Category: ITnews

Defence IT modernisation has tech talent
25
Feb
2025

Defence IT modernisation has tech talent “knocking at the doors” – Cloud – Hardware – Security – Software

Defence’s mammoth IT modernisation program is having a positive effect on recruitment as the department continues with efforts to cut…

Optus using AI
25
Feb
2025

Optus using AI “ecosystem” to drive down MTTR on B2B incidents – Software – Telco/ISP

Optus says an “ecosystem” of AI and related technologies has driven operational improvements in its managed services business including a…

Finance kicks off two-year uplift of troubled parliament expenses system
25
Feb
2025

Finance kicks off two-year uplift of troubled parliament expenses system – Finance – Software

A troubled re-platforming of the expenses system used by parliamentarians and their staff is undergoing two years of functional and…

Apple plans US$500 billion investment, 20,000 research jobs
25
Feb
2025

Apple plans US$500 billion investment, 20,000 research jobs – Software

Apple will spend US$500 billion in North American investments in the next four years that will include a giant factory…

Microsoft shelves AI data centre deals
25
Feb
2025

Microsoft shelves AI data centre deals – Cloud

Microsoft has scrapped leases for sizeable data centre capacity in the US, suggesting a potential oversupply at the tech giant…

Gov plans to require mobile telcos to offer direct-to-device services
24
Feb
2025

Gov plans to require mobile telcos to offer direct-to-device services – Telco/ISP

The government intends to legislate a requirement for mobile telcos to provide outdoor voice and SMS coverage to all of…

ATO's AI models draw deep scrutiny
24
Feb
2025

ATO’s AI models draw deep scrutiny – Software

The ATO’s use of AI has allowed it to analyse more work-related expense claims over several years, but questions have…

Gov bans Kaspersky from its systems and devices
24
Feb
2025

Gov bans Kaspersky from its systems and devices – Security

The government has banned the use of Kaspersky Labs software on federal devices.  The Department of Home Affairs issued a…

Westpac appoints Unite transformation lead
24
Feb
2025

Westpac appoints Unite transformation lead – Financial Services – Training & Development

Westpac has appointed Peter Herbert as its chief transformation officer, tasked with working on the technology delivery of its Unite…

NSW finds new permanent cyber chief
24
Feb
2025

NSW finds new permanent cyber chief – Security – Training & Development

The NSW government has appointed Sydney Metro’s Marie Patane to be its new chief cyber security officer. Marie Patane Joining…

OpenAI removes users suspected of malicious activities
24
Feb
2025

OpenAI removes users suspected of malicious activities – Security – Software

OpenAI has removed accounts of users from China and North Korea who the artificial intelligence company believes were using its…

Apple pulls data protection feature in UK amid government demands
23
Feb
2025

Apple pulls data protection feature in UK amid government demands – Security – Cloud

Apple is scrapping its most advanced security encryption feature for cloud data in Britain, an unprecedented response to government demands…