US judges warned of election-year risks of foreign hacking – Security
Key members of the US federal judiciary were warned by one of their colleagues to guard against the risks of cyber breaches by foreign actors…
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RBA to prioritise wholesale CBDC work over retail – Finance – Software
Australia’s central bank has decided to prioritise work on a wholesale central bank digital currency (CBDC) as its economic benefits are judged to outweigh those…
HBF reaches end of multi-year technology transformation – Finance – Cloud – Software
Health insurer HBF has marked the completion of a multi-year transformation that saw it replace its core mainframe, CRM and front-facing systems with newer digital,…
CBA, Uni of Adelaide to research ML for fraud detection and security uses – Finance – Software
Commonwealth Bank has opened yet another avenue in its progression of AI, funding a new centre and research partnership with the University of Adelaide. Image…
AFP modified software updates of encrypted platform to gain covert access – Security
The Australian Federal Police gained access to an encrypted communications platform called Ghost by tampering with regular software updates pushed by its creators. AFP officers…
The Green AI revolution in Data Centres – Partner Content
Data centres have evolved from the backrooms and basements of IT departments to become the critical infrastructure that drives business operations, innovation and the development…
Meta bans Russian state media for ‘foreign interference’ – Security
Facebook owner Meta said it was banning RT, Rossiya Segodnya and other Russian state media networks from its platforms, claiming the outlets had used deceptive…
Google takes Chile data centre plans back to square one – Networking
Google will rework from scratch its plans to build a US$200 million ($296 million) data centre in Santiago after concerns were raised about its environmental…
France uses tough, untested cybercrime law to target Telegram’s Durov – Security
When French prosecutors took aim at Telegram boss Pavel Durov, they had a trump card to wield – a tough new law with no international…
Defence looks to Starlink for better internet at sea – Networking – Telco/ISP
Defence is looking for a cost-effective way to use Starlink to improve the quality of life of personnel serving on its roughly 50 naval vessels. The project,…
CBA banks on AWS EC2 P5 instances to accelerate AI development – Finance – Cloud
Commonwealth Bank has signed up to use EC2 P5 compute instances served out of AWS’ Sydney region, which it will use to power an “AI…
Modernising MineOps to Better Meet Evolving Industry Requirements – Partner Content
Mining has always been a high-demand sector. It’s becoming increasingly challenging, as a result of complex and stringent third-party approvals, health, safety and environmental regulations,…