US suspects China in breach of FBI surveillance network
US investigators believe hackers affiliated with the Chinese government are responsible for a cyber intrusion on an internal Federal Bureau of Investigation computer network that…
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How digital pharmacy platforms are redefining healthcare in Australia
Australia’s healthcare system is under mounting pressure. An ageing population, rising chronic disease, and tightening budgets are testing its limits while digital innovation reshapes patient…
Telstra pushes forward with agentic AI plans
Telstra is only weeks away from launching an agentic AI pilot to be led out of its customer sales and commerce engineering group as it…
US Treasury, federal housing agency ending use of Anthropic products
The US Treasury Department and the federal housing agency are terminating all use of Anthropic products, including its Claude platform, in response to President Donald…
Amazon’s AWS reports outage after UAE data centre struck by ‘objects’
Amazon’s cloud-computing facilities in the Middle East faced power and connectivity issues on Monday after unidentified “objects” struck its data centre in the United Arab…
Privacy watchdog to refocus on “systemic harms and market practices”
Australia’s privacy watchdog is set to be more selective in the individual privacy complaints it investigates, shifting its focus instead to broader issues and deterrence…
AI data hunger feeding a shadowy proxy ecosystem
Artificial intelligence (AI) companies are quietly driving demand for networks of co-opted consumer devices, as they seek to avoid blocking while scraping fresh data to…
Government data sharing law falls flat
A law intended to make it easier for federal agencies and universities to share data is not being used due to “fundamental” design flaws. The…
AI contract restrictions could threaten military missions, US official says
A senior Pentagon official said that commercial AI contracts signed under the Biden administration contained sweeping operational restrictions that threatened to paralyse US military missions…
Asahi Beverages targeting real-time sales insight
Asahi Beverages is planning to reduce its reliance on market intelligence gathered by its 300-strong human sales teams in the field and AI appears set…
Endeavour Group to have new ERP in place in 18 months
Drinks retailer Endeavour Group has moved into the build phase for its standalone enterprise resource planning system as it continues an IT separation from Woolworths.…
Macquarie Uni’s AI chief heads to La Trobe
La Trobe University has poached Macquarie University’s head of artificial intelligence Phil Laufenberg, appointing him to a pro vice-chancellorship position focused on the technology. Phil…