Anthropic CEO urges AI companies to slow model development
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei called on AI companies to slow the rate at which they advance model capabilities amid mounting...
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Optus outage attributed to hardware failure at exchange
Key points A hardware failure at an Optus exchange in Victoria caused a voice outage lasting about one hour and...
In Pictures: Security in the age of shadow AI VITG Melbourne roundtable
This iTnews executive roundtable lunch sponsored by VITG explored cyber security in the age of shadow AI. Delegates discussed how...
In Pictures: Governing hybrid cloud Tecala & Microsoft roundtable
This iTnews executive roundtable lunch sponsored by Tecala & Microsoft explored how organisations can see and govern their entire hybrid...
Mathspace breach exposed data of more than 1 million students, parents and teachers
Mathspace, an online maths learning platform used in schools across Australia and New Zealand, said attackers breached its systems by...
Miro snapped up by Bending Spoons
Bending Spoons has agreed to buy Miro in an all-cash deal, valuing the digital collaboration platform at US$1.36 billion ($1.9...
IBM, NASA launch AI model
IBM and NASA have released an open-source AI model designed to help scientists analyse decades of lunar observation data and...
UNSW reveals new measures to deal with AI cheating
Key points UNSW is expanding its ChatGPT Edu rollout to 80,000 students and staff after a limited deployment to 10,000...
DFAT flags “multi-year investment” in its technology operations
Key points DFAT is planning a “multi-year investment” in its technology operations, according to signals from the department. Consultants will...
Proofpoint report flags resourcing gap as Australian CISOs take on AI risk
Australian chief information security officers are increasingly being asked to manage artificial intelligence-related cyber risks without additional resources, according to...
Adobe Commerce and Magento Open Source vulnerability
The Australian Signals Directorate’s Australian Cyber Security Centre (ASD’s ACSC) is aware of reported active exploitation of a critical vulnerability...
ASD warns Aussie Adobe Commerce and Magento stores under attack
Key points A critical vulnerability tracked as CVE-2026-75650, rated 10.0 on the CVSS scale, allows unauthenticated remote code execution on...
OpenAI rogue agent activity wider-ranging than disclosed
AI agents unleashed by OpenAI used more than 10 previously undisclosed websites for unsanctioned communications earlier this year, according to six...
Apple unveils $3499 passport-shaped iPhone Duo
Apple has redefined its flagship smartphone with the launch of the Duo, a folding iPhone starting from $3499, betting its...
UOMO bill headed to the Senate
Key points The universal mobile service obligation bill, requiring Telstra, Optus and TPG Telecom to provide voice and text coverage...
