Category: ITnews

Target Australia axes $2.8m retail software deal in final year
20
Oct
2024

Target Australia axes $2.8m retail software deal in final year – Software

Target Australia has terminated a three-year agreement with retail software maker daVinci, alleging the product failed to deliver and seeking…

EU AI Act checker reveals Big Tech's compliance pitfalls
18
Oct
2024

EU AI Act checker reveals Big Tech’s compliance pitfalls – Security

Some of the most prominent artificial intelligence models are falling short of European regulations in key areas such as cyber…

Optus' AI experiment the latest in a digital drive to increase customer spend
17
Oct
2024

Optus’ AI experiment the latest in a digital drive to increase customer spend – Marketing – Telco/ISP

Optus is experimenting with generative AI to personalise “on-the-fly” what it puts in front of customers when they visit its…

CSIRO's CIO is retiring
17
Oct
2024

CSIRO’s CIO is retiring – Cloud – Hardware – Security – Software

CSIRO’s chief information officer Brendan Dalton is set to retire after nine years leading the research agency’s IT function. Dalton…

FBI arrests Alabama man over SEC bitcoin X account hack
17
Oct
2024

FBI arrests Alabama man over SEC bitcoin X account hack – Security

A 25-year-old Alabama man was arrested for hacking the US Securities and Exchange Commission’s X account earlier this year as…

17
Oct
2024

Case Study: Beyond Bank boosts call centre, expands digital capabilities – Finance

Beyond Bank has boosted its call centre experience and digital capabilities, leading to a customer satisfaction uplift of 92 percent. …

Dept of Health and Aged Care seeks CDIO
17
Oct
2024

Dept of Health and Aged Care seeks CDIO – Strategy – Training & Development

The Department of Health and Aged Care has reorganised its technology delivery to bring its separate IT and digital transformation…

Chinese cyber association calls for review of Intel products
16
Oct
2024

Chinese cyber association calls for review of Intel products – Security – Hardware

Intel products sold in China should be subject to a security review, the Cybersecurity Association of China (CSAC) said, alleging…

CBA fined $7.5m for over 170 million more spam messages
16
Oct
2024

CBA fined $7.5m for over 170 million more spam messages – Financial Services – Marketing

Commonwealth Bank has incurred a second spam-related fine in as many years, this time for sending over 170 million messages…

US opens probe into broadband data caps
16
Oct
2024

US opens probe into broadband data caps – Telco/ISP

The US Federal Communications Commission is opening a formal inquiry into why broadband providers cap data use by some customers,…

Funlab ready to tap AI to assist customer engagement
16
Oct
2024

Funlab ready to tap AI to assist customer engagement – Marketing

Funlab has put AI experimentation on its roadmap as part of plans to enhance its offerings and improve customer engagement…

Macquarie shifts trading platform Calypso into the cloud
15
Oct
2024

Macquarie shifts trading platform Calypso into the cloud – Cloud – Financial Services

Macquarie Group has shifted its core trading and settlement system Calypso into the public cloud in the space of a…