Australia chases AI industry growth via new national capability plan
Australia’s peak body representing the communication and technology industry says the government should speed up the review process deadline to July 2025.
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Meta’s new ‘Voicebox’ AI is a text-to-speech tool that learns like ChatGPT
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Multiple DeFi projects unveil, plan new user interface upgrades
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Crypto Markets Descending, With Bitcoin Price Sinking Below $10,200
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$1 million rock NFT sells for a penny in all ore nothing error
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