Category: ITnews

UK focuses on transparency and access with new AI principles
17
Jan
2024

OpenAI CEO Altman says future AI depends on energy breakthrough – Software

OpenAI’s CEO Sam Altman said an energy breakthrough is necessary for future artificial intelligence, which will consume vastly more power…

Atlassian issues urgent Confluence patch
17
Jan
2024

Atlassian issues urgent Confluence patch – Security

Atlassian is warning users of out-of-date Confluence data centre and server environments that they need to update to a current…

New Relic to go private in US$6.5 billion deal
17
Jan
2024

Synopsys to buy engineering software firm Ansys – Strategy

Chip design software maker Synopsys will buy Ansys in a US$35 billion ($53 billion) cash-and-stock deal, snapping up the maker…

WooliesX reorganises engineering under Agile structure tweak
17
Jan
2024

WooliesX reorganises engineering under Agile structure tweak – Strategy – Training & Development – Software

WooliesX, the online and digital arm of Woolworths, has tweaked its Agile organisational structure, with some of the early changes…

Medion fined for SIM-swap code breaches
16
Jan
2024

Medion fined for SIM-swap code breaches – Telco/ISP

Medion Australia has paid a penalty of nearly $260,000 for not complying with customer identification rules. Announcing the $259,440 penalty,…

NSW takes first steps at restarting internet voting strategy
16
Jan
2024

NSW takes first steps at restarting internet voting strategy – Strategy – Software

The NSW Electoral Commission has made the first tentative steps towards reintroducing technology-assisted voting in the state, following the withdrawal…

TPG phases in AI-powered network analysis
16
Jan
2024

Microsoft’s Copilot now available to SMEs – Strategy – Software

Microsoft is expanding access to its Copilot AI companion, available to a restricted set of customers since November. Originally offered…

GitLab fixes account takeover vulnerability
16
Jan
2024

GitLab fixes account takeover vulnerability – Security

GitLab has patched a critical and trivial-to-exploit account takeover bug. The attack vector for CVE-2023-7028 is the password reset function….

Network 10, Bunnings and other brands ditch TikTok's tracking pixel
16
Jan
2024

Network 10, Bunnings and other brands ditch TikTok’s tracking pixel – Security – Software

Network 10, Bunnings, Vodafone, Mitre10, Total Tools and Nimble have ditched TikTok’s tracking pixel from their websites amid concerns it…

Microsoft topples Apple to become global market cap leader
15
Jan
2024

Microsoft topples Apple to become global market cap leader – Finance

Microsoft has eclipsed Apple to become the world’s largest company by market capitalisation, driven by its deep focus on generative…

Researchers demo bug-chaining of Juniper Networks vulnerabilities
15
Jan
2024

Juniper patches multiple router bugs – Security

Juniper Networks has issued its first three security updates for 2024, including a critical bug in its J-Web network management…

Commonwealth DPP taking briefs on deepfakes from police
15
Jan
2024

Commonwealth DPP taking briefs on deepfakes from police – Security – Software

The Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions (CDPP) is already handling evidentiary briefs involving the use of deepfakes but is worried…