SUBCO’s SMAP on track for May go-live
Cable builder SUBCO’s new 400Tbps Sydney-Melbourne-Adelaide-Perth (SMAP) inter-capital undersea fibre link will be ready for service in May this year. The company revealed the service…
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Australian Electoral Commission hits go on generative AI
The Australian Electoral Commission will have a draft strategy and roadmap to accelerate its adoption of generative AI by mid-June. The commission will outsource the…
Optus CTO Tony Baird to depart
Optus’ chief technology officer Tony Baird is set to leave the carrier and will hand over the role to Telstra fixed and mobile engineering chief…
Researchers detail Bluetooth headphone attack that can hijack smartphones
Vulnerabilities in a very popular Bluetooth system-on-a-chip (SoC) can be used to indirectly compromise smartphones, researchers at Germany’s Enno Rey Netzwerke (ERNW) have found. Devices…
Patients fret as ManageMyHealth data breach drama plays out
A slowly unfolding high profile data breach affecting trans-Tasman health information portal ManageMyHealth has thousands of registered patients on edge as to whether their highly…
China asks tech firms to halt orders for Nvidia’s H200 chips
Beijing has asked some Chinese tech companies to halt orders for Nvidia’s H200 chips this week, and is expected to mandate domestic artificial intelligence chip…
DTA warns against permanent bans of IT services firms
The Digital Transformation Agency has warned against “permanent” bans of IT suppliers and services firms for “unethical conduct”, in part because it could block departments…
Ex-Indonesian minister faces graft charges over Chromebook procurement
Indonesian prosecutors have filed corruption charges against former education minister and the co-founder of startup Gojek, Nadiem Makarim, over alleged improper laptop procurement during the…
Airwallex to invest in the Netherlands
Australian payment firm Airwallex will invest around 200 million euros ($349 million) over the next five years in its Netherlands operations, marking a major European…
Three spyware-linked executives removed from US sanctions list
US president Donald Trump’s administration has lifted sanctions on three executives tied to the spy software consortium Intellexa, according to a notice published to the…
Meta is sued by US Virgin Islands over ads for scams, dangers to children
The attorney general of the US Virgin Islands has sued Meta Platforms, accusing the Facebook and Instagram owner of deliberately profiting from advertisements for scams…
Two US cyber experts plead guilty to cooperating with ALPHV Blackcat
Two US cyber security professionals have pleaded guilty after they were accused of working with a notorious ransomware gang to shake down American targets, the…