Category: ITnews

Gov to set up copyright and AI reference group
05
Dec
2023

Gov to set up copyright and AI reference group – Software

The government is to set up a “reference group” that will tackle copyright challenges stemming from AI use. Attorney-General Mark…

Westpac outage after
05
Dec
2023

Westpac outage after “routine technology update” – Finance – Software

Westpac experienced a near eight-hour outage for its mobile and online banking services overnight after “a routine technology update”. The…

Singapore to triple AI talent to 15,000 experts
04
Dec
2023

Singapore to triple AI talent to 15,000 experts – Training & Development

Singapore plans to triple its pool of artificial intelligence experts, including machine-learning scientists and engineers, to 15,000, as part of…

Geoscience Australia to modernise IBM tape-based environment
04
Dec
2023

Geoscience Australia to modernise IBM tape-based environment – Storage

Geoscience Australia is set to modernise the storage infrastructure underpinning a six-petabyte pool of petroleum exploration data, moving from tape…

Gov to stick to current plan on regulating 'big tech'
04
Dec
2023

Gov to stick to current plan on regulating ‘big tech’ – Strategy – Software

The government will not deviate from its current course in regulating ‘Big Tech’ despite the findings of a senate committee…

Gov may mandate anti-scam strategy for businesses
04
Dec
2023

Gov may mandate anti-scam strategy for businesses – Strategy

Businesses could be made to develop, maintain, and implement an anti-scam strategy, under regulations being canvassed by the government. The…

Amazon taps SpaceX to help launch Kuiper satellites
04
Dec
2023

Amazon taps SpaceX to help launch Kuiper satellites – Telco/ISP

Amazon has booked three Falcon 9 launches with Elon Musk’s SpaceX to help deploy the ecommerce giant’s Project Kuiper satellite…

AUKUS partners to expand AI in submarine tracking
04
Dec
2023

AUKUS partners to expand AI in submarine tracking – Software

Australia is continuing to ramp up activities under the long-opaque technology pillar of AUKUS, pushing artificial intelligence to assist in…

Gov seeks APS-wide carbon accounting platform
04
Dec
2023

Gov seeks APS-wide carbon accounting platform – Software – Cloud

The federal government is looking to support its climate commitments with carbon accounting software to be a “single source of…

US water facilities under attack, cyber agency warns
04
Dec
2023

US water facilities under attack, cyber agency warns – Security

The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is warning users of a popular programmable logic controller (PLC) to check…

AMP boosts board-level digital expertise
04
Dec
2023

AMP boosts board-level digital expertise – Strategy – Training & Development – Finance

AMP Group has added “significant skills and experience in digital transformation, technology and financial services” to its board, appointing two…

Microsoft president says no chance of super-intelligent AI soon
01
Dec
2023

Microsoft president says no chance of super-intelligent AI soon – Software

The president of Microsoft said there is no chance of super-intelligent artificial intelligence being created within the next 12 months,…