US, Germany, Canada disrupt botnets
Law enforcement agencies in the United States, Germany and Canada have carried out an operation to take down infrastructure used by four major botnets that…
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Exploited Google Chrome zero-days added to US must-patch list
Two new serious vulnerabilities in the world’s most popular web browser, Google Chrome, are under attack at the moment and should be patched as soon…
NAB readies to scale AI-based customer interaction
National Australia Bank is gearing up for a major expansion of its AI-driven customer engagement armoury after maturing its so-called “customer brain”. Customer brain is…
Hacker says they compromised millions of confidential police tips
A hacker says they have broken into a US platform for searching law enforcement hotline messages and compromised more than 8 million confidential tips. In…
US arrests Super Micro co-founder for allegedly smuggling GPUs into China
A co-founder of high-performance computer server maker Super Micro, Yih-Shyan “Wally” Liaw was arrested this week with two accomplices, alleged by United States authorities to…
OpenAI to buy Python toolmaker Astral
OpenAI will acquire Python toolmaker Astral, as the ChatGPT owner looks to strengthen its portfolio against rival Anthropic and gain more share in the artificial…
Gov to explore “future connectivity between identity exchanges”
The federal government is exploring options to connect its own digital identity exchange to others, in what appears to be precursor work to a planned…
Triple zero guardian to ponder minimum mobile network performance rules
The federal government will consider introducing minimum standards for mobile network performance as part of its comprehensive review of Australia’s triple zero calling law and…
Google developing options to allow AI opt-out in search
Google said it was developing new search controls to let websites specifically opt out of its generative AI features, as the US tech giant sought…
Researchers uncover ‘Darksword’ iPhone spyware
A powerful software exploit capable of penetrating and stealing information from potentially hundreds of millions of Apple iPhones was planted on dozens of websites in…
Metcash brings AI search to its B2B marketplace
Metcash is folding artificial intelligence into the architecture of its SAP-based B2B ecommerce marketplace called Sorted to improve search and product discoverability. Sorted is based…
RACV sets data foundations to underpin AI in customer channels
RACV is looking to expand AI use cases in its call centre and digital channels, with Salesforce’s Data 360 cloud service seen as a key…