Telstra goes live with Starlink for homes – Telco/ISP
Telstra has kicked off its Starlink-powered home broadband service after months of “comprehensive testing”. The telco first announced its tie-up with Starlink in June last year,…
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Westpac uses AI to challenge suspected payments to scammers – Finance – Software
Westpac will seek more information on-the-spot from customers deemed at risk of paying scammers, with a new AI-powered capability to be inserted into its banking…
VR upskills Sydney train drivers and guards – Strategy – Training & Development – Hardware
More than 1000 Sydney train drivers and guards have completed virtual reality modules for responding to onboard emergencies that launched in November. Credit: Sydney Trains…
Australian gov backs election system security after “highly likely” UK compromise – Security
The federal government has sought to assure Australians that electoral systems are secure after it emerged that UK electoral systems “were highly likely compromised” between…
“Unpatchable” vulnerability found in Apple’s silicon – Security – Hardware
A group of US academics has demonstrated a side-channel attack against Apple’s M-series silicon, extracting keys from constant-time encryption processes. The attack, which the researchers…
ACMA braces for battle over 6GHz spectrum – Telco/ISP
The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) is gearing up for a battle between wi-fi businesses and carriers over the future of a key chunk…
The Future Fund is building a data lakehouse – Cloud – Software
The Future Fund – Australia’s sovereign wealth fund, with $273 billion under management – is standing up a data lakehouse that will act as a…
Reddit may need to ramp up spending on content moderation, analysts say – Software
Reddit will need to spend heavily on content moderation as it may face greater scrutiny as a public company, analysts said, threatening its longstanding policy…
Elite Russian hackers targeting German politicians, Google warns – Security
Elite hackers tied to Russian intelligence last month targeted several German political parties with an eye toward burrowing into their networks and stealing data, according…
Kmart and Target taps new customer tech lead – Software
AGL’s general manager of technology – retail and energy Tara Richards has moved to Kmart and Target to take up a general manager of technology…
China relaxes security review rules for some data exports – Security
China’s cyberspace regulator has issued revised rules to facilitate and regulate cross-border data flow, clarifying reporting standards for security assessments of important data exports. Data…
SA education system rollout stalls at high schools – Software
South Australia’s education management system (EMS) rollout has only reached half of the state’s 900 schools but spent 70 percent of its budget spent, meaning an…