Meta to start capturing employee mouse movements, keystrokes
Meta is installing new tracking software on US-based employees’ computers to capture mouse movements, clicks and keystrokes for use in training its artificial intelligence models,…
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2Apply raked for ‘dark patterns’ used to snare renters’ data
Australian rental technology platform 2Apply collected excessive personal information from prospective tenants and used harmful “dark patterns” to pressure renters into upload more information than…
TAL prioritises data and AI with “largest-ever technology deal”
Australian life insurer TAL is set to consolidate its data in Azure and build a suite of AI tools in close collaboration with Microsoft. TAL…
Australia’s Syenta raises US$26 million to ease AI chip bottleneck
Syenta, an Australian semiconductor technology startup, said that it has raised $26 million ($36 million) for a new manufacturing technique that could help ease persistent…
Security firm releases 114m-record dataset built from live enterprise attack traffic
US-New Zealand based security vendor WitFoo has made freely available a large-scale labelled cyber security dataset, derived from security operations centre (SOC) signals and events,…
Telstra, Optus, TPG say UOMO devised with unrealistic expectations
Telstra, Optus and TPG have told parliament that the federal government’s new universal mobile service obligation (UOMO) bill is built on unrealistic expectations about the…
NSW Treasury staffer allegedly exfiltrated 5600 sensitive documents
An NSW Treasury staff member stands accused of exfiltrating a “substantial cache” of more than 5600 sensitive documents authored by multiple state departments. The NSW…
NEXTDC to raise $1.5 billion to accelerate Sydney data centre rollout
NEXTDC plans to raise $1.5 billion to accelerate the rollout of its S4 Sydney data centre and align with initial delivery timelines. File photo. The…
ASIC, APRA among regulators monitoring Anthropic’s Mythos
Australian and Asian financial regulators are taking measures to address the risks posed by Anthropic’s artificial intelligence model Mythos, whose vast capabilities to code at…
Carsales follows customers into AI chat apps
Carsales’ launch of an app inside of ChatGPT is connecting it to customers who are typically more advanced in their research or demonstrating high purchase…
Judo Bank hires ex-Bendigo CIO
Judo Bank has named Nathalie Moss as its chief technology officer, the first time since mid-2024 that an executive has held that specific title. Nathalie…
Cloud deployment firm Vercel breached, advises secrets rotation
Cloud application deployment platform Vercel said it has suffered a security incident that involves unauthorised access to some of its internal systems, and is advising…