Attorney-General’s Dept backs Copilot Chat, Google NotebookLM
The Attorney-General’s Department has set up two controlled AI tools, one each from Microsoft and Google, for staff to use on data classified up to…
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Nexon Asia Pacific builds customer trust with certification to international AI standard
With the managed IT services sector turning to AI to automate and optimise operations, customers are asking providers what strategies and controls they are using…
Amazon to start initial Leo internet service this year
Amazon expects to roll out initial internet service with its Leo broadband satellite network later this year after the company’s latest launch put the orbiting…
Google disrupts NetNut proxy network
Google said it has weakened a large network of internet-connected devices that was being used to hide and route malicious online activity. The tech giant…
UNSW faces a 95 percent cut to its M365 storage by October
The University of New South Wales (UNSW) is preparing for a drastic 95 percent reduction in the storage allocation for its Microsoft 365 environment in October, introducing a series of space-saving measures. …
ACCC rules on Vodafone’s Telstra coverage complaint
Australia’s competition watchdog will not take “enforcement action” against Telstra following a 2025 complaint by rival TPG Telecom over mobile coverage claims. TPG Telecom, through…
OAIC ordered to turn over Amex privacy determination in full
Australia’s privacy watchdog has been told to turn over full details of an investigation into American Express that uncovered security and access control weaknesses to…
KFC Australia operator Collins Foods eyes AI for margin improvements
Collins Foods has started trialling new AI systems in a bid to improve margins across its 296 Australian KFC restaurants. Image credit: Collins Foods Speaking…
US removes curbs on Anthropic’s latest Fable and Mythos AI models
Anthropic said that the US Commerce Department lifted export controls on its most advanced Fable and Mythos AI models, less than three weeks after the…
Skills SA to treat multi-agent workflow as a reusable pattern
Skills SA has built a multi-agent AI workflow to help it review how well vocational education and training providers meet a set of student support…
DTA’s latest Microsoft support deal tops $100m
The Digital Transformation Agency will pay Microsoft $101 million over three years for whole-of-government access to the vendor’s unified support. Unified support covers access to…
Microsoft improves AI bot defences in Teams
Microsoft is putting the brakes on artificial intelligence bots joining Teams meetings with improved detection and a new policy for access control in its flagship…