EU wants faster 5G rollout – Strategy – Telco/ISP
The European Commission wants to cut red tape and costs to help Deutsche Telekom, Orange, Telecom Italia and other telecoms operators roll out fast-speed 5G,…
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Sweden to upgrade Berzelius supercomputer – Strategy
Sweden will upgrade its Berzelius supercomputer using Nvidia’s latest artificial intelligence (AI) systems to aid in understanding various diseases such as cancer and make it…
NAB nears end of large-scale contact centre re-platforming – Finance – Cloud – Software
NAB is now running all of its inbound contact centre operations nationally on Amazon Connect, a platform it emerged as an early adopter of four years…
Microsoft confirms it will invest more in OpenAI – Cloud
Microsoft has confirmed a further multi-billion dollar investment in OpenAI, deepening ties with the startup behind the chatbot sensation ChatGPT and setting the stage for…
WA to create cyber security hazard plan – Security
Emergency services and innovation and the digital economy minister Stephen Dawson The Western Australian government is proposing to create a formal emergency response plan for…
AWS opens Melbourne region – Cloud
AWS has lit up its second Australian infrastructure region, its long-awaited AWS Asia Pacific (Melbourne) region. When it first announced its plans for Melbourne in 2020,…
Scytl asks NSW to ‘study’ Swiss e-voting intrusion test – Security – Software
Scytl, the vendor behind NSW’s suspended iVote system, has asked state election authorities to “study” a Swiss-run “public intrusion test” of its e-voting technology from…
Sydney man jailed for SMS phishing scam – Security
A man charged with scamming customers of Telstra, CBA and NAB has been jailed for two years and eight months. The Australian Federal Police said the…
Amazon, Microsoft results to highlight softening cloud business – Strategy – Cloud
Slower cloud spending by inflation-hit businesses is expected to stall the sales momentum at Amazon and Microsoft and add to the troubles of the sector…
International ransomware-fighting group gets to work – Strategy – Security
Cyber security minister Clare O’Neil An international effort to counter ransomware formally commenced operations yesterday. The International Counter Ransomware Task Force (ICRTF) is part of…
Jim’s Group branches out with services app – Strategy – Telco/ISP
National home services franchise Jim’s Group has embarked on a significant IT infrastructure transformation to upgrade job bookings and management and improve its customer and…
Western Digital, Kioxia in advanced talks for merger – Hardware
Memory chip makers Western Digital and Japan’s Kioxia are in advanced talks for a possible merger which will involve a dual-listing, Bloomberg News reported. A…