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Vaccinating machine learning against attacks

Vaccines aren’t just for humans. Our researchers have developed world-first techniques to 'vaccinate' algorithms against attacks, a significant advancement in machine learning research.

Data61
Tech

Tech mate: Why Australia needs to embrace technology now

The fourth industrial revolution is coming. Instead of fearing it, Australia needs to embrace digital innovation and prepare for the future ahead.

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Interronauts | Episode 14: Robolibrarians, medical marijuana for pets, dwindling Antarctica, and +200 new species

Jesse and Ketan talk about robo-cars and thankless waves, medical marijuana for pets, a dwindling Antarctica, and our discovery of over 200 new species.

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Here’s what a privacy policy that’s easy to understand could look like

We need a simple system for categorising data privacy settings, similar to the way Creative Commons specifies how work can be legally shared.

Tech

Supercharging science with the Pawsey Centre

New funding for the Pawsey Centre supercomputers will help to solve some of our biggest challenges as well as create new opportunities for our science.

Farming
Tech

Farmers grab technology by the horns

We have a long history of farming in Australia but we’re looking at how the digital revolution is starting to change farming for the future.

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Who’s to blame when driverless cars have an accident?

Sensors that monitor everything a self-driving vehicle does can help determine who is responsible in the case of an accident – the manufacturer, the service centre or the vehicle owner.

Farming
Tech

Digital agriculture: what’s all the fuss about?

Predictive analytics, remote sensing, knowledge management and blockchain: buzzwords or the ultimate disruptors? We take a look at upcoming digital technologies and discuss how they can reduce costs and boost farm productivity.

Other news

An irrational celebration of Pi Day

Because what would we do without Pi? Probably spend most of our time going in circles, because we wouldn’t know when they finish.

Space

Australia takes up space in 2018

Australia will be establishing its own space agency so what’s next for this new frontier? Here are the top five trends we see for the space industry in 2018.

Tech

Four factors driving the price of Bitcoin

The price of Bitcoin has declined significantly in the past couple of days, after rising 1,850% in the past two years. Here are four reasons why.

Tech

Ten questions you should ask before sharing data about your customers

Every government, business or organisation releasing data needs to think about the risk of re-identifying or revealing personal information.

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