The prominent head of an investment firm has issued a sobering warning against a tech stock that has surged by 232 per cent so far this year. US computer chip-maker Nvidia (pronounced en-vid-eya) has had an unprecedented time on Wall Street in the past few months, with the business postingContinue Reading
A team of Australian divers has made a remarkable discovery off the coast of the Philippines. The divers ventured more than 100 metres underwater to assist in locating a long-lost US aircraft carrier that had been missing for nearly 80 years. The USS Ommaney Bay had been on its wayContinue Reading
Microsoft have cut 50 Australian jobs in the latest round of redundancies for the technology giant. The new job losses come after more than 10,000 jobs were slashed by Microsoft across their global workforce in January. Microsoft will have laid off 200 Australia-based staff this year, a fraction of itsContinue Reading
World-famous science educator Dr Neil deGrasse Tyson has gotten into a heated debate with an AI avatar over the role of artificial intelligence in misinformation and the destruction of civilisation. The American astrophysicist and media personality joined Australian YouTube series Q&AI, in which the AI chooses the guest, generates theContinue Reading
New data out of the US paints a bleak picture for one industry when it comes to the risk of an AI takeover. From writing emails to crafting travel itineraries or meal plans, we are seeing artificial intelligence being embraced by companies and individuals across the world – now moreContinue Reading
Geoffrey Hinton, one of the so-called godfathers of artificial intelligence, urged governments on Wednesday to step in and make sure that machines do not take control of society. Hinton made headlines in May when he announced that he quit Google after a decade of work to speak more freely onContinue Reading
I first fell in love with neural networks when Google DeepMind released the AlphaZero chess program in 2017. Merely by playing chess against itself, it quickly achieved superhuman strength. It stunned the world by defeating the formidable Stockfish chess engine in a swashbuckling, romantic style not seen since the 1850s.Continue Reading
As companies scramble to incorporate artificial intelligence to compete in the future, one major company has emerged as a “sleeping AI giant” predicted to dominate the industry in coming years. While there are some concerns that future, more advanced iterations of artificial intelligence could pose a threat to humanity, financialContinue Reading
Xbox just held their annual Xbox Games Showcase event in Los Angeles, where they announced the new game titles that they will be releasing over the next year, and I’ve been on the ground getting among the hype. The showcase provided a diverse line-up of games, ranging from highly anticipatedContinue Reading
The head of Australia’s largest casino group says CBDs are facing a crisis, as he called for workers to return to the office. Ahead of an Economic Outlook forum to be hosted by Sky News and the The Australian at Sydney’s Crown on Friday, Crown Resorts chief executive Ciarán CarruthersContinue Reading