Category: ITnews

NSW DPHI's latest digital transformation driven by housing reforms
19
Nov
2025

NSW DPHI’s latest digital transformation driven by housing reforms

The NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure (DPHI) is transforming its digital systems and embracing AI to support reforms…

Meta to block Facebook and Instagram for Australian teens by December 10
19
Nov
2025

Meta to block Facebook and Instagram for Australian teens by December 10

Meta will block Australian users under 16 from accessing Instagram, Facebook and Threads by December 10 to comply with the…

Optus takes $826,000 hit for anti-scam breaches
19
Nov
2025

Optus takes $826,000 hit for anti-scam breaches

Optus has copped an $826,000 fine after scammers exploited a vulnerability in a third-party identity verification system it used, allowing…

Amazon, Google named by EU among 'critical' tech providers for finance industry
19
Nov
2025

Amazon, Google named by EU among ‘critical’ tech providers for finance industry

-European Union regulators have designated 19 technology companies, including Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud and Microsoft, as critical third-party computing…

Microsoft launches tracker to manage autonomous AI in the workplace
18
Nov
2025

Microsoft launches tracker to manage autonomous AI in the workplace

In Microsoft’s view, humans are not the only ones to manage in a workplace. Artificial intelligence needs a manager, too. The…

Google launches Gemini 3, embeds AI model into search immediately
18
Nov
2025

Google launches Gemini 3, embeds AI model into search immediately

Google has launched the latest version of its artificial intelligence model Gemini, emphasising that the new capabilities will be immediately…

Chatty Australian Roblox users face mandatory facial age checks
18
Nov
2025

Chatty Australian Roblox users face mandatory facial age checks

Australian gamers who want use Roblox’s in-game chat service will have to submit to a facial age verification check from…

Ticketek picks Google's Vertex AI for Stella web bot
18
Nov
2025

Ticketek picks Google’s Vertex AI for Stella web bot

Ticketek has added a chatbot called ‘Stella’ to its website as a “conversational” interface that customers can use to find…

TPG Telecom reports triple zero death linked to Samsung handset
18
Nov
2025

TPG Telecom reports triple zero death linked to Samsung handset

TPG Telecom has reported a triple zero call-related customer fatality linked to the use of a Samsung mobile handset with…

TPG Telecom reports triple zero death linked to Samsung handset
18
Nov
2025

TPG Telecom reports triple zero death linked to Samsung handset

TPG Telecom has reported a triple zero call-related customer fatality linked to the use of a Samsung mobile handset with…

DTA: 'APS digital workforce needs to double by 2030'
18
Nov
2025

DTA: ‘APS digital workforce needs to double by 2030’

The Digital Transformation Agency (DTA) says the public service’s technology talent pool needs to double in size within five years as demand to…

UK Twitter hacker ordered to repay $8.3 million in Bitcoin
18
Nov
2025

UK Twitter hacker ordered to repay $8.3 million in Bitcoin

A man convicted over a 2020 Twitter hack that compromised accounts of high-profile figures including former US President Barack Obama…