Microsoft in talks to end trade body’s cloud computing complaint – Cloud
Microsoft is in talks with CISPE in an attempt to resolve its European Union antitrust complaint about the US software giant’s cloud computing licensing practices,…
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Gov pulls in KPMG to scope energy comparison site roadmap – Software
The federal government’s energy comparison website, Energy Made Easy, is in line for an overhaul, with KPMG Australia brought in to scope the program of…
Symbio shareholders approve Aussie Broadband takeover – Telco/ISP
Aussie Broadband’s $262 million acquisition of unified communications-as-a-service provider Symbio moved a step closer, with Symbio shareholders voting in favour of the deal. The acquisition…
Bootloader bug exposes Linux secure boot – Security
Microsoft’s vulnerability and mitigations team have discovered a bug in a program called Shim, which is used in Linux distributions that support secure boot. While…
NT Health says “temporary” Acacia rollback at two hospitals – Strategy – Software
NT Health has confirmed that a new digital patient record system has been “temporarily” withdrawn from use in the emergency departments of Royal Darwin and…
Britain, France lead 35 nation agreement on controlling spyware – Security
Countries led by Britain, France and the United States and tech firms including Google, Microsoft and Meta signed a joint statement recognising the need for…
Australian law firm Lander & Rogers finds legal uses for Copilot – Software
Australian law firm Lander & Rodgers has automated several legal tasks and launched an AI Lab, which will develop customised tools and integrate them into…
Westpac adds transaction monitoring to detect power of attorney abuse – Finance – Software
Westpac is introducing an additional layer of transaction monitoring aimed at detecting potential abuse of power of attorney arrangements over customers’ accounts. Power of attorney…
NSW Rural Fire Service seeks CIO – Strategy – Training & Development
The NSW Rural Fire Service (RFS) is seeking a new chief information officer (CIO) following the departure of John Danson on January 14. Formally the…
Meta to start labeling AI-generated images from companies like OpenAI, Google – Software
Meta Platforms will begin detecting and labelling images generated by other companies’ artificial intelligence services in the coming months, using a set of invisible markers…
World of Workflows supports Indigenous procurement with isupply Australia – State of Diversity – Partner Content
For iTnews, CRN, and Digital Nation’s inaugural State of Diversity report, we spoke to organisations that are championing diversity, equity, and inclusion, not only as…
More woes for Ivanti as exploit activity rises – Security
A security vulnerability discovered by Ivanti during a separate security investigation is being widely exploited in the wild, security researchers say. While investigating and patching…