Microsoft launches 365 Premium with Copilot AI assistant
Microsoft has unveiled Microsoft 365 Premium for individuals that bundles the company’s Copilot artificial intelligence assistant across apps, including Outlook, Excel and Word. The launch…
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German government looks to AI and cutting red tape to revive economy
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz vowed to make Europe’s biggest economy competitive again after the cabinet approved measures aimed at reducing bureaucracy and making it quicker…
Optus calls in consultants for mobile network review after Triple Zero failures
Optus is bringing on consultancy firm Kearney to “provide additional oversight” for its mobile network in the wake of the outages of its emergency call services. The…
Google Workspace adds AI ransomware detection and sync pausing for Drive
Google is strengthening its ransomware defences with artificial intelligence-powered malware detection in the Drive cloud storage for customers on Workspace productivity plans, in an effort…
Industry groups worry about cyber info sharing
The US federal law that facilitates a significant portion of information sharing between the federal government and private sector is likely to expire October 1…
Asahi Group production impacted by cyberattack
Japanese beer and beverage giant Asahi Group Holdings has not been able to resume production at domestic factories a day after a cyberattack and cannot…
Singtel says Optus CEO needs time to fix issues
Optus’s CEO will need more time to turn around the embattled telecom carrier, the boss of its parent Singapore Telecommunications, who is in Australia to…
First malicious MCP server for AI found
Security researchers have spotted what they think is the world’s first malicious model context protocol (MCP) server, made available as open source on Microsoft owned…
Anthropic launches Claude 4.5, touts better abilities, targets business customers
Anthropic has unveiled the Claude 4.5 AI model, saying the newest version can code for longer uninterrupted stretches and handle finance and scientific tasks better,…
Home Affairs plans overhaul of Excel-based FOI case handling
The Department of Home Affairs is preparing to replace its outdated, Excel-based systems to tackle a growing backlog of freedom of information (FOI) requests. The…
Australian MSPs Are the Critical Players in Safe AI Adoption for SMEs
How to innovate while recognising your compliance risk? Too often, the result is either a rush into risky, unregulated tools or complete hesitation in the…
GitHub acts on npm security after Shai-Hulud worm attack
Microsoft-owned repository GitHub has responded to recent node package manager (npm) attacks such as the Shai-Hulud self-replicating worm, attempting to restore trust in the open-source…