Australian telcos face new outage disclosure and Triple Zero rules – Telco/ISP
Australia’s telcos face a raft of new rules in the wake of the Optus outage, around how they communicate with customers during an incident and…
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Telstra invites Cognizant into its software and IT division – Telco/ISP
Telstra is bringing Cognizant into a transformation program underway in its software engineering and IT function. The outsourced services provider said it would “introduce new…
Apple’s iPadOS subject to tough EU tech rules – Software
Apple’s operating system for iPads has been designated as a gatekeeper under the bloc’s landmark tech rules by EU antitrust regulators because of its importance…
Federal and Qld governments put $940m into quantum computer – Hardware
The federal government has joined with Queensland to invest $940 million into a quantum computer being built by a US-based startup. In return, the startup,…
RBA agrees $37m deal for head office data centre replacement – Finance – Hardware – Networking
Reserve Bank of Australia will take colocation space in a CDC Data Centres’ facility as the replacement for its current head office data centre under…
TPG, Optus prove ACCC right with 11-year network sharing deal – Telco/ISP
TPG Telecom and Optus have agreed to share regional spectrum and mobile network infrastructure for 11 years, after a similar deal between Telstra and TPG…
Norths Collective sets 2024 as its “year of AI” – Cloud – Software
Norths Collective has set 2024 as its ‘year of AI’, after spending the past two years focused on driving ROI and improved personalisation through a…
US Homeland Security names AI safety, security advisory board – Software
The US Homeland Security Department (DHS) announced a blue-ribbon board that includes the CEOs of OpenAI, Microsoft, Google parent Alphabet and Nvidia that will advise…
Apple renews talks with OpenAI – Software
Apple has renewed discussions with OpenAI about using the startup’s generative AI technology to power some new features being introduced in the iPhone later this…
AustralianSuper hunts for new CISO – Training & Development – Security – Finance
AustralianSuper is on the hunt for a new chief information security officer to replace Mick Dunne who will leave for an external role after five…
Hearing to decide if X’s 65 VPN-accessible tweets break law set for May – Software – Telco/ISP
A hearing on whether X is breaching the law by enabling Australians to view 65 tweets containing the stabbing of a Bishop in Sydney’s south-west…
Department of Agriculture to spend $54m on end-user devices – Hardware
The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF) has spent $54 million on a refresh of its end-user devices. iStock The department has appointed Dell…