Telco tower toppled in Mullumbimby – Telco/ISP
A telecommunications tower hosting Optus antennas was toppled about a fortnight ago, with police investigating what is suspected to be an act of vandalism. File…
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eSafety wants X to block VPN users from seeing stabbing video – Security – Software
The eSafety Commissioner has said that visual depictions of the Wakeley church stabbing should be blocked for users connecting to X via a virtual private…
Vic Police calls time on dated devices deemed ‘critical risks’ – Hardware
Victoria Police is planning to replace all end user hardware that is older than four years by the end of 2024. The force has handed…
PwC to become OpenAI’s largest enterprise customer – Software
PwC will become the largest customer and first reseller of OpenAI’s enterprise product as part of a new deal, as businesses rush to adopt and…
Meta identifies networks pushing deceptive content – Security
Meta has found “likely AI-generated” content used deceptively on its Facebook and Instagram platforms, including comments praising Israel’s handling of the war in Gaza published…
NBN Co sees influx of customers into residential gigabit tier – Telco/ISP
NBN Co has seen its largest quarterly increase in residential subscribers to gigabit services since a ‘try before you buy’ promotion it ran three years…
Parliament published a submission containing AI-drafted ‘inaccuracies’ – Software
A parliamentary submission published online had to be withdrawn after it was found to contain false information about a third-party that had been generated using…
Fintech Klarna using GenAI to cut marketing costs – Finance
Fintech firm Klarna said it is using AI for purposes such as running marketing campaigns and generating images, saving about US$10 million ($15 million) in…
EU monitoring new measures by Meta to tackle election disinformation – Software
The European Commission said Meta Platforms had taken measures to mitigate the spread of disinformation in the run-up to the EU elections. “Meta has now…
LockBit lessons drive Australia to stand up early IR sharing mechanism – Security
The disruption of the LockBit ransomware gang earlier this year has been used to galvanise countries, including Australia, to create mechanisms that lead to earlier…
Cost-cautious Bond University edges into the cloud – Cloud
Bond University has replaced part of an on-premises environment of 700 Dell servers and VMware with cloud in preparation for a broader transformation. Bond University…
Royal Australasian College of Physicians to appoint first CIO – Cloud – Hardware – Networking – Security – Software – Storage
The Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP) is in the process of appointing its first chief information officer ahead of a major IT program of…