Category: ITnews

CBA AI 'voice bot' deployment linked to review of 45 roles
29
Jul
2025

CBA AI ‘voice bot’ deployment linked to review of 45 roles

CBA’s use of an AI ‘voice bot’ to triage inbound customer calls has led to the bank placing 45 roles…

Google's Gemini CLI agent could run malicious code silently
29
Jul
2025

Google’s Gemini CLI agent could run malicious code silently

The recently introduced Google Gemini CLI agent, which provides a text based command interface to the company’s artificial intelligence large…

How Paramatta Council Worked With Cloud Context to Push Beyond the “Digital Transformation” Buzzword
29
Jul
2025

How Paramatta Council Worked With Cloud Context to Push Beyond the “Digital Transformation” Buzzword

For years now, “digital transformation” has been a buzzword associated with innovation and, increasingly, the ability to adopt AI. However,…

US senator wants Musk to block use of Starlink by financial fraud groups
29
Jul
2025

US senator wants Musk to block use of Starlink by financial fraud groups

A US Democratic senator has urged SpaceX CEO Elon Musk to block transnational criminal groups in Southeast Asia from using…

Microsoft to offer rival AI models from own data centre
29
Jul
2025

Microsoft launches AI-based Copilot Mode in Edge browser

Microsoft has launched a new “Copilot Mode” on its Edge browser that uses artificial intelligence to improve the browsing experience,…

Bunnings pilots AI for its 55,000-strong workforce
29
Jul
2025

Bunnings pilots AI for its 55,000-strong workforce

Bunnings is piloting AI to better understand its 55,000-strong workforce, creating development and career pathways to keep talented people in…

AI is joining the workforce. Is your security strategy ready?
28
Jul
2025

AI is joining the workforce. Is your security strategy ready?

We are living through a radical redefinition of the modern workforce. The promise of Agentic AI is already prompting leading…

SA gov establishes 'Office for AI'
28
Jul
2025

SA gov establishes ‘Office for AI’

South Australia has formally established an ‘Office for AI’ as part of an initiative to develop artificial intelligence pilots for…

Code syntax error prevented hacked AWS AI dev extension from running
28
Jul
2025

Code syntax error prevented hacked AWS AI dev extension from running

AWS has published further details of an incident involving one of its artificial intelligence development tools, which saw an unknown…

NT gov agency targeted in alleged $3.5m BEC scam
28
Jul
2025

NT gov agency targeted in alleged $3.5m BEC scam

A NT government agency was deceived by an alleged business email compromise scam that has seen a Sydney-based man arrested…

ChatGPT usage hits record
28
Jul
2025

AI is transforming the lives of neurodivergent people

For Cape Town-based filmmaker Kate D’hotman, connecting with movie audiences comes naturally. Far more daunting is speaking with others. “I’ve…

Allianz Life says majority of US customers' data stolen in hack
28
Jul
2025

Allianz Life says majority of US customers’ data stolen in hack

US insurance giant Allianz Life said that hackers stole the personal information of the majority of its customers, financial professionals,…