Swift Networks fined $1.2 million over mining comms work – Networking
Swift Networks was fined $1.2 million by the Federal Court last week over bid rigging of mining communications contracts in Western Australia. In a case…
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How to create seamless customer journeys with generative AI – Promoted Content
Before the proliferation of generative artificial intelligence (GAI) tools like ChatGPT, customers had (and still have) high expectations for brands. A recent study found that…
Centrelink’s canned $191m engine took minutes to do what existing system did in seconds – Software
A revamped entitlements calculation engine (ECE) for Centrelink was scrapped because it took “minutes” to produce results the existing engine could do in two seconds.…
Google warns security researchers of North Korean campaign – Security
Google has disclosed details of a long campaign by North Korean threat actors, using zero-day vulnerabilities to attack security researchers. The Google Threat Analysis Group…
Court eases curbs on Biden administration’s contacts with social media firms – Software
A US federal appeals court has ruled the White House, the FBI and top US health officials may not “coerce or significantly encourage” social-media companies…
eSafety approves new AI protections on search engines – Telco/ISP
Australia’s eSafety Commissioner has approved an industry code requiring search engine operators to safeguard against risks arising from generative AI. The commissioner registered the new…
Dymocks discloses breach after dark web data leak – Security
Australian book retailer Dymocks is the latest large organisation to disclose a data breach, with information on up to 836,000 accounts compromised. The retailer sent…
New flaw in Apple devices led to spyware infection, researchers say – Security – Software
Researchers at digital watchdog group Citizen Lab found spyware they linked to Israeli firm NSO that exploited a newly discovered flaw in Apple devices. While…
Gov sets 2024 target to get more data into My Health Record – Software
The government intends to place “legal obligations” on diagnostic imaging and pathology providers to upload reports to My Health Record from December 2024, with limited…
NBN Co works on its fibre upgrade processes – Telco/ISP
NBN Co has made changes to its field service processes for upgrading customers from copper to fibre, aiming to complete the “majority” of orders with…
Carsales drives real time data – Software – Cloud
Carsales has rolled out a project designed to raise sales leads in near-real time, by consolidating its incoming data into a single pipeline. Carsales’ Adam…
UK has not backed down in tech encryption row, minister says – Security
Britain will require social media companies to take action to stop child abuse on their platforms, and if necessary work to develop technology to scan…