Court eases curbs on Biden administration’s contacts with social media firms – Software
A US federal appeals court has ruled the White House, the FBI and top US health officials may not “coerce or significantly encourage” social-media companies…
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eSafety approves new AI protections on search engines – Telco/ISP
Australia’s eSafety Commissioner has approved an industry code requiring search engine operators to safeguard against risks arising from generative AI. The commissioner registered the new…
Dymocks discloses breach after dark web data leak – Security
Australian book retailer Dymocks is the latest large organisation to disclose a data breach, with information on up to 836,000 accounts compromised. The retailer sent…
New flaw in Apple devices led to spyware infection, researchers say – Security – Software
Researchers at digital watchdog group Citizen Lab found spyware they linked to Israeli firm NSO that exploited a newly discovered flaw in Apple devices. While…
Gov sets 2024 target to get more data into My Health Record – Software
The government intends to place “legal obligations” on diagnostic imaging and pathology providers to upload reports to My Health Record from December 2024, with limited…
NBN Co works on its fibre upgrade processes – Telco/ISP
NBN Co has made changes to its field service processes for upgrading customers from copper to fibre, aiming to complete the “majority” of orders with…
Carsales drives real time data – Software – Cloud
Carsales has rolled out a project designed to raise sales leads in near-real time, by consolidating its incoming data into a single pipeline. Carsales’ Adam…
UK has not backed down in tech encryption row, minister says – Security
Britain will require social media companies to take action to stop child abuse on their platforms, and if necessary work to develop technology to scan…
Microsoft to defend customers on AI copyright challenges – Software
Microsoft will pay legal damages on behalf of customers using its artificial intelligence (AI) products if they are sued for copyright infringement for the output…
ANZ Worldline Payment Solutions switches on Tap to Pay on iPhone – Strategy
ANZ Worldline Payment Solutions has launched Apple’s ‘Tap to Pay on iPhone’ capabilities allowing merchants to accept in-person iPhone payments, eliminating the need for multiple…
Toll Group goes low-code to replace legacy development – Software
Toll Group has moved a number of legacy platforms towards retirement by adopting a low-code approach to digitising its processes. The company, which has 500…
Cisco SSO authentication bug patched – Security – Networking
Cisco has announced patches for a critical credential forgery bug in some of its BroadWorks platforms. The networking vendor said CVE-2023-20238 affects the single sign-on…