Coates Hire pilots computer vision safety spotter
“The ultimate goal,” says Bigmate’s general manager Brett Orr, “is to stop people getting seriously hurt, or worse.”
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Monash University launches coding boot camp
Monash University has launched a coding bootcamp, offering participants the chance to “become a web developer in 24 weeks”.
AI ethics debate urgent say Aussie business chiefs and academics
“Old, dumb law [is] struggling to keep up” with the rapid progress being made in artificial intelligence, say a group of Australian business leaders and academics who are calling for greater ethical oversight of the technologies.
Driverless vehicle makers seeking way to say 'I see you'
How then will pedestrians be confident they have been seen by the CAV’s sensors? How will other road users be aware of the vehicles intentions? Such questions are now being considered by the major players in self-driving vehicle technology, and they are coming up with a range of solutions.
Queensland Health continues robot hospital helper roll-out
Queensland Health is continuing its experimentation with robot assistants, rolling out additional TESA bots to hospitals across the state next month.
AWS gets government go-ahead to handle classified data
Amazon Web Services has been certified to store and process federal government data classified as Protected, across 42 of its services.
Volt gets full banking licence
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has today granted ‘challenger bank’ Volt a licence to operate as an authorised deposit-taking institution (ADI).
Former CSIRO manager faces court over alleged $400,000 spending spree
A former CSIRO manager today faced a Canberra court for allegedly fraudulently using government funds to make more than $400,000 worth of personal purchases.
Driverless shuttle and ‘smart bus stop’ trial launches in SA
A six month trial which pairs a self-driving shuttle bus and two ‘autonomous smart transit hubs’ has launched at Holdfast Bay in Adelaide.
Facial recognition tech helping place faces from the past
Here's looking at you, history.
Dollar lands at SA Human Services
Departing chief information officer of the Northern Territory’s Department of Primary Industry and Resources (DPIR), Rowan Dollar, has been appointed CIO of South Australia’s Department of Human Services (DHS).
3D printer firm fights firearms rise with dummy blueprints
A French 3D printer maker is fighting back against the rise of 3D printed guns by flooding the internet with non-functioning firearm designs.
CBA to make Albert accessibility upgrades after lengthy battle
Commonwealth Bank of Australia has agreed to make software upgrades to its Albert EFTPOS devices, following a lengthy legal challenge and campaign from vision-impaired Australians.
Government-funded body's survey of cyber sector reveals encryption bill dread
A government-funded body's survey of Australian cyber security companies, which was conducted before the controversial encryption bill was passed but not released until late last month, reveals most firms fear the legislation will have a profoundly negative impact on their businesses.
Ford seeking quantum algorithm expert
Ford Motor Company is seeking a quantum algorithms researcher as it ramps up its internal quantum computing research effort.