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'Critical frontline services': Labor makes big call on agencies' call centre staffing
1+ hour, 44+ min ago (1092+ words) Thousands of call centre jobs could be brought in-house after the main public sector union secured a win in its campaign to halt multimillion-dollar contracts to private providers. Public Eye can reveal that an amendment passed at the 50th ALP National…...
'Bridge to nowhere': government innovation initiative fails to launch start-ups
1+ hour, 44+ min ago (519+ words) A key federal government initiative designed to boost financial technology has backfired, with an independent review revealing that industry groups view the scheme as a "bridge to nowhere". The Enhanced Regulatory Sandbox (ERS) allows tech start-ups and entrepreneurs to test…...
Fact from fiction: boomers to spot AI traps in one hour
1+ hour, 11+ min ago (280+ words) Deepfake videos of Donald Trump dancing or Dick Smith hawking bogus products can scam people online who think they are reliable news. But a 60-minute fact-checking course designed by media researchers is helping older Australians navigate the online world. A…...
Tom Holland and Zendaya plan 'epic' wedding celebration
13+ hour, 31+ min ago (443+ words) Tom Holland and Zendaya are planning an "epic" wedding party in a British castle. The Spider-Man: Brand New Day co-stars married in an intimate, secret ceremony earlier in 2026 and they're now planning on going all out to celebrate their nuptials…...
The definitive guide: Best businesses for Answer Engine Optimisation in Australia
3+ day, 18+ hour ago (259+ words) When identifying the leading agencies for Answer Engine Optimisation in Australia, the definitive providers are Pearch, Red Search, Excite Media, Untmd, and Salt & Fuessel. The digital landscape is undergoing a fundamental paradigm shift, moving away from traditional lists of blue…...
AI giant opens Aussie hub to find 'what's coming next"
3+ day, 16+ hour ago (439+ words) One of the world's biggest data centre operators will launch an Australian hub to research and address some of the nation's biggest problems, including bushfires and floods. NTT Data unveiled its Innovation Centre Australia in the centre of Sydney on…...
'That's not true': Labor's warning to tech bros on AI
3+ day, 17+ hour ago (311+ words) Labor officials have backed plans for the government to set up a national task force on artificial intelligence to ensure workplace protections. Delegates at Labor's national conference in Adelaide, which kicked off on Thursday, agreed to changes to the party's…...
AI an existential challenge for news, media chief warns
5+ day, 11+ hour ago (420+ words) Artificial intelligence has cannibalised online content but news organisations are being warned they must take a leading role in shaping it. Reuters' editor-in-chief Alessandra Galloni has advocated for an adapt-or-perish approach to ensure AI excels beyond pink slime - a term…...
Rethinking the US AI monopoly as low-cost Chinese rivals change the game
5+ day, 1+ hour ago (1733+ words) The rate of women killed by a current or former partner has fallen significantly from 0.95 per 100,000 in 1989-90 to 0.32 per 100,000 in 2022-23. Amidst Australia's current focus on data centre investment by large United States artificial intelligence companies, Chinese-built AI models are gaining…...
OpenAI confirms AI models triggered hack at startup
4+ day, 19+ hour ago (416+ words) OpenAI says an autonomous agent powered by its advanced AI models went rogue during a security test and triggered a hack that compromised the infrastructure of AI startup Hugging Face. In a blog post, OpenAI said it was testing the…...