Google to combine generative AI chatbot with virtual assistant – Software
Google has announced plans to add generative artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities to its virtual assistant. A company executive told Reuters the AI would allow the…
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AMP’s CTO is headed to Medibank – Strategy
AMP’s first group chief technology officer Felicia Trewin has made the switch to Medibank where she will lead data and technology functions. Medibank’s new group…
NSW EPA seeks digital strategy overseer – Strategy – Training & Development
The NSW Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) is expanding its digital capabilities and is hiring its first director of digital data and intelligence to take the…
Exim mail servers worldwide need urgent patches – Security – Software
Bugs in the popular Exim message transfer agent (MTA) software have exposed hundreds of thousands of systems to remote code execution (RCE). Since its role…
Malware once again a headache for npm – Security
Fortiguard Labs is warning of a bunch of malicious packages it found in Node Package Manager (npm), the largest JavaScript software registry. In an October…
UK regulator to push for probe into Amazon, Microsoft cloud dominance – Cloud
British media regulator Ofcom will this week push for an antitrust investigation into Amazon and Microsoft’s dominance of the UK’s cloud computing market, according to…
Meta to lay off employees in metaverse silicon unit – Hardware
Meta is planning to lay off employees in the unit of its metaverse-oriented Reality Labs division focused on creating custom silicon, two sources familiar with…
Government considers licensing scheme for telco retailers – Telco/ISP
Australia’s roughly 1500 telecommunications retailers could face increased regulation, with a number of departments warning that the large number of phantom carriage service providers (CSPs)…
NDIA backs infosec after internal report kept private – Cloud – Security
The National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) is publicly backing the security of its new PACE CRM platform, after a report raised “concerns” about the system…
Another Progress Software file transfer utility vulnerable – Security – Software
Progress Software, whose MOVEIt file transfer software was the vector for a variety of attacks earlier this year, has disclosed critical vulnerabilities in another package…
EU to assess risks of critical technologies being weaponised -official – Software
The European Commission will assess the risks of four critical technologies, including semiconductors and artificial intelligence, being weaponised by countries not aligned with its values…
Microsoft CEO says tech giants battling for content to build AI – Software
Microsoft chief executive Satya Nadella said tech giants were competing for vast troves of content needed to train artificial intelligence, and complained Google was locking…