Australia stands at a digital crossroads as leaders race to turn AI ambition into real infrastructure. With global rivals surging ahead, the question is whether policy, power and capital can finally align to secure true AI sovereignty.
Australia is entering the age of agentic intelligence as startups like Firmus Technologies and Sharon AI build sovereign compute, renewable powered data infrastructure and AI platforms. Infrastructure is accelerating while enterprise adoption remains slow, creating a widening national gap.
Riyadh just roared into 2025 as AI’s “third pillar”. At FII9, sovereign capital met limitless energy and world-class talent to turbocharge hyperscale data centres and model labs. HUMAIN leads the charge. The Gulf isn’t following. The Gulf is setting the pace.
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A wave of cyber attacks disrupted Australia’s defence and industry sectors, as confidential military data and industrial networks were exposed by state backed and criminal groups. ASIO’s director warns these persistent threats now demand urgent, coordinated cyber security action.
GlobalLogic has confirmed that the Clop ransomware group stole the personal and financial data of more than ten thousand current and former employees after exploiting critical vulnerabilities in Oracle’s E Business Suite platform.
New York-based Aily Labs has secured $80 million in funding to scale its AI-native decision intelligence platform, which uses autonomous agents to help Fortune 500 companies accelerate performance. The investment was led by FPV Ventures, with participation from Insight Partners and J.P. Morgan.
Cybersecurity vendor SonicWall has confirmed a state-sponsored threat actor breached its systems by exploiting an API call, exposing the firewall configuration files of every customer who used its MySonicWall cloud backup service.
Japanese media giant Nikkei Inc. has disclosed a data breach affecting over 17,000 individuals after attackers infiltrated its Slack workspace using credentials stolen via infostealer malware on an employee’s personal computer, exposing names, emails, and chat histories.
U.S. prosecutors have charged three cybersecurity professionals for their alleged role in BlackCat ransomware attacks. The accused, formerly of Sygnia and DigitalMint, allegedly exploited insider access to extort clients, exposing a serious insider threat and need for stronger industry oversight.
The Australian Signals Directorate (ASD) has issued a critical alert regarding the BADCANDY malware, which is actively exploiting a Cisco vulnerability to compromise hundreds of devices across Australia. The non-persistent web shell allows attackers to reinfect unpatched systems repeatedly.
Deeto has raised $12.5M to scale its AI-powered platform that turns customer stories into targeted proof across sales and marketing channels. As traditional tactics lose impact, Deeto helps teams earn trust earlier, influence decisions, and speed up the sales cycle.
New York-based Aily Labs has secured $80 million in funding to scale its AI-native decision intelligence platform, which uses autonomous agents to help Fortune 500 companies accelerate performance. The investment was led by FPV Ventures, with participation from Insight Partners and J.P. Morgan.
Deeto has raised $12.5M to scale its AI-powered platform that turns customer stories into targeted proof across sales and marketing channels. As traditional tactics lose impact, Deeto helps teams earn trust earlier, influence decisions, and speed up the sales cycle.
Cortical Labs has launched the CL1, the first commercial biological computer powered by living neurons. Designed for personalised medicine, robotics, and energy-efficient AI, this neuron-based system promises faster learning, reduced data loads, and ethical testing alternatives.
Harrison.ai is redefining diagnostic healthcare through AI. From improving radiology accuracy by 45% to launching groundbreaking pathology tools, their solutions are scaling global access and driving earlier, faster, and more accurate diagnoses across 15+ countries.
Apple’s new research paper dismantles the myth of AI reasoning, revealing that models from OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google collapse under complex tasks. Released ahead of WWDC 2025, the findings challenge billion-dollar AGI claims and expose the industry’s most persuasive illusion.
AI is reshaping Western defense, but with progress comes risk. Australia stands at a crossroads: lead in securing AI-driven military tech or risk importing vulnerabilities. As global powers weaponize algorithms, oversight, cooperation, and resilience are now mission-critical.
Cloudflare CEO Matthew Prince issues a stark warning about AI’s growing impact on web economics, revealing how zero-click search and AI scraping are threatening the sustainability of content creators and publishers across the internet.
Saudi Arabia’s bold $600 billion AI initiative, powered by U.S. tech leaders NVIDIA and AMD, transforms global tech alliances. With relaxed U.S. chip export rules boosting Gulf capabilities, the Global South must swiftly recalibrate strategies to compete in the new AI power landscape.
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