New NASA telescope to probe dark energy, dark matter and exoplanets
Key points NASA plans to launch the roughly US$4 billion Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope on Sunday from Kennedy Space Center aboard a SpaceX Falcon…
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NAB’s CSO to move to ANZ Banking Group
Key points Sandro Bucchianeri will leave NAB, where he has been group chief security officer for over five years, to join ANZ. He starts as…
Predictable costs, provable control drives data repatriation
As AI becomes the latest impost to drive up the cost of doing business, prudent Australian organisations reconsider what stays in public cloud and what…
FlyBuys reveals analysts’ virtual assistant “Nex”
Key points Flybuys has launched Nex, a virtual assistant built on Snowflake’s CoWork, to help marketing analysts make commercial recommendations. The data “pantry” built on…
Feds and telcos tell customers 000 camp-on delays can last up to a minute
Key points Optus, Telstra and TPG Telecom will launch a public campaign this week telling Australians to stay on the line for up to 60…
ASD warns Australian TeamCity servers under attack
Key points The ACSC is warning that CVE-2026-63077, a critical authentication bypass in JetBrains’ TeamCity On-Premises server, is under active local attack. Rated 9.8 out…
NSW mandates facial recognition in gaming reform package
NSW will bring in mandatory facial recognition technology (FRT) for hotels and clubs with gaming machines, tied to an exclusion register and expected to be…
AEMO predicts seven-fold rise in data centre power use over next decade
Key points AEMO forecasts data centre electricity consumption will grow seven-fold over the next decade, from 5 TWh currently to around 34 TWh. The 2026…
Nvidia customers notified about AI-related price hikes
Some of Nvidia’s largest customers have been told prices of servers containing its AI chips will rise by more than 15 percent in many cases…
Services Australia’s CIDO heads to RBA
Key points Charles McHardie is leaving Services Australia to become the Reserve Bank of Australia’s chief information officer from October 19. His last day at…
Vocus gets to work on route for Sydney-Melbourne fibre
Key points Vocus has appointed UGL as development partner to begin detailed route planning for its $500 million Sydney-Melbourne ducted fibre link. The project, marketed…
AI Without Governance Is Just Expensive Risk
As businesses race to deploy AI in pursuit of productivity, efficiency and competitive advantage, they are often overlooking the single most important factor that will…