MGM Resorts breached by ‘Scattered Spider’ hackers – Security
A hacking group named Scattered Spider brought down the systems of the US$14 billion ($21.7 billion) gaming giant MGM Resorts International this week, as US…
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Ex-Google exec acknowledges aggressively seeking exclusive mobile deals – Software
The US Justice Department has sought to show how Google did all it could to get people to use its search engine and build itself…
NAB wants government-set security standards for cloud providers – Security – Cloud
NAB wants the governent to impose minimum cyber security standards on cloud providers, due to the power imbalance in trying to negotiate clauses into cloud…
ANZ stops 500 fraudulent digital accounts from being opened – Finance – Security – Software
ANZ Banking Group said it has stopped more than 500 attempts at opening a fraudulent digital bank account using stolen data in the past year-and-a-half.…
MECCA is building a new analytics platform – Software
MECCABrands has hired more data engineers, expanded its sales and marketing teams’ access to customers’ behavioural data, and plans to launch a new analytics platform…
Apple says iPhone 12 meets radiation rules – Hardware
Apple has defended its iPhone 12 model after a French watchdog ordered a halt to its sales citing breaches of European Union radiation exposure limits.…
EY rolls out AI-powered platform – Software
Professional services firm EY said it has invested US$1.4 billion ($2.2 billion) in artificial intelligence and was rolling out a platform offering AI-powered versions of…
Gov to scale back one-to-many face matching by law enforcement – Security
The government is having a second go at legislation for identity and facial matching services, one that will still enable central identity data pools to…
TPG Telecom puts Forest Lodge data centre on the market – Strategy
A fixture of Sydney’s telco history, the TPG Telecom-owned AAPT data centre in Forest Lodge, is on the market and expected to fetch around $45…
AI quietly reshapes Apple iPhones, watches – Software
Unlike other companies that are attempting significant transformations with artificial intelligence, Apple is using the emerging technology to improve basic functions in its new gadgets.…
Bipartisan US push to ban deceptive AI-generated ads – Software
Two Democratic and two Republican US senators have introduced legislation to ban the use of artificial intelligence that creates content that falsely depicts candidates in…
Cochlear lands new data VP – Training & Development
Cochlear has appointed former Westpac data platforms head Malcolm Wanstall to oversee its data strategy and build out its data and analytics ecosystem. Malcolm Wanstall (Credit:…