eSafety rejects warning of internet bill chilling free speech
Australia’s internet regulator has rejected warnings from tech giants that a proposed online safety law would trigger widespread censorship by platforms anxious to avoid liability,…
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App hoster Railway attackers ran up US$740,000 on stolen AI keys
Key points Attackers who breached Railway last month racked up an estimated US$740,000 in unauthorised usage on stolen AI provider keys. The intruder decrypted stored…
Microsoft presses Trump to scuttle expected ban on Chinese data centre technology
Microsoft has been pressing the Trump administration to halt plans to bar Chinese imports of a key component used in AI data centres, three people familiar…
Azure doesn’t fix what you move into it.
Brennan recently assessed a health and nutrition manufacturer’s production estate, ahead of a disaster recovery move to Azure. The virtual machines were running in a…
EU sues IBM, Atos and Leonardo over border system woes
The European Union has sued IBM, French IT firm Atos and Italian defence group Leonardo over issues in developing its new smart border system, the…
French officials blame Iran for refrigerator hacks
French officials accused Iran’s Revolutionary Guards of responsibility for the cyberattacks that knocked out commercial refrigerators and freezers across France last month, saying there would be…
Gov proposes AI safety regulator
Key points The federal government is proposing a new AI safety regulator to manage risks posed by frontier models and AI agents, following an incident…
Qantas taps Accenture for major IT and data modernisation
Key points Qantas is bringing in Accenture to modernise its IT systems and parts of its corporate functions, affecting about 850 roles over the coming…
Google says new Australian internet safety bill could cut off under-18s from Gmail
A proposed Australian internet law could force Google to block under-18s from using its Gmail service, an Australia-based company policy head said on Monday, underscoring…
In their Words: End-User Experiences with Wireless Connectivity Solutions on the Move
Connectivity challenges exist everywhere, but adding the challenge of a moving vehicle means that available connectivity networks can change throughout a journey. Oftentimes for optimal…
ANZ stands up an ‘enterprise AI control plane’
Key points ANZ Banking Group has stood up an ‘enterprise AI control plane’ to provide centralised governance as it starts using more AI agents, group…
Is your website a commercial risk (and why it could be without you realising it)?
The recent incident involving an AI model gaining unauthorised access to the Services Australia Medicare Statistics Reporting Service brought the changing nature of website security…