Geoscience Australia to modernise IBM tape-based environment – Storage
Geoscience Australia is set to modernise the storage infrastructure underpinning a six-petabyte pool of petroleum exploration data, moving from tape to cloud. The agency said…
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Gov to stick to current plan on regulating ‘big tech’ – Strategy – Software
The government will not deviate from its current course in regulating ‘Big Tech’ despite the findings of a senate committee examining the influence of large…
Gov may mandate anti-scam strategy for businesses – Strategy
Businesses could be made to develop, maintain, and implement an anti-scam strategy, under regulations being canvassed by the government. The proposal would see companies lay…
Amazon taps SpaceX to help launch Kuiper satellites – Telco/ISP
Amazon has booked three Falcon 9 launches with Elon Musk’s SpaceX to help deploy the ecommerce giant’s Project Kuiper satellite network, tapping a rival in…
AUKUS partners to expand AI in submarine tracking – Software
Australia is continuing to ramp up activities under the long-opaque technology pillar of AUKUS, pushing artificial intelligence to assist in submarine tracking and maritime autonomous…
Gov seeks APS-wide carbon accounting platform – Software – Cloud
The federal government is looking to support its climate commitments with carbon accounting software to be a “single source of truth” about the emissions of…
US water facilities under attack, cyber agency warns – Security
The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is warning users of a popular programmable logic controller (PLC) to check the security of their units,…
AMP boosts board-level digital expertise – Strategy – Training & Development – Finance
AMP Group has added “significant skills and experience in digital transformation, technology and financial services” to its board, appointing two new two independent non-executive directors.…
Microsoft president says no chance of super-intelligent AI soon – Software
The president of Microsoft said there is no chance of super-intelligent artificial intelligence being created within the next 12 months, and cautioned that the technology…
Services Australia vets customer data after Brisbane medical group breach – Security
Top Health Doctors, a Brisbane-based GP and skin cancer clinic group, experienced an email account compromise incident in September that may have impacted up to…
NSW internet voting revival needs even more legal changes – Software
A revival of technology-assisted voting in NSW is likely to require more comprehensive legislative changes than first thought. The final review into technology-assisted voting (TAV)…
Government boosts Digital ID funding by $145.5m – Security – Software
The federal government is set to put an extra $145.5 million into expanding the Digital ID system and scheme over the next four years, adding…