SA Police is under new tech leadership
South Australia Police (SAPOL) has appointed Richard Hill to lead its technology delivery, filling a vacancy left by Hamish Cameron’s departure in May. Richard Hill Hill…
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Premier League forms five-year AI partnership with Microsoft
The English Premier League and Microsoft announced a five-year partnership where the cloud giant will infuse its artificial intelligence Copilot into the league’s digital platforms…
Qantas facing ‘significant’ data theft after cyber attack
Qantas is dealing with a potentially large-scale theft of customer data following a cyber breach at one of its contact centres. According to the airline,…
Western Sydney University establishes dedicated data function
Western Sydney University is to establish a “comprehensive” data and analytics strategy under the remit of a new chief data officer. The university plans to…
Apple loses bid to dismiss US smartphone monopoly case
Apple must face the US Department of Justice’s lawsuit accusing the iPhone maker of unlawfully dominating the US smartphone market, a judge ruled. US District…
Woolworths Group consolidates 30,000 marketing assets into Adobe platform
Woolworths Group has consolidated 30,000 marketing assets into Adobe’s digital asset management (DAM) platform in an effort to create a “single source of truth” across…
Victoria Police renews decade-long IT support deal for another three years
Victoria Police has signed a $185 million renewal of its now-decade long IT support agreement with DXC Technology and Kinetic IT. The agreement will cover…
US seeks extradition of alleged hacker arrested in France
US prosecutors have charged a British national with data theft and related cybercrime offences, and are seeking to extradite the alleged hacker from France, the…
iTnews to launch the 2025 State of Data and AI report at NEXTDC
How are Australian organisations turning artificial intelligence into business outcomes – while protecting the data that powers it? iTnews will tackle that question at its…
ADHA readies market test of Accenture’s $788m My Health Record deal
The Australian Digital Health Agency (ADHA) is moving closer to opening its $788 million digital infrastructure arrangement to competitive tender within weeks, the first time…
Swiss government confirms cyber attack on health foundation
Switzerland said that a cyberattack on the non-profit health foundation Radix that involved data being stolen and encrypted had also affected the federal administration. In…
International Criminal Court hit by cyber attack
The International Criminal Court (ICC) has revealed it detected a “new, sophisticated and targeted” cybersecurity incident late last week, adding it has now been contained.…