology Surely, 2023 must be the year of AI. It’s the year we realised AI stopped being in the future and arrived in our here and now.
Premium Columnists AI visions, managing data risks, and the Bletchley Declaration November 9, 2023 By Binoy Kampmark Communications & Technology Who will draft the use of AI data rules? Which agency will be vested with the power to police them? And who will care to abide by them?
Can Australia defend its place in space? November 6, 2023 By Liam Tung 2023 Defence Special Report The falling cost of launching satellites is stoking competition for outer space, and Australia is in the race after signing an agreement with the US.
Premium Insights and analysis Elon in, YouTube out: Brand ATO switches channels October 23, 2023 By Julian Bajkowski Communications & Technology The Australian Taxation Office is changing its social media tactics. That means culling redundant channels from staff communications.
Could Elon Musk kill the NBN? May 29, 2023 By Julian Bajkowski Communications & Technology State governments could well flip from NBN to the faster, cheaper alternative of low earth orbit satellites especially for critical services.
Starlink comes into orbit as faster fix for regional NBN and mobile blackspots May 25, 2023 By Julian Bajkowski Communications & Technology Senate estimates told Low Earth Orbiting Satellites (LEOS) are a potential fix for enduring internet lagging and mobile blackspots.
Defence’s $4bn sovereign satellite deal snared by Lockheed Martin April 3, 2023 By Julian Bajkowski Communications & Technology Lockheed Martin will deliver the long-awaited upgrade to Australia’s sovereign and military satellite communications.
New Australian-trained Ukrainian soldiers rotated out after graduation in UK February 27, 2023 By Julian Bajkowski Defence Ukrainian soldiers trained to fight by Australia’s 5RAR are now ready for service, as the Russian invasion chalks up a year of fighting.
Australian ambassador for gender equality Copus Campbell abused online February 16, 2023 By Anna Macdonald Federal Australia’s new ambassador for gender equality, Stephanie Copus Campbell, has faced online abuse after posting a video to Twitter.
Did Defence pay Twitter to promote a tweet about White Lotus star Jennifer Coolidge? December 5, 2022 By Cam Wilson Defence A tweet about White Lotus star Jennifer Coolidge appears to have been promoted by the ADF. A mistake, Twitter glitch or something else?
Elon Musk’s ‘hardcore’ management style: A case study in what not to do November 28, 2022 By Libby Sander Editors' Picks Elon Musk appears he doesn’t know it takes time to understand the requirements for successful organisational change.
eSafety Commissioner ‘concerned’ about Musk’s ownership of Twitter November 8, 2022 By Anna Macdonald Communications & Technology With most of Twitter’s content moderation and safety teams let go, Julie Inman Grant has concerns about the posting of harmful content.
Australian Space Agency looking into space debris August 2, 2022 By Anna Macdonald Communications & Technology The Australian Space Agency has visited a site in Numbla Vale in NSW to investigate space debris, believed to belong to US corporation SpaceX.
Twitter set to be purchased by Tesla billionaire Elon Musk April 26, 2022 By Anna Macdonald Communications & Technology Musk intends to make Twitter’s algorithms open source to increase trust, defeat the spambots, and authenticate all humans using Twitter.
How tech billionaires’ visions of human nature shape our world September 14, 2020 By Simon McCarthy-Jones Editors' Picks The utopian vision of human nature sees people as naturally good — the world corrupts us, but the wise can perfect us. The tragic vision sees us as inherently flawed — our sickness is selfishness. Science supports the tragic vision.