Australian court fines Binance unit $10 million
The Federal Court has ordered Binance’s local unit to pay $10 million for misclassifying over 85 percent of its Australian clients that exposed them to…
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Councils push for federal shared security centre funding
Australian councils are pushing for federally-funded shared security operations centres (SOCs) to be stood up, saying they lack the money, skills and capacity to defend…
Stryker says manufacturing mostly restored after cyberattack
Medical device maker Stryker said its operations were steadily improving towards full capacity, after a cyberattack caused widespread disruption to its business. The company said…
ACMA to set safeguards for telco consumers directly
The Australian Communications and Media Authority has moved to clamp down on consumer telco service providers by ending co-regulatory arrangements with the industry. Instead, the…
Telstra to add Flink to its event streaming capabilities
Telstra is set to add the Apache Flink data processing engine to its four-year-old event-based network observation environment, with work to begin “over coming months”.…
Orica builds a conversational AI assistant for HR
Orica has built a conversational AI assistant as an overlay for its HR systems estate, with its North American operations the first to benefit from…
Britain pilots social media bans, time limits and curfews for children
Hundreds of British families will test social media bans, curfews and app time limits to see how they impact children’s sleep, family life and schoolwork,…
OpenAI drops AI video tool Sora
On Monday evening, Walt Disney and OpenAI teams were working together on a project linked to Sora, OpenAI’s AI video tool. Just 30 minutes after…
LEO satellite operators could be beyond Australian data laws
Commercial low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite operators may be delivering connectivity into Australia without establishing a local presence, potentially placing user data outside the reach…
Macquarie University appoints interim AI chief
Macquarie University has appointed an interim head of AI following Phil Laufenberg’s departure to take up a pro vice-chancellorship with Victoria’s La Trobe University. Image credit:…
Gov proposes disclosure delay for most serious cyberattacks
Australia could be set to follow the US with rules that would delay public disclosure of serious cyberattacks on critical infrastructure operators to provide more…
US needs more energy development to power AI, Google president says
The US may not be scaling energy supplies fast enough to to meet the demands of the artificial intelligence expansion, Ruth Porat, president and chief…