AI lesson for Microsoft and Google: Spend money to make money – Software
Artificial intelligence is expected to pay off big for tech giants including Microsoft and Alphabet someday – but expect deeper investments before gains trickle to…
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GreenSquareDC signs Multiplex for data centre build – Strategy – Cloud
WA data centre outfit GreenSquareDC has announced that Multiplex will be building its WAi1 facility, a 96MW data centre that’s aiming for net zero carbon…
Portugal won’t compensate telcos for replacing “high-risk” equipment – Telco/ISP
Portugal will not compensate telecoms operators for any Huawei or other equipment they may have to swap as a result of a recent decision barring…
Russian court jails cyber security executive for 14 years – Security
A Russian court convicted a top cyber security executive of treason and jailed him for 14 years in a case that state news agency TASS…
Amazon Bedrock AI service preview draws ‘thousands’ of enterprise users – Software
Amazon.com’s cloud division has drawn thousands of customers to try out its service vying with Microsoft and Google in a key area of artificial intelligence,…
US SEC adopts new hack disclosure rule – Security
Wall Street’s top regulator has adopted new rules requiring publicly traded companies to disclose hacking incidents, a measure officials said was to help the investing…
IAG digitises staff movement processes – Training & Development – Software
IAG has improved, and in some cases digitised, process workflows for onboarding new staff and “cross-boarding” or offboarding existing employees. The insurer made the changes…
Meta fined $20 million for mining Aussies’ data with its VPN – Security – Software
The Federal Court has ordered Facebook Israel and Onavo Protect VPN to pay $10 million each for failing to inform Australian users that the two…
Monoova manoeuvres into space left by POLi – Finance
Monoova is positioning itself as an alternative to POLi Payments, with the Australia Post-operated service due to close in September. Monoova founder and CEO Christian Westerlind…
OPSEC “fumble” exposed JumpCloud attackers – Security
The North Korean group behind the JumpCloud breach left digital footprints behind that allowed researchers to trace their IP addresses. The breach first emerged last week.…
ATO attackers filed $557 million in false claims – Security
Criminals exploiting a loophole in the government’s digital identity systems filed more than $550 million in false claims over the last two financial years, the…
The NDIA lists exposure to HWL Ebsworth data breach – Security
The agency overseeing the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) has found “some” participants, prospective participants, their families and carers and staff are caught up in…