Latest Artificial Intelligence News

Pengana Capital Group has successfully closed the $267 million initial public offering for its AI Private Opportunities Trust, marking a significant expansion in its fund management portfolio. The new trust is set to begin trading on the ASX on 2 July 2026.

Pro Medicus has inked a binding Heads of Agreement with Echo IQ to finance and resell AI algorithms targeting cardiovascular conditions, aiming to integrate these into its Visage 7 Cardiology platform.

Livium is positioning its Envirostream subsidiary to capitalise on the growing battery recycling needs from Australia's booming AI data centre sector, leveraging its EPA-licensed facilities and national network.

Nanoveu’s EMASS has demonstrated the first-ever fusion of real-time keyword detection and voice recognition running simultaneously on its ECS-DoT edge AI co-processor at sub-milliwatt power, delivering fast, private voice intelligence with minimal battery impact.

Activeport and FirstWave have teamed up to launch an AI Gateway that provides large enterprises and government clients with secure, high-performance access to GPU compute over Australia’s largest carrier networks.

Bankers Investment Trust reported a 3.7% NAV total return for the half-year to April 2026, outpacing the FTSE World Index, while declaring a 3.1% dividend increase. Fund manager Alex Crooke announced retirement, with Richard Clode set to take the helm.

Pathkey.AI has finalised its takeover of Chipforge, an AI-driven semiconductor design company, issuing shares and performance rights as consideration. The move broadens Pathkey's AI platform capabilities from clinical trials into semiconductor engineering, aiming to shorten chip development cycles significantly.

Vection Technologies has locked in approximately $2.3 million in new AI-related contracts spanning healthcare, luxury fashion, public services, airport passenger assistance, and security, pushing total orders since April 2026 to around $7 million.

FortifAI Limited (ASX: FTI) has laid out its vision for the burgeoning Agentic AI infrastructure sector, spotlighting its Nol8 AI Data Plane technology designed to tackle critical GPU underutilisation and data delivery bottlenecks. The company projects a $120 billion total addressable market by 2030, driven by explosive growth in AI agent workloads and data movement demands.

TALi Digital is transforming its established educational programs into an AI-driven platform, leveraging a validated cognitive technology and a national footprint in over 500 schools to tap a largely under-penetrated market.

Acusensus has extended its Mobile Speed Camera Services Agreement with Transport for New South Wales for six months, adding approximately $16 million in contract value. An option for a further six-month extension remains as the tender for a long-term deal continues.

Aerometrex has secured two lucrative off-the-shelf data contracts worth AUD 1.07 million from AI innovators Zeromatter Technologies and Neara, underscoring its growing role as a key provider of spatial datasets for AI training.