Woolworths extends agreement with Google Cloud
Woolworths Group has renewed an agreement with Google Cloud for a further five years. The retailer said that it would look “to further strengthen data,…
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Funlab expands use of centralised workforce management platform
Funlab is making improvements to a centralised workforce management system used in Australia, while also making plans to bring the system to its US operations.…
Nvidia faces US$5.5 billion charge from restricted chip sales to China
Nvidia said it would take US$5.5 billion ($8.6 billion) in charges after the US government limited exports of its H20 artificial intelligence chip to China,…
MITRE’s CVE program given last-minute reprieve
US officials will extend support for 11 months for a database of cyber weaknesses that plays a critical role in fighting bugs and hacks, just…
Notorious internet messageboard 4chan hacked, posts claim
The notorious internet messageboard 4chan has been hacked, according to posts circulating online, some of which said that the hacker involved had revealed identifying details…
ANZ continues work on data “one-stop-shop” for its Risk function
ANZ Banking Group is continuing to build out a “one-stop-shop” to service the data needs of its risk function and about 2000 personnel. ANZ’s Artur…
Queensland uses AI to screen potential Olympians
The Queensland government has developed an AI-powered application on Azure to screen budding Olympic athletes using computer vision. Launched by the Queensland Academy of Sport,…
US lawyer says UK intel firm paid for hack operation against him
A New York attorney has accused a British private intelligence firm of paying mercenary hackers who he says tipped a court battle in his opponents’…
NSW Police firewall admin confronted over WeChat
A NSW Police firewall security administrator of 17 years, who was let go for installing WeChat on a work computer and allegedly “being dishonest” when…
Licence NSW program in hot water amid cost blowouts and delivery delays
A multi-million-dollar program to modernise NSW’s licensing digital infrastructure is in turmoil amid significant delays and escalating costs. The Licence NSW program was created to…
Hertz confirms exposure in file transfer platform incident
Car rental giant Hertz says Australians’ data “may” have been exposed in a breach of a file transfer platform used by the company. Image credit:…
China accuses US of launching ‘advanced’ cyberattacks
Chinese police in the northeastern city of Harbin have accused the United States National Security Agency (NSA) of launching “advanced” cyberattacks during the Asian Winter…