Archived News for IT Professionals
An artificial intelligence system now ranks among the top 0.2 per cent of human players in StarCraft II.
CSIRO gets eyes underground
CSIRO engineers have developed a new scanning device that can give a full panoramic view of an underground coal mine.
Feds fund facial recognition
The Federal Government is helping bring facial recognition into Australian schools.
Furniture traders fined
The ACCC has accused four major online furniture retailers of manipulating prices to create more attractive advertisements.
Health database backed
Linking national health data into a single database should boost Australian health services.
Robot race can be avoided
An expert says engineers may have to design androids to avoid unhelpful racial stereotypes.
Welfare measures questioned
The United Nations has questioned the legality of Australia's Centrelink robo-debt scheme.
Health studies lack good stats
Experts say medical research is threatened by a lack of investment in stats.
Push to crack high-tech shells
Researchers are trying to reverse engineer one of nature’s toughest materials – mother of pearl.
Secret plane touches down
The mysterious US X-37B space plane has landed after over two years in space.
Spy charges for ex-ONA director
A former Australian intelligence official has been charged with breaching national secrecy rules.
Warning over 'Emotet'
The Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) has issued a warning over a vicious malware bug.
Quantum rig tops supercomputer
Quantum computing has reportedly reached a new milestone, massively outstripping the speed of a classical supercomputer.
Face database rejected
Federal Parliament’s security and intelligence committee has rejected plans for a central identity database ...
Fintech regs brewing
Australia’s regulators do not want to see finance sectors upended the way Uber and Airbnb have done for others.
Laser light for scalable quantum CPU
Researchers have opened a new avenue to quantum computing with a breakthrough experiment: a large-scale quantum processor made entirely of light.
Shipwreck scanned for VR dive
Australian computer scientists have helped create a 360-degree virtual dive tour of Iceland’s oldest shipwreck.
NAPLAN switch marked
The body in charge of NAPLAN has given itself a pass mark, despite problems plaguing the move to online testing.