Hugo Mathers
Reporter
Hugo joined Capital Brief after five years in government roles across London and Sydney. He also previously worked in venture capital with Europe's first proptech VC fund Pi Labs and edtech startup Primo Toys, and has written for Time Out, Urban List and The Mandarin.
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The Albanese government has stated ambitions to develop sovereign AI capability in Australia. But tech companies eyeing a slice of the action aren't exactly sure what that means.
The co-founder of insurance technology unicorn Cover Genius said he wants his new strategy to hit a total value of USD1 billion ($1.53 billion) within five years.
The Albanese government's new national AI plan has been welcomed by local data centre operators but questions over mounting grid, water and regulatory bottlenecks remain.
Microsoft spent two years quietly coordinating major data centre operators, a push that has now formalised into a peak body aiming to shape Australia’s AI infrastructure.
