CBA runs early test of “frontier” AWS AI agent
CBA has run an early non-production test of a ‘DevOps agent’ unveiled by AWS last week, which is marketed as a new type of AI…
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IBM to buy Confluent in US$11bn deal
IBM will buy data infrastructure company Confluent in a deal valued at US$11 billion ($16.6 billion), ramping up its cloud-computing offerings to capitalise on an…
Vocus seeks four new submarine cable protection zones
Vocus is lobbying the government to more than double the number of submarine cable protection zones in Australia and to more actively police the areas.…
DTA in push to drive up government cloud use
Federal government departments and agencies will be pushed to use more cloud services from July 2026 under a new whole-of-government policy. The policy [pdf], released…
TfNSW to replace traffic nerve centre core systems
Transport for NSW (TfNSW) is looking to upgrade and simplify the stack of core systems it uses in its transport and traffic nerve centre. The department’s Transport…
Samsung hits back, warns against old tech for triple zero
Samsung has warned the federal triple zero inquiry and mobile carriers not to rely on legacy technologies for triple zero calls if they add new…
WA makes its chief data officer permanent
The Western Australian government has made Natalia Kacperek its permanent chief data officer after two years acting in the role. Kacperek’s permanent appointment was made…
NEXTDC to build AI campus and GPU “supercluster” in Sydney
NEXTDC will build an AI campus and GPU “supercluster” in Western Sydney that will power OpenAI’s services in Australia. From left to right: Federal Minister…
Meta to cut up to 30 percent of metaverse budget
Meta is expected to make budget cuts of up to 30 percent for its metaverse initiative, Bloomberg News reported, citing people familiar with the discussions.…
Seqwater seeking asset planning tool to overcome “functional limitations”
Seqwater, South East Queensland’s water management authority, is looking for dedicated software to replace its spreadsheet-based asset and investment planning tools. The authority manages a wide range of…
Cochlear plugs AI into its global contact centre operations
Cochlear is starting to make use of the AI capabilities in its Amazon Connect contact centre platform, automating its evaluation of agents and calls against…
Samsung tried to fix triple zero problem with mobiles nearly five years ago
The mystery over why owners of a group of 71 Samsung mobile phone models couldn’t place emergency calls properly has taken strange turn, with Samsung…