Google Cloud outage hits platforms
Multiple platforms including music streaming service Spotify and instant messaging platform Discord were down for tens of thousands of users after an outage at Google…
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The Northern Beaches Women’s Shelter hones focus on tech-enabled abuse
The Northern Beaches Women’s Shelter (NBWS) is seeking assistance on behalf of vulnerable women experiencing technology-enabled and cyber abuse, a growing issue among those presenting…
Webjet Group appoints tech-based marketing chief
Webjet Group has appointed Oonagh Flanagan as its first chief marketing officer in Australia as it enters a “new era of brand growth and digital…
Australia’s super funds told to assess authentication controls
Superannuation funds have until the end of August to identify and flag any residual authentication control weaknesses in their environments following a series of credential…
Google names chief AI architect
Google appointed an insider to lead its future AI-powered product development, as AI enters a new phase of mainstream adoption, according to a memo from CEO…
Salesforce blocks AI rivals from using Slack data
Slack, a Salesforce-owned workplace messaging app, recently blocked other software firms from searching or storing Slack messages, The Information reported, citing a public disclosure. A…
Curtin University makes headway on ‘radical’ tech shakeup
Curtin University has completed the first phase of a multi-year IT transformation, decommissioning its legacy infrastructure and building and building a cloud platform in partnership…
Benchmark Chapters: Education Report – iTnews
Educators today face the dual challenge of having to adopt technology to provide the best possible outcomes for students and staff, while also preparing students…
Adopting Trustworthy AI and Governance for business success amidst the AI hype
Twenty years ago, could anyone have predicted that we would be relying on artificial intelligence (AI) to make critical business decisions and address complex challenges?…
ACT Policing flags system upgrades for use-of-force tracking
ACT Policing is set to upgrade its central crime reporting system to better track body-worn camera footage, particularly during use-of-force incidents. Policing, which sits under…
IBM aims for quantum computer in 2029
IBM plans to have a practical quantum computer by 2029, and has laid out the detailed steps the company will take to get there. Quantum…
Ingenia optimises payroll and rostering with HR uplift
Ingenia, an ASX-listed operator of holiday and residential communities, has spent the past two years optimising its HR and payroll processes after consolidating four previous…