Australia’s COVIDSafe app cost taxpayers $9M
A parliamentary inquiry has heard the government’s COVIDSafe app has now cost taxpayers more than $9 million despite being rarely used to assist contract tracers in their efforts.
A parliamentary inquiry has heard the government’s COVIDSafe app has now cost taxpayers more than $9 million despite being rarely used to assist contract tracers in their efforts.
The rapid growth in ecommerce during the pandemic has heightened the need for real-time insights to accommodate fast-changing customer behaviour.
Multinational investment bank and financial services company, United Overseas Bank (UOB) is investing up to SG$500 million in digital innovation initiatives as it seeks to double its retail customers. With the investment, the bank aims to digitally serve more than seven million customers across ASEAN by 2026.
In the latest round of AI vs. copyright holders, Character.AI has removed Disney characters from its platform in response to a cease-and-desist letter from the company. It’s unknown if this will prove to be a precedent. OpenAI’s Sora is taking a different approach by requiring copyright holders to opt out of being used.