Gov net-zero body spins up IT environment – Cloud
The federal government is building an independent cloud and IT environment for its recently launched energy transformation agency. The Net Zero Economy Authority (NZEA) currently…
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Europol warns of AI-driven crime threats – Security
Organised crime gangs are turning to AI-powered scams and payment systems to target victims, allowing them to rapidly and more cheaply scale up operations globally…
Case Study: How the Australian Epilepsy Project taps tech to empower patients – Digital Nation – Emerging Tech
The Australian Epilepsy Project (AEP) aims to build a dataset on epilepsy and tap AI and cloud to help industry players better understand the condition.…
Worley applies genAI to procurement, project knowledge reuse – Hardware – Software
ASX-listed engineering firm Worley is using Dell and Nvidia technology to underpin its development of generative AI applications. The firm was yesterday revealed as a…
Colonial First State brings AI to its FirstTech function – Emerging Tech – Financial Services – Digital Nation – Software
Colonial First State is optimising a generative AI chatbot for its FirstTech function – which answers technical questions for financial advisers – to improve accuracy…
Google, Apple hit by EU regulatory crackdown – Software
Google was hit with two charges of breaching landmark EU rules on Wednesday, while Apple was ordered to help rivals connect with its iPhones and…
Vocus moves a step closer to being able to buy TPG’s fibre assets – Telco/ISP
Vocus has been cleared by the competition watchdog to buy TPG Telecom’s fixed-line business, transmission network and enterprise customer base in a $5.25 billion deal.…
Home Affairs explores secure service edge – Security
The Department of Home Affairs is looking to adopt secure service edge (SSE) as part of efforts to modernise its security perimeter. The department is…
SAP chief and COO slip into Australia – Cloud – Software
SAP’s global CEO Christian Klein and chief operating officer Sebastian Steinhaeuser are in Australia this week, meeting customers and partners after attending the Australian Grand…
ANU finds new CISO – Security – Training & Development
The Australian National University has a new chief information security officer, with Julian Doak joining from the Australian Bureau of Statistics. Doak spent nearly eight years…
Nvidia CEO Huang says chipmaker well positioned for shift in AI – Hardware
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said the company was well placed to navigate a shift in the artificial intelligence industry, in which businesses are moving from…
Meta vows to curtail false content, deepfakes ahead of Australian election – Software
Facebook and Instagram-owner Meta Platforms said its independent fact-checking program in Australia would help detect and remove false content and deepfakes, as it aims to…