7+ hour, 3+ min ago   (1179+ words) Bunnings, Coles and Woolies are eyeing smarter cameras. Pic: Getty Images Australia has a CCTV problem. Not because there aren’t enough cameras. There are plenty of those. The problem is what happens after they are installed. A shopping centre, university…...

4+ day, 20+ hour ago   (542+ words) In a world-first AI will be used this harvest in Australia to grade pulses and grains. Pic: Getty Images By Matthew Denholm, rural and regional correspondent This coming harvest, pulses such as lentils and chickpeas will be commercially graded in…...

1+ week, 6+ hour ago   (1195+ words) The AI bottleneck problem creates an opportunity for investors. Pic: Getty Images For the first stage of the artificial intelligence boom, the investment story seemed fairly simple: the world needed more computing power, so back the companies making the most…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (938+ words) Adisyn’s graphene leap locks in its edge. Pic: Getty Images The semiconductor industry has spent decades making chips smaller, faster and more powerful. But while the transistors have kept shrinking, the microscopic copper wiring connecting them is beginning to run…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (1348+ words) GCM tackles the heat challenge threatening AI’s next leap. Pic: Getty Images The AI boom is swallowing up chips, electricity and data centre capacity at a ridiculous pace. Tech giants are spending heavily on the infrastructure needed to train and…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (808+ words) Australian companies have lost track of the AI agents crawling through their networks, according to security titan Okta. Pic Getty Images Australian companies have lost track of the artificial intelligence agents crawling through their own networks – and cannot say what…...

2+ week, 6+ hour ago   (1159+ words) Mitochondria, the powerhouse of the cell, are now flexing their muscles in health research. Pic: Getty Images For decades, the pursuit of better health and ageing well has focused on familiar strategies including good nutrition, regular exercise, managing disease risk…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (809+ words) An NZ start-up is working on an orbital factory to make lifesaving drugs. Pic: Getty Images One of Australia’s biggest venture capital funds has backed a New Zealand company that is building ‘factories’ to launch into orbit, so companies can…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (923+ words) Like well-drilled sportspeople, our biotechs will show no quarter in their quest for success - if anyone knows what that means these days. Pic: Getty Images An archaic term mainly used by granddads, “to show no quarter” means to have a…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (446+ words) An expert says the government’s AI boss agenda could lead to many mistakes. Pic: Getty Images The Albanese government’s order for all commonwealth agencies to appoint a chief artificial intelligence officer risks failing in a similar way to “organ rejection…...