Google unveils ChatGPT rival Bard – Software
Google will open up its own conversational AI platform called Bard to the public in “coming weeks”, as it seeks to capitalise on fevered interest…
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EU’s Breton bats for tougher AI rules – Strategy – Software
EU industry chief Thierry Breton has said new proposed artificial intelligence rules will aim to tackle concerns about the risks around the ChatGPT chatbot and…
Foxconn’s January sales surge – Strategy – Hardware
Taiwan’s Foxconn, the world’s largest contract electronics maker and major iPhone assembler for Apple, said its revenue in January jumped 48.2 percent year-on-year, as it…
Defence Housing Australia plans network upgrade – Networking
Defence Housing Australia is planning to upgrade of its wide area network (WAN) using hardware and software made by Aruba Networks. In a tender, Defence Housing…
F5 working to patch BIG-IP API bug – Security
F5 Networks is working on a fix for a bug that exposes BIG-IP implementations to denial-of-service and possible system command execution. There are vulnerable versions…
AMA says health data needs better protection – Strategy
The Australian Medical Association (AMA) has called on governments to legislate stronger protection for health data, particularly from the tech sector and insurers. The AMA…
Atlassian patches Jira authentication vulnerability – Security
Atlassian has moved to plug a critical authentication bug in its Jira service management server and Jira data centre software. According to the company’s advisory,…
Vocus buying Challenge Networks – Telco/ISP
Vocus is to acquire private LTE and 5G network specialist Challenge Networks. In a statement, Vocus said the acquisition will let it build LTE and…
QUT attack breaches data of 11,405 individuals – Security
QUT said 11,405 individuals had their data breached in a December cyber attack, higher than initial estimates of around 2500 individuals. In a revised statement, the…
Hackers targeting unpatched VMware ESXi servers – Security
Thousands of computer servers around the world have been targeted by a ransomware hacking attack targeting VMware ESXi servers, Italy’s National Cybersecurity Agency (ACN) said,…
ANZ boosts proptech access with $50m investment – Finance
ANZ Banking Group has invested $50 million into property media and technology company View Media Group (VMG). VMG was founded in 2022 by Antony Catalano and…
Intel faces yet another EU antitrust fine – Strategy – Hardware
Intel could face yet another EU antitrust fine despite winning its court fight last year against a 1.06 billion euro (A$1.65 billion) penalty imposed 14…