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Australia is the world's second most AI-prepared country
9+ hour, 32+ min ago (800+ words) By David Braue on Jun 25 2026 11: 49 AM Australia has a "propitious mix" of AI skills, research and industrial resources but needs to upskill millions of workers to realise its benefits, according to a new analysis of the AI preparedness of 89 countries…...
The Australians fighting AI slop in open-source code
8+ hour, 57+ min ago (1712+ words) By Tom Williams on Jun 25 2026 12: 34 PM As generative artificial intelligence takes over the world of software engineering, it isn't always making things easier for developers. "AI has made our job harder " it has really flipped the script," Sydney-based open-source software…...
ASD overhauls Essential Eight cybersecurity guidance
8+ hour, 17+ min ago (833+ words) By David Braue on Jun 25 2026 01: 11 PM The Australian Signals Directorate (ASD)s widely used Essential Eight (E8) cybersecurity guidance is "showing its age" after eight years of AI and technological progress, a cyber expert has said as the ASD floats a…...
Australia loses access to Anthropic's most advanced AI
1+ week, 2+ day ago (897+ words) By Denham Sadler on Jun 16 2026 11: 15 AM Just two weeks after Australia's national security agencies and critical infrastructure defenders were granted access to Anthropic's most powerful AI model Mythos, the US government has pulled the plug citing national security concerns. A…...
Australians lose access to Anthropic's most advanced AI
1+ week, 2+ day ago (897+ words) By Denham Sadler on Jun 16 2026 11: 15 AM Just two weeks after Australia's national security agencies and critical infrastructure defenders were granted access to Anthropic's most powerful AI model Mythos, the US government has pulled the plug citing national security concerns. A…...
Anthropic releases "Mythos-level" chatbot to public
2+ week, 8+ hour ago (780+ words) By Leonard Bernardone on Jun 11 2026 01: 27 PM After deeming its AI model Mythos too "powerful" to release, AI giant Anthropic has unexpectedly unleashed a model of the same class to the public, minus the powerful cyber capabilities. Anthropic's Claude Fable 5 model…...
AI training won't fix Australia's knowing-doing gap
2+ week, 2+ day ago (755+ words) By Shruta Satam on Jun 09 2026 01: 41 PM OPINION Australia is in the middle of an extraordinary AI moment. Microsoft has committed $25 billion to local digital infrastructure and pledged to train three million Australians in AI skills by 2028. Governments, universities, and corporations…...
Microsoft drops quantum bombshell with new chip
3+ week, 9+ hour ago (781+ words) By Leonard Bernardone on Jun 04 2026 11: 15 AM Microsoft has accelerated its quantum computing timeline to 2029 after the company's latest quantum chip allegedly outperformed its predecessor by 1, 000 times. On Wednesday, tech giant Microsoft unveiled "Majorana 2' " a next-generation quantum chip which boasts quantum…...
Energy vampires: Calls to pause data centre frenzy
3+ week, 1+ day ago (775+ words) By Denham Sadler on Jun 03 2026 02: 33 PM The "frenzied" rollout of data centres around Australia risks derailing the nation's energy transition and should be paused until stronger safeguards are in place, according to a new report. The Energy vampires: the AI…...
Anthropic gives Mythos AI to Australia's cyber defenders
3+ week, 1+ day ago (765+ words) By Tom Williams on Jun 03 2026 02: 08 PM Australia's national security agencies and critical infrastructure defenders are being granted access to Anthropic's Claude Mythos Preview AI model, which the company has not released publicly due to its advanced cybersecurity capabilities. Anthropic announced…...