NSW gov to upgrade 5000 RFS vehicles with Starlink – Networking – Telco/ISP
The NSW government will now spend $69 million equipping more than 5000 Rural Fire Services vehicles with Starlink equipment and services over the next three…
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Northern Beaches Council reviews security stack to shore up widening perimeter – Security
Northern Beaches Council is undertaking a thorough assessment of its technology and capability stack to secure its 50-plus business units. Manly, Northern Beaches Chief information…
Defence to trial four containerised computer rooms – Hardware
Defence is set to run a “feasibility trial” of four containerised computer rooms that could make life easier for IT teams that support joint land…
NAB finds legal limits for GenAI in fight against financial crime – Finance – Software
NAB’s ambitions to use generative AI as a tool in the fight against financial crime are being curtailed by rules that prevent it feeding data…
Google hires top talent from startup Character.AI – Software
Startup Character.AI said it has signed an agreement with Alphabet’s Google that grants the search engine giant a non-exclusive license to the chatbot maker’s large…
Australian Unity gets seven of 78 AI uses into production – Finance – Cloud – Software – Storage
Australian Unity has progressed seven AI use cases to production out of a total of 78 opportunities it sees internally for various types of artificial…
CrowdStrike is sued by shareholders over huge software outage – Security
CrowdStrike has been sued by shareholders who said the cybersecurity company defrauded them by concealing how its inadequate software testing could cause the July 19…
US progressives push for Nvidia antitrust investigation – Hardware
US progressive groups and Democratic senator Elizabeth Warren pressed the US Department of Justice to investigate Nvidia over competition concerns, citing the company’s dominance of…
Transforming Education: South Australia’s Digital Identity Journey with Okta – Partner Content
The South Australian Department for Education is blazing a trail in the digital landscape, tackling school security, connectivity, and user experience head-on, all while ensuring…
Telstra, Optus asked to “voluntarily” delay 3G shutdowns – Telco/ISP
Telstra and Optus have been asked to “voluntarily” delay switching off their 3G networks by an eleventh-hour parliamentary inquiry, although it appears the telcos are…
Microsoft’s slow cloud growth signals AI payoff will take longer – Cloud – Software
Microsoft said it would spend more money this fiscal year to build out AI infrastructure even as growth slowed in its cloud business, another sign…
California DMV puts 42 million car titles on blockchain – Software
California’s Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) has digitised 42 million car titles using blockchain technology in a bid to detect fraud and smoothen the title…