Daniel Croft

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Born in the heart of Western Sydney, Daniel Croft is a passionate journalist with an understanding for and experience writing in the technology space. Having studied at Macquarie University, he joined Momentum Media in 2022, writing across a number of publications including Australian Aviation, Cyber Security Connect and Defence Connect. Outside of writing, Daniel has a keen interest in music, and spends his time playing in bands around Sydney.

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OpenAI’s Altman asks for US$7tn to fund the AI GPU revolution

Father of ChatGPT Sam Altman is looking to source a meagre US$5 trillion to US$7 trillion (roughly A$7.7 trillion to A$10.8 trillion) with which to completely change the ...

DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION • Wed, 14 Feb 2024

Government plans new anti-doxxing laws following anti-Semitic incident

The government has laid out plans to introduce new anti-doxxing laws following an incident that led to the personal details of 600 Jewish people being leaked.

GOVERNMENT • Wed, 14 Feb 2024

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ASD concerned as ‘quantity and quality’ of cyber incident reporting declines

Critical infrastructure operators, in particular, have dropped the reporting ball despite being required to do so under the Security of Critical Infrastructure Act 2018 ...

CULTURE • Wed, 14 Feb 2024

Clive Palmer-owned company accuses government of hacking its lawyers during $300bn lawsuit

A company owned by Australian business tycoon and chairman of the United Australia Party Clive Palmer has accused the federal government of attempting to hack the email ...

SECURITY • Tue, 13 Feb 2024

ChatGPT put on trial: Can AI be a lawmaker?

Can OpenAI’s iconic AI chatbot effectively cater to human societal needs when writing laws? Or does the technology have a way to go?

DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION • Tue, 13 Feb 2024

Researchers release free Rhysida Ransomware decryptor

South Korean researchers have developed free decryption methods for the Rhysida ransomware gang, providing relief to those whose data has been encrypted by the hacking ...

SECURITY • Tue, 13 Feb 2024

New Australian cyber security coordinator all but confirmed, according to sources

Australia’s next cyber security coordinator has been all but confirmed, after sources close to the matter told media that an Australian Army major general would be ...

GOVERNMENT • Tue, 13 Feb 2024

58 cyber attacks costing $3bn under investigation by UN

The United Nations has launched an investigation into almost 60 cyber attacks believed to have been by North Korea.

SECURITY • Mon, 12 Feb 2024

Budding data leak leaves cannabis workers blazed

The data of 2.5 million workers in the cannabis industry have been exposed after a tech company used by dispensaries leaked their information.