Technology, Innovation & Science

Tools like ChatGPT could add tens of billions of dollars to the Australian economy by swallowing up repetitive manual tasks and making workers much more productive.

Paul Everingham-chaired resources sector IT solutions provider Cirrus Networks entered an ASX trading halt shortly after revealing a partnership with AI computing firm Nvidia today.

Corporate level focus on cyber security is on the wane in Australia and New Zealand despite a 70 per cent surge in criminals targeting customer records, a report by BDO has revealed.

Perth-based IT company Velrada has been integrated into Nomura Research Institute (NRI) Australia & New Zealand, with its co-founders to exit at the end of July.

Perth tech group Electro Ventures has completed a $22 million capital raising while also closing its investment in a local firm that converts classic cars to electric.

IT solutions provider Cirrus Networks expects to deliver a record revenue of $112 million, according to unaudited results for the 2023 financial year.

More than 20 e-waste recycling projects have received state government funding, with about $4 million allocated to a Western Australian group.

Linear Clinical Research is on track to double capacity with the completion of a $7 million expansion at the QEII Medical Centre.

Jemma Iles appointment as CEO of healthcare software group Olinqua breaks a number of moulds in the corporate world of technology commercialisation.

WA is ideally placed to play a role in NASA's mission to Mars.

AI will have a hard time replacing human curiosity, critical thinking and scientific thought.

AI such as ChatGPT may not be as much of a knowledge tool as initially believed.

Perth-founded Advanced Navigation and The University of Western Australia will receive a share of $40 million funding ahead of NASA's planned return of astronauts to the moon in 2025.

Two financial services regulatory boffins have emerged to join Perth's thriving regtech community with a unique software-as-a-service offering.

Perth-based EV charging network startup Wevolt has raised $2 million in a pre-seed round and is planning an immediate return to market for a further $1 million.

Perth-based Electro Ventures has become the major shareholder in e-bike startup Tiller Rides, adding to its portfolio of 12 businesses in the renewable energy and clean transport sectors.

Wyllie Group-backed provenance verification technology group Source Certain has commenced a fund raising round, seeking up to $4 million.

Healthengine has begun a changing of the guard, with founder Marcus Tan stepping down as chief executive and announcing an outsider to take his place.

Perth-linked online shopping business Checkmate has raised $US15 million from sources as widely dispersed as Paris Hilton and Google Ventures to fund its consumer technology.

The launch of ChatGPT merely highlights how much of a role AI already plays in daily life.

The medtech company jointly established by Perth burns surgeon Fiona Wood has achieved a landmark regulatory approval in the US for its spray-on skin technology.

Corporate innovation is confusing and slow, but innovation doesn't have to be.

John Van Der Wielen will chair Murdoch-based biotechnology company Orthocell as it prepares to scale up manufacturing with a new facility.

Two Western Australia health projects are among 19 national recipients sharing $12 million in commercial acceleration funding from a CSIRO-backed fund.

Whether Australia's tropical north-west or the frozen Antarctic, Ponant has it covered.

Solar tech company ClearVue Technologies is set to receive a $2 million grant through the state government's Investment Attraction Fund to advance its manufacturing operations.

Michael Malone's business trajectory has followed some of the major technology trends.

Perth startup Menuzen wants to make life easier for restaurants.

Low-level radioactive waste stored at Tellus Holdings' Sandy Ridge facility in the Goldfields will be processed to develop medical treatments under a new deal.

Pitching tech ideas is hard work, but knowing what to avoid can help clear the first hurdle.

Collie-based medicinal cannabis company Cannaponics has raised more than $3 million for its new facility, setting the record for the biggest raise on crowdfunding platform Birchal for 2023.

Love them or loathe them, use of e-scooters and other micromobility vehicles is moving ahead.