Optus outage attributed to hardware failure at exchange
Key points A hardware failure at an Optus exchange in Victoria caused a voice outage lasting about one hour and 16 minutes on Friday. The…
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DFAT flags “multi-year investment” in its technology operations
Key points DFAT is planning a “multi-year investment” in its technology operations, according to signals from the department. Consultants will be engaged for a high-level…
UNSW reveals new measures to deal with AI cheating
Key points UNSW is expanding its ChatGPT Edu rollout to 80,000 students and staff after a limited deployment to 10,000 staff late last year. New…
Miro snapped up by Bending Spoons
Bending Spoons has agreed to buy Miro in an all-cash deal, valuing the digital collaboration platform at US$1.36 billion ($1.9 billion), the companies said. Miro…
IBM, NASA launch AI model
IBM and NASA have released an open-source AI model designed to help scientists analyse decades of lunar observation data and support plans for a sustained…
SA Power taps AI to reduce field job “knockbacks”
Key points SA Power Networks is testing AI to predict when field work will hit obstacles that force projects back into the office for replanning.…
Apple unveils $3499 passport-shaped iPhone Duo
Apple has redefined its flagship smartphone with the launch of the Duo, a folding iPhone starting from $3499, betting its design and promises of data…
ASD warns Aussie Adobe Commerce and Magento stores under attack
Key points A critical vulnerability tracked as CVE-2026-75650, rated 10.0 on the CVSS scale, allows unauthenticated remote code execution on Adobe Commerce and Magento Open…
OpenAI rogue agent activity wider-ranging than disclosed
AI agents unleashed by OpenAI used more than 10 previously undisclosed websites for unsanctioned communications earlier this year, according to six sets of independent investigators and…
ANU names new CIO – iTnews
Key points William Confalonieri has been appointed as the Australian National University’s new chief information officer, replacing acting CIO Sajid Hassan. Confalonieri most recently served…
UOMO bill headed to the Senate
Key points The universal mobile service obligation bill, requiring Telstra, Optus and TPG Telecom to provide voice and text coverage across up to 5 million…
Main Roads WA brings real-time visibility to traffic operations
Key points Main Roads Western Australia’s Real Time Operating Platform (RTOP) unifies data from around 30 separate systems into a single real-time view of the…