SA gov follows feds in blocking DeepSeek – Security – Software
The South Australian government has moved to block access to DeepSeek over its network and directed public servants to stop using and remove it from…
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Workday to cut 1750 jobs – Software
Workday will cut around 1750 jobs, or 8.5 percent of its current workforce, as the human capital management firm invests heavily in artificial intelligence to…
Australia bans DeepSeek on government devices – Security – Software
Australia has banned DeepSeek from all government devices over concerns that the Chinese artificial intelligence startup poses security risks. The secretary of the Department of…
SailPoint eyes up to US$11.5 billion valuation – Security
SailPoint is targeting a valuation of up to US$11.5 billion ($18.4 billion) in its New York flotation, as the cyber security firm looks to go…
Lake Macquarie City Council seeks new CIO – Training & Development
Lake Macquarie City Council is looking to appoint a permanent chief information officer to oversee its new technology strategy. The NSW-based council’s IT delivery is…
Medibank CISO out following restructure – Security
Medibank’s chief information security officer of three years Alex Loizou has emerged as a high-profile casualty of a restructure of the insurer’s technology function at…
Despite Australia’s strict social media ban for minors, a YouTube exemption poses risks – Software
Australia’s government carved out an exemption for YouTube when it passed laws banning social media access for children under 16, but some mental health and…
Telstra IT exec bound for Bendigo Bank – Training & Development
Telstra’s IT and software engineering lead Kieran O’Meara will move into a newly created chief technology officer role at Bendigo Bank from the start of…
OpenAI launches new AI tool to facilitate research tasks – Software
Generative artificial intelligence heavyweight OpenAI launched a new AI tool called “deep research”, which it said conducts multi-step research on the internet for complex tasks.…
ASIC probes latest ASX CHESS glitch – Financial Services – Software
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has opened an investigation into a technical issue with the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) just before Christmas last…
WhatsApp says spyware company Paragon targeted users – Security
An official with Meta Platforms’ popular WhatsApp chat service said Israeli spyware company Paragon Solutions had targeted scores of its users, including journalists and members…
US looking into whether DeepSeek used restricted AI chips – Hardware
The US Commerce Department is looking into whether DeepSeek – the Chinese company whose AI model’s performance rocked the tech world – has been using…