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Northern Data selects startups for AI Accelerator programme
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Northern Data Group has selected five startups for its first AI Accelerator, providing access to advanced GPU technology and industry mentorship.
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Picterra unveils GeoAI platform for plot monitoring
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Picterra has unveiled Picterra Tracer, a GeoAI platform designed to enhance monitoring and compliance for soft commodities and forestry industries.
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Identity Digital plants 25,000 trees with Trillion Trees
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Identity Digital has teamed up with Trillion Trees to plant 25,000 trees in Australia over the next four years, aiming to offset carbon emissions and boost biodiversity.
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Eighteen Australians awarded 2025 John Monash Scholarships
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Eighteen Australians have been awarded the prestigious John Monash Scholarships for 2025, recognising leaders in fields like aerospace and cancer research.
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Cook Government funds six startups in AUD $7.2m programme
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The Cook Government has unveiled its AUD $7.2 million Nature Tech Accelerator, offering seed funding to six startups focused on climate innovation.
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Study reveals tech & regulation drive sustainability goals
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A new Capgemini report reveals that 70% of Australian businesses are driven by regulation to advance sustainability despite geopolitical hurdles.
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Google invests USD $2 billion in first Malaysian data centre
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Google breaks ground on its first Malaysian data centre with a USD $2 billion investment, boosting cloud and AI capabilities, creating 26,500 jobs.
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Sphere Drones secures $1.89m deal with NSW National Parks
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Sphere Drones wins $1.89 million contract with NSW's NPWS to improve natural hazard management using their HubX drone systems.
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OPIS launches biodiversity market report to support businesses
Fri, 27th Sep 2024
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As nature credit markets emerge, the OPIS Biodiversity Market Report aims to guide businesses in achieving nature-positive goals amidst urgent calls to combat biodiversity loss.
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Informatica teams with HowGood to boost food ESG performance
Fri, 27th Sep 2024
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Informatica partners with HowGood to empower food suppliers with AI-driven sustainability insights, addressing rising consumer ethical demands and regulatory pressures.
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Yondr Group gains approval for new data centre in Slough
Tue, 20th Aug 2024
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Yondr Group wins approval for a third data centre on its London campus in Slough. It aims for a 100+MW capacity and eco-friendly features.
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Skygard's Oslo data centre sets benchmark for green innovation
Wed, 5th Jun 2024
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Skygard's state-of-the-art data centre in central Oslo is set to revolutionise the sector, combining high security with environmental sustainability and urban regeneration.
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Felix mobile battles eco-friendly cost myths, expands into Coles
Tue, 19th Mar 2024
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Felix mobile counters the belief of 88% of Australians that sustainable choices are pricier by expanding into Coles supermarkets.
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£100m boost for UK's AI industry from Chancellor Hunt
Fri, 8th Mar 2024
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AI investment in the UL set to double with a £100m boost, targeting healthcare, environmental protection, and national security sectors.
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A digital revolution in animal conservation
Wed, 28th Feb 2024
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United Nations World Wildlife Day highlights the crucial role of digital innovation in enhancing animal conservation efforts, as demonstrated by IAR's partner YIARI's forest protection project in Indonesia.
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NTT Group & ClimateForce collaborate on world's first Smart Rainforest
Mon, 22nd Jan 2024
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NTT Group and ClimateForce collaborate to create the world's first Smart Rainforest, using AI and data analytics to restore Australia's damaged Daintree Rainforest.
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NTT Group & ClimateForce develop world's first smart rainforest
Thu, 18th Jan 2024
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In a novel move towards environmental sustainability, NTT Group collaborates with ClimateForce to regenerate Australia's Daintree Rainforest, creating the world's first 'Smart Rainforest'.
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CyrusOne begins construction of fifth Frankfurt data centre in Hanau
Fri, 1st Dec 2023
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CyrusOne builds fifth data centre in Frankfurt, marking expansion in Europe's data capital and rejuvenating Hanau's industrial site.
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Google AU and QUT identify threatened Aussie bird songs
Tue, 13th Jun 2023
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Google Australia and QUT advance biodiversity monitoring, implementing AI-detecting the sounds and songs of wildlife.
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Sony targets “zero environment” footprint
Fri, 9th Apr 2010
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CEO Sir Howard Stringer says the firm will create a green model for others to follow while setting itself a zero environmental footprint target by 2050.