Facebook, X, YouTube to do more against online hate speech, EU says – Software
Meta’s Facebook, Elon Musk’s X, Google’s YouTube and other tech companies have agreed to do more to tackle online hate speech under an updated code…
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TikTok awaits Trump reprieve as China signals open to deal – Software
President Donald Trump is expected to grant TikTok more time to strike a deal after he returns to power as China has signalled it would…
TikTok is restoring service, thanks Trump – Security
TikTok said it was restoring its service in the US after President-elect Donald Trump said he would revive the app’s access when he returns to…
CBA to trial myGov verification proof-of-concept – Security
The Commonwealth Bank is piloting the use of myGov to verify customers’ identities through a program led by Services Australia. Known as trust exchange –…
NBN Co networks impacted by NSW storms – Networking – Telco/ISP
NBN Co is experiencing service outages across NSW following a spate of severe thunderstorms. As of January 19, more than 36,500 premises were still impacted…
US Treasury Department imposes sanctions on Chinese company over Salt Typhoon hack – Security
The US Treasury Department has imposed sanctions on alleged hacker Yin Kecheng and cybersecurity company Sichuan Juxinhe Network Technology, accusing both of being involved in…
Aussie Broadband leadership changes as Phillip Britt retires – Networking – Telco/ISP
Aussie Broadband co-founder and group managing director Phillip Britt has announced his retirement paving the way for CEO and CFO Brian Maher to take the…
Ex-Kmart CIO takes on new role at Ampol – Training & Development
Kmart chief information officer Brad Blyth has made the switch to Ampol, taking on a new leadership role of a freshly-formed team. Brad Blyth, Ampol…
CBA plans to use AI across ‘entire software delivery’ – Training & Development
The Commonwealth Bank of Australia is looking to embed artificial intelligence across its entire software development process via the expertise of a specialist engineering unit. …
China probes US chip subsidies over ‘harm’ to Chinese mature node chipmakers – Hardware
China will launch an investigation into US government subsidies to its semiconductor sector over alleged harm caused to Chinese mature node chipmakers, the commerce ministry…
US blacklists Chinese companies over TSMC chips in Huawei processor – Hardware – Networking
The Biden administration added more than two dozen Chinese entities to a US-restricted trade list, including Zhipu AI, a developer of large language models, and…
Microsoft launches Copilot Chat for businesses to boost AI adoption – Cloud
Microsoft has rolled out a chat service allowing businesses to use on-demand AI agents for routine tasks, betting on the pay-as-you-go model to drive up…