Category: ITnews

UK police arrest four over cyberattacks on M&S, Co-op and Harrods
11
Jul
2025

UK police arrest four over cyberattacks on M&S, Co-op and Harrods

Four people under 21 have been arrested as part of a police investigation into cyberattacks that disrupted the operations of…

CBA using facial recognition logins to verify disputed payments
11
Jul
2025

CBA using facial recognition logins to verify disputed payments

CBA is using facial recognition logins to its banking app to determine whether customers who dispute a transaction did in…

Australia takes another step toward a central bank digital currency
10
Jul
2025

Australia takes another step toward a central bank digital currency

Australia’s central bank said on Thursday it was taking another major step toward a wholesale central bank digital currency (CBDC)…

Viva Energy completes greenfield HR setup in time for Coles cutover
10
Jul
2025

Viva Energy completes greenfield HR setup in time for Coles cutover

Viva Energy has gone live with a greenfield HR and payroll system powered by Dayforce, enabling it to move off…

Telstra to axe 550 roles including in enterprise business
10
Jul
2025

Telstra to axe 550 roles including in enterprise business

Telstra plans to lay off 550 employees as part of an ongoing overhaul of its enterprise business and structural changes…

Powercor to tap into agentic AI across the organisation
10
Jul
2025

Powercor to tap into agentic AI across the organisation

Victorian electricity distributor Powercor is incorporating multiple AI agents into processes to improve access to information and the work of…

Microsoft racks up over US$500 million in AI savings
10
Jul
2025

Microsoft racks up over US$500 million in AI savings

Microsoft saved more than US$500 million ($765 million) in its call centres alone last year by using artificial intelligence, Bloomberg…

Nvidia-backed Perplexity launches AI-powered browser
10
Jul
2025

Nvidia-backed Perplexity launches AI-powered browser

Nvidia-backed Perplexity AI has launched Comet, a new web browser with AI-powered search capabilities, as the startup looks to challenge…

Telstra server migration cut access to emergency number
10
Jul
2025

Telstra to axe 550 roles in enterprise business

Telstra plans to lay off 550 employees as part of an ongoing overhaul of its enterprise business and structural changes…

Microsoft to 'co-invest' in Defence's Azure adoption
09
Jul
2025

Microsoft to ‘co-invest’ in Defence’s Azure adoption

Microsoft is setting up a co-investment program with Defence that will see the department receive financial support for unspecified “cloud…

State of Data & AI: Model or Service Selection
09
Jul
2025

State of Data & AI: Model or Service Selection

Banking on AI returns One group that has thrown itself enthusiastically into exploring the power of LLMs has been Australia’s…

State of Data & AI: Security and Privacy
09
Jul
2025

State of Data & AI: Security and Privacy

Human considerations While the technical requirements for securing AI systems are significant, many organisations are finding it pays to take…