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IBRS Member Only Fireside Chat: The Australian Digital Sovereignty Imperative
This second session of our IBRS Member Only Fireside Chats explores what digital sovereignty is, why it has suddenly become a major discussion point, why Europe is rapidly departing from US technology, whether Australia could follow, and what the fallout will be.

IBRS Member Only Fireside Chat: The Australian Digital Sovereignty Imperative
This second session of our IBRS Member Only Fireside Chats explores what digital sovereignty is, why it has suddenly become a major discussion point, why Europe is rapidly departing from US technology, whether Australia could follow, and what the fallout will be.

Australian Jobs to Go as Part of Microsoft’s Global Workforce Cull – AFR – 14 May 2025
Microsoft’s recent staff cuts are not about AI taking jobs. The real story lies in the company’s massive infrastructure spending and global economic uncertainty.

VENDORiQ: Google Ironwood: A driver for Cost Efficiency in AI?
Google’s Ironwood TPU targets AI inference cost/efficiency, vital for scaling complex models amidst fierce competition.

VENDORiQ:Â Google Leans into Sovereign AI
Google’s GDC now hosts Gemini, Vertex AI on-premises, enabling sovereign AI for regulated sectors, strengthening hybrid cloud offerings.

How Safe is your AI? Rating Popular Large Language Models
A comprehensive analysis of safe AI models, how current LLM products such as OpenAI, Microsoft, Google, and Deepseek stack up and testing recommendations.

Understanding ‘Reasoning’ in Generative AI: A Misaligned Analogy to Human Thought
Generative AI mimics reasoning through data-driven pattern matching, diverging fundamentally from human cognitive reasoning. The misconception leads to costly mistakes in how businesses apply AI.

VENDORiQ: Infosys Acquires The Missing Link – A Bid for Scale in Australia’s Booming Cyber Market?
Infosys’s acquisition of The Missing Link signifies a trend of major IT providers consolidating cyber security expertise to address market demand and talent gaps in Australia. CIOs and CISOs must carefully evaluate integration impacts on service delivery, pricing, and sovereign capabilities.