Spotlight on Analytics and AI Spotlight on Analytics and AI

Welcome to our Spotlight on Analytics and AI, which coincides with the Big Data & Analytics Innovation Summit in Sydney on 21-22 September. Here we’ll examine how organisations are meeting some of the challenges of managing, analysing and visualising data – and how leading enterprises are gaining competitive advantages through machine learning and AI.

Top AI ethics researcher says Google fired her

Top AI ethics researcher says Google fired her

Company denies it.
Paresh Dave and Jeffrey Dastin Dec 7 2020 6:31AM Software
Trump signs order on principles for US government AI use

Trump signs order on principles for US government AI use

Nine principles to foster public trust, drive modernisation.
David Shepardson Dec 4 2020 12:58PM Software
BlueScope Steel completes data and analytics overhaul

BlueScope Steel completes data and analytics overhaul

Moves 800 models to the cloud.
Tess Bennett Dec 4 2020 12:57PM Strategy
NAB lays out data recipient ambitions under open banking

NAB lays out data recipient ambitions under open banking

Lists opportunities it is pursuing or could pursue.
Ry Crozier Dec 4 2020 7:00AM Financial Services
Microsoft launches Azure governance tool to map data

Microsoft launches Azure governance tool to map data

Azure Purview finds and checks data for compliance with local regulation.
Stephen Nellis Dec 4 2020 6:47AM Software
City of Hobart pilots AI to track litter in waterways

City of Hobart pilots AI to track litter in waterways

Developed by CSIRO as part of research to end plastic waste.
Arianna Olivelli and Uwe Rosebrock Dec 2 2020 11:24AM Cloud
Defence wants to become better at using data

Defence wants to become better at using data

Plans 2021 release of dedicated data strategy.
Justin Hendry Dec 1 2020 6:55AM Strategy
RMIT leans on big data for online shift

RMIT leans on big data for online shift

Combines sources to stand up and understand new digital systems.
Ry Crozier Nov 30 2020 6:40AM Projects
NSW govt calls on AI experts to join new committee

NSW govt calls on AI experts to join new committee

Wants advice on the development and use of the technology.
Justin Hendry Nov 27 2020 12:55PM Strategy
UN decries police use of racial profiling derived from big data

UN decries police use of racial profiling derived from big data

Says law enforcement must ensure technology does not reinforce biases.
Stephanie Nebehay Nov 27 2020 6:55AM Software
Open banking creates new connections in finance and beyond

Open banking creates new connections in finance and beyond

A watershed moment for banking is approaching.
Ry Crozier Nov 26 2020 2:06PM Digital Nation
South Korean watchdog fines Facebook $8.2 million

South Korean watchdog fines Facebook $8.2 million

For sharing user info without consent
Joyce Lee Nov 26 2020 8:33AM Security
BHP deploys big data fabric to connect its worldwide data stores

BHP deploys big data fabric to connect its worldwide data stores

Implements new data strategy.
Ry Crozier Nov 26 2020 6:58AM Projects
Law In Order hit by ransomware attack

Law In Order hit by ransomware attack

Service provider to the legal sector may have lost some data to attackers.
Ry Crozier Nov 24 2020 10:55PM Security
CBA, NAB alarmed at plan for arm's length sharing of bank data

CBA, NAB alarmed at plan for arm's length sharing of bank data

Consumer data recipients could transfer data between themselves under draft rule.
Ry Crozier Nov 24 2020 6:59AM Financial Services
COVIDSafe data 'incidentally' collected by intelligence agencies in first six months

COVIDSafe data 'incidentally' collected by intelligence agencies in first six months

But not decrypted, access or used, IGIS says.
Justin Hendry Nov 23 2020 5:45PM Security
Apple, GroupM, others ask for tough protection for data in Google lawsuit

Apple, GroupM, others ask for tough protection for data in Google lawsuit

To ensure that no-one from Google could see it.
Staff Writer Nov 23 2020 6:32AM Security
Facebook says hate speech seen in one out of 1000 views on its platform

Facebook says hate speech seen in one out of 1000 views on its platform

About 95 percent of flagged content is now proactively detected.
Elizabeth Culliford Nov 20 2020 6:43AM Software
Nvidia shares dip on predicted decline in data centre chip sales

Nvidia shares dip on predicted decline in data centre chip sales

In the fourth quarter.
Stephen Nellis and Ayanti Bera Nov 19 2020 11:56AM Hardware
Transport for NSW trials machine learning to detect crash blackspots

Transport for NSW trials machine learning to detect crash blackspots

Puts Azure to work on telematics data.
Justin Hendry Nov 19 2020 6:38AM Cloud

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