Category: ITnews

AWS outage caused by
24
Oct
2025

AWS outage caused by “unlikely interaction” between automated systems

The Amazon Web Services outage in North Virginia was caused by a software bug in an automated DNS management system…

ACMA rejects draft consumer code as calls to end self-regulation grow louder
24
Oct
2025

ACMA rejects draft consumer code as calls to end self-regulation grow louder

The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has accused carriers of taking a weak stance when it comes to safeguarding…

Telstra completes one-third of national fibre rollout
24
Oct
2025

Telstra completes one-third of national fibre rollout

Telstra has completed one-third of the rollout of a new national fibre network that it is now branding as ‘Aura’. Telstra…

Telstra finds firmware locked Samsung handsets to Vodafone for Triple-0 calls
24
Oct
2025

Telstra finds firmware locked Samsung handsets to Vodafone for Triple-0 calls

Australian users of about 70 dated Samsung handsets face being cut off from mobile service due to problems with their…

Australia to sign UN 'surveillance treaty' in Vietnam
24
Oct
2025

Australia to sign UN ‘surveillance treaty’ in Vietnam

A new United Nations convention aimed at combating cybercrime through increased cooperation and information sharing is set to be signed…

Two US judges say use of AI led to errors in court rulings
23
Oct
2025

Two US judges say use of AI led to errors in court rulings

Two US federal judges admitted in response to an inquiry by US Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley that members…

Vocus scores three new federal government contracts
23
Oct
2025

Vocus scores three new federal government contracts

The federal government has awarded Vocus three telecommunications contracts valued at around $6 million over the next three years.  …

Optus brings in ex-NBN Co CIO to run technology
23
Oct
2025

Optus brings in ex-NBN Co CIO to run technology

Optus’ chief information officer of four years Mark Potter is set to leave the telco in March of next year,…

IAG bolsters martech stack to drive customer engagement
23
Oct
2025

IAG bolsters martech stack to drive customer engagement

IAG is set to deploy an Adobe integrated online marketing cloud service to improve personalisation in the way it engages…

IAG bolsters martech stack to drive customer engagement
23
Oct
2025

IAG bolsters martech stack to drive customer engagement

IAG is set to deploy an Adobe integrated online marketing cloud service to improve personalisation in the way it engages…

Jemena builds out finance automation for its month-end processes
23
Oct
2025

Jemena builds out finance automation for its month-end processes

Jemena has bedded down the first 10 use cases for automation in its month-end finance processes, with a further 25…

Meta to cut around 600 roles in Superintelligence Labs AI unit
23
Oct
2025

Meta to cut around 600 roles in Superintelligence Labs AI unit

Meta is cutting around 600 positions out of the several thousand roles in its Superintelligence Labs, as it looks to…