NBN Co hits savings milestone in IT simplification – Telco/ISP
NBN Co says it has hit two milestones in a multi-year “simplicity” program targeting IT and systems, including banking 40 percent of targeted cost savings.…
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Senate committee urges digital assets bill “not be passed” – Finance
A senate committee has suggested the federal government continue its consultations with the market to develop more effective digital asset regulations, delaying passage of a…
TikTok hires Britain’s NCC for auditing data security – Security
TikTok has hired British cyber security firm NCC to audit its data controls and protections, and provide independent verification, as part of the social media…
Vodafone UK teams up with Amazon’s Project Kuiper – Telco/ISP
Vodafone UK plans to work with Amazon’s low Earth orbit satellite constellation Project Kuiper to extend the reach of its 4G and 5G telecoms networks…
Britain sets priorities for November global AI safety summit – Software
Britain has set out its objectives for a forthcoming global artificial intelligence (AI) safety summit, focusing on understanding the risks posed by the frontier technology…
Gov agencies need to have a CISO – Security
Almost 100 federal government entities will need to have a designated chief information security officer (CISO) under revised rules agreed late last month. The rule…
CBA’s x15ventures takes on spinout to target scams – Finance – Software
The Commonwealth Bank of Australia’s innovation arm, x15ventures, is gearing up to incubate a spinout to address the rise in scam and fraud activity in…
Australian authorities tire of excuses, delays on data breach disclosure – Security
Australian authorities had to formally invoke powers to get a client list from a breached IT services provider, as problems persist in getting organisations to…
Tyro kicks off proceedings against Kounta – Finance – Strategy
Tyro Payments has launched proceedings against Kounta for allegedly offering a competing product to Tyro merchants, in breach of an arrangement between the two. The…
Westpac’s complex IT scrutinised in new court case – Finance – Software
Westpac is facing a fresh civil suit over IT system and process failures that caused customer hardship notices lodged online to not be passed through…
IBM Australia’s whole-of-gov deal soars above initial $725m value – Cloud – Hardware – Software
IBM Australia’s renewed whole-of-government agreement is already worth $900 million, exceeding its initial value within just nine months. An analysis of the 26 contracts struck…
Teardown of Huawei’s new phone shows China’s chip breakthrough – Hardware
Huawei Technologies and China’s top chipmaker SMIC have built an advanced 7-nanometer processor to power its latest smartphone, according to a teardown report by analysis…