Bendigo Bank taps Google Cloud for first major AI project
Bendigo Bank has chosen Google Cloud for its first major enterprise AI deployment, giving the tech giant’s Gemini tools to its workforce, organisation-wide. The bank…
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The NRL BI project that accidentally became a product
When the NRL’s tiny data team scrummed to find a way to help the company make smarter business decisions faster, they scored more than they…
CBA’s group CIO of three years to exit in December
CBA is set for new technology leadership with its group CIO of three years Gavin Munroe set to leave late December. Gavin Munroe. The bank…
BoM website redevelopment cost hits $96.5m
The Bureau of Meteorology’s new chief is under immediate government pressure to improve its website and app, and explain how its website overhaul bill came…
JPMorgan, Citi, Morgan Stanley client data may be exposed by vendor’s hack
Client data for JPMorgan Chase, Citi, Morgan Stanley and other major banks may have been accessed in a hack of a technology vendor, the New…
Meta buried ‘causal’ evidence of social media harm
Meta shut down internal research into the mental health effects of Facebook after finding causal evidence that its products harmed users’ mental health, according to…
Chemist Warehouse’s AI tool for HR becoming a “standard pattern”
Chemist Warehouse appears set to expand its use of an AI-based shared inbox automation tool, with an initial deployment in its HR function now acting…
Westpac CEO orders mission to cut wasteful tech spend
Westpac Banking Group has revealed an institution-wide mission to cut excessive and wasteful spending on technology as it pushes ahead with its ambitious Unite system…
US Congress seeks testimony from Australia’s eSafety Commissioner
A US congressional committee called on Australia’s eSafety Commissioner to testify about the country’s laws governing the internet, calling her a “noted zealot for global…
IBM, Cisco outline plans to network quantum computers
IBM and Cisco Systems plan to link quantum computers over long distances, with the goal of demonstrating the concept is workable by the end of…
Government minds to dominate federal AI oversight committee
The Department of Finance will pick candidates from within ranks of the Australian Public Service for its new government AI review committee due to be…
Cyber stands at a critical point with the rise of agentic AI
“Agentic AI for security is at a firewall moment,” Grossman says. “It could be the first time since the advent of the firewall where defenders…