Category: Technology

93% of businesses don’t want ChatGPT in the workplace, study finds

The majority of business owners in Australia are considering or already implementing bans on ChatGPT and other generative AI applications in the workplace, according to...

Smartsheet unveils new features powered by generative AI

Enterprise work management platform Smartsheet has unveiled a suite of new capabilities that apply generative AI (GenAI) to help enterprises tackle their mission-critical work more...

Moz’s ‘Brand Authority’ to help measure brand strength, salience

Drawing from industry shifts and the need for a way to measure brand salience, marketing technology company Moz has announced the release of Brand Authority,...

WPP, Spotify ink deal to leverage first party data, integrations

Communications and advertising technology company WPP and Spotify have announced a new global strategic partnership that will allow WPP to offer its clients early access...

Meta unveils Audiocraft: a generative AI tool for audio, music

Meta has revealed Audiocraft, their new generative AI tool that generates high-quality audio from text prompts, much like ChatGPT does with articles or Dall-E with...

Beyond LLMs: VAST Data Platform to pave the way for ‘AI-assisted Discovery’

Data platform company VAST Data has introduced a data computing platform designed to be the foundation of AI-assisted discovery. VAST sees the data platform as...

Authors are resisting AI with petitions and lawsuits. But they have an advantage: we read to form relationships with writers

The first waves of AI-generated text have writers and publishers reeling. In the United States last week, the Authors Guild submitted an open letter to...

Photoshop releases new Generative Expand workflow, global language support

Adobe has announced the release of Firefly-powered features in Photoshop (beta), which now support text prompts in more than a hundred languages — enabling users...

Viral Nation’s new impersonation detection feature to shield brands from fake accounts

Influencer marketing agency Viral Nation has launched a new impersonation detection feature, designed to protect brands from fraudulent activities on social media platforms. “The introduction<span...

Federal court slaps $20M fine on Meta-owned companies for ‘misleading consumers’

The Federal Court has ordered two subsidiaries of social media giant Meta, Facebook Israel and Onavo Inc, to each pay $10 million for breaching Australian...

Australian employees understand generative AI’s benefits, but lack proficiency

Digital proficiency is lagging despite 82% of workers stating that digital technologies like generative AI tools are essential for daily work. While few admit to...

Computer-written scripts and deepfake actors: what’s at the heart of the Hollywood strikes against generative AI

For the first time in 60 years, the Writers Guild of America (WGA) and the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) are simultaneously facing off against the...

Blue bird out, ‘X’ in: Elon Musk’s Twitter executes rebrand

It’s officially the end of an era, as Twitter swaps out its iconic blue bird logo with a stylised “X”. The move is seen as...

Over half of companies still not utilising AI effectively, says Grammarly

New research sponsored by AI typing assistant Grammarly and conducted by Forrester Consulting reveals most companies still don’t have a clear strategy to deploy generative...

ChatGPT took people by surprise – here are 4 technologies that could make a difference next

In the evolving relationship between technology and society, humans have shown themselves to be incredibly adaptable. What once left us breathless, soon becomes integrated into...

Most CX leaders expect AI to improve outcomes, study shows

More than 60% of customer experience (CX) leaders are looking to artificial intelligence (AI) to make a significant impact on the way companies interact with...

VideoAmp’s integration with Meta’s Lift API to help measure tune-in advertising effectiveness

VideoAmp’s integration with Meta will now include lift measurement, enabling advertisers to assess the incremental impact of Facebook and Instagram ads on driving tune-in to...

Adtran powers Titan Telecoms rapid network expansion across Australia

Adtran today announced that Titan Telecoms has deployed its FSP 3000 open line system (OLS) with flexgrid ROADMs, and its FSP 3000 TeraFlex™ open terminal...

How social media is making access to illicit drugs easier

The Beekeeper House, a mental health and addiction centre is warning that social media platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, and Snapchat have facilitated the creation...

74% of executives say benefits of generative AI will outweigh cons

70% of executives believe that generative AI will enable organisations to widen the scope of the roles of knowledge workers. Nearly all executives (96%) recognise...