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NVIDIA releases NeMo Switchyard and Nemotron 3.5 Lightning to slash enterprise AI agent costs by 66%

August 17, 2026 by Michael Nicholls
NVIDIA releases NeMo Switchyard and Nemotron 3.5 Lightning to slash enterprise AI agent costs by 66%

What happens when an autonomous agentic workflow requires hundreds of sequential API calls to execute a single technical task? The operational bill scales exponentially, forcing teams to pick between low-capability models or unsustainable API expenses.

Categories AI & Innovation

UNSW researchers develop smart biofilters to dynamically treat PFAS and stormwater pollutants

August 16, 2026 by Michael Nicholls
UNSW researchers develop smart biofilters to dynamically treat PFAS and stormwater pollutants

Congratulations to the engineering team at UNSW Sydney for developing sensor-driven smart biofilters that actively adapt to stormwater flow and internal redox chemistry in real time. Traditional passive bioretention systems frequently underperform during sudden storm surges or prolonged dry spells.

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DeepSeek releases open-source Harness v0.1 framework and DeepSeek-V4-Pro model

August 16, 2026 by Michael Nicholls
DeepSeek releases open-source Harness v0.1 framework and DeepSeek-V4-Pro model

Building custom technical automation on closed AI agent runtimes usually ends in vendor lock-in. DeepSeek has released DeepSeek Harness v0.1 (`dsh`), an open-source, model-agnostic agent orchestration framework designed to compete directly with closed ecosystems like Claude Code.

Categories AI & Innovation

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei Rejects Claims AI Safety Regulations Create Corporate Monopolies

August 16, 2026 by Michael Nicholls
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei Rejects Claims AI Safety Regulations Create Corporate Monopolies

Framing AI safety laws as a path to corporate monopoly is a false choice, according to Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei.

Categories AI & Innovation

CEWH releases 2026/27 Water Management Plan for Murray-Darling Basin

August 16, 2026 by Michael Nicholls
CEWH releases 2026/27 Water Management Plan for Murray-Darling Basin

Will scheduled environmental flow deliveries alter your baseline surface and groundwater data across Murray-Darling catchments this spring?

Categories Enviro News

Skan AI raises $63M Series C to map actual desktop workflows and solve enterprise AI pilot failures

August 16, 2026 by Michael Nicholls
Skan AI raises $63M Series C to map actual desktop workflows and solve enterprise AI pilot failures

“Everyone is obsessed with building a better driver. We think the bigger opportunity is building a better navigation system.”

According to Skan AI Co-Founder and CEO Avinash Misra, the main bottleneck in enterprise AI is not model intelligence. It is the absence of real-world operational context.

Categories AI & Innovation

Safe Work Australia launches national consultation to reform health and air monitoring requirements for hazardous chemicals

August 15, 2026 by Michael Nicholls
Safe Work Australia launches national consultation to reform health and air monitoring requirements for hazardous chemicals

Are your site air monitoring triggers clear enough to withstand national regulatory scrutiny during intrusive site investigations or high-risk remediation?

Categories Enviro News

LG and NVIDIA partner to unveil Isaac GR00T powered bipedal humanoid robot by 2027

August 15, 2026 by Michael Nicholls
LG and NVIDIA partner to unveil Isaac GR00T powered bipedal humanoid robot by 2027

“The defining opportunity of physical AI is to give every machine the ability to understand the real world, reason and act safely alongside people.”

Jensen Huang, Founder and CEO of NVIDIA, put it that way after NVIDIA and LG announced a multi-year partnership on physical AI.

Categories AI & Innovation

LGNSW, NSW EPA, and SafeWork NSW Open Council EOIs for Residential Asbestos Drop-Off Trial

August 15, 2026 by Michael Nicholls
LGNSW, NSW EPA, and SafeWork NSW Open Council EOIs for Residential Asbestos Drop-Off Trial

High disposal fees and strict facility acceptance rules mean DIY home renovation waste often ends up on nature strips, in public parks, or mixed into clean fill streams.

Categories Enviro News

Google launches Gemini 3.7 Flash with a 50% API price cut targeting coding and agentic workflows

August 15, 2026 by Michael Nicholls
Google launches Gemini 3.7 Flash with a 50% API price cut targeting coding and agentic workflows

Fifty per cent off API token costs, delivered just weeks after the previous model release, according to the report. Google DeepMind has launched Gemini 3.7 Flash, explicitly aiming to capture the enterprise coding and agentic execution market.

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