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Deloitte acquires speech analytics provider KnowledgeSpace
Deloitte has acquired Melbourne company KnowledgeSpace, which provides speech analytics services, to boost its services in the conduct and compliance space.
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Pymetrics is using neuroscience-based games to remove bias from the recruitment process
Pymetrics works with organisations to determine the traits that contribute to success in a role, and then has job applicants play games that help bring out these traits.
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Labor to spend $3 million to establish National Centre of AI Excellence if elected
Labor will put $3 million towards the development of a National Centre of AI Excellence if elected, with Shadow Minister for the Digital Economy Ed Husic yesterday saying Australia “can’t stumble or scramble our way to success” on artificial intelligence.
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Stratejos helps teams manage daily admin and coordination of projects
Stratejos aims to help team members and project managers with their daily admin and coordination so they can focus on the bigger picture.
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Artificial intelligence startup Daisee raises $8.8 million Series A round
Local artificial intelligence-focused startup Daisee has announced the raising of $8.8 million in a Series A round led by Alium Capital.
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Credit Union Australia partners with FlamingoAI to pilot chatbot for health insurance service
Member-owned banking and financial services provider Credit Union Australia (CUA) has partnered with Sydney-based Flamingo AI to conduct a pilot of a new chatbot across its health insurance arm.
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New Zealand startup Cove wants to help consumers manage their insurance experience via chatbot
With consumers time-poor, the aim is for Cove to deliver “the most intuitive mobile experience of any insurer in the world”.
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Sydney-based startup Grei offers a multimedia content platform aimed at improving financial literacy in China
Targeting a Chinese audience, the Grei app looks to improve financial literacy through mentorship from experts and leaders and educational content.
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Fintech app PictureWealth combines an individual’s “wealth selfie” with robo advice to improve financial literacy
Taking a snapshot, or “wealth selfie”, of a user’s finances, PictureWealth delivers robo-advice designed to help users plan their financial future.
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RMIT launches Blockchain Innovation Hub to investigate blockchain regulation and social implications
RMIT has launched the RMIT Blockchain Innovation Hub, a research centre that will work to understand the social science of blockchain, and develop policies.
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Australian National University partners with CSIRO’s Data61 to tackle AI regulations
ANU has announced a 10 year plan to expand upon its existing engineering and computer science program, as a response to the rising trend of AI.
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Founders of robotics and AI companies urge UN to take action on autonomous weapons
Over 100 founders of global robotics and AI companies have urged the UN to ban the development and use of autonomous weapons, or so-called ‘killer robots’.
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Startupbootcamp launches energy accelerator in Melbourne as Slingshot launches Queensland tourism accelerator Horizons
Startupbootcamp has launched ‘Energy Australia’, a Melbourne-based accelerator to support startups working in the energy space.
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NSW Government announces $26 million fund to support development of first quantum computer
The NSW Government has announced a new $26 million fund to support research organisations working to develop the first commercialised quantum computer.
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Visa study finds Australians are growing increasingly more comfortable using AI and IoT for payments
A new study from Visa has suggested that Australians are becoming increasingly more comfortable with pairing IoT and AI tech with their transactions.
