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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AI-powered road speed and mobile cameras to begin operation in WA

Western Australia will now begin administering fines for those caught by AI-enabled road safety cameras that monitor speed, mobile phone use, seatbelt use and more.

DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION • Wed, 03 Sep 2025

Meta made flirty chatbots of Taylor Swift and other celebs without permission

A Meta tool has been used to create dozens of flirty AI chatbots using the likeness of major celebrities, without their knowledge or consent.

CULTURE • Tue, 02 Sep 2025

Taco Bell weighs up AI rollback as drive-through ordering delivers mixed results

US-based Mexican fast food chain Taco Bell is having a rethink regarding its major AI push, after its rollout of AI-powered drive-through ordering systems led to ...

DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION • Tue, 02 Sep 2025

Australian government to ban AI ‘nudify’ and deepfake apps

The Australian government has announced that it will be moving to ban what it refers to as AI deepfake “nudify” apps and other stalking programs.

DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION • Tue, 02 Sep 2025

AI stethoscope can detect heart issues in as little as 15 seconds

Trials of a new AI-powered stethoscope have found that doctors have been able to find three heart conditions in patients in just 15 seconds.

DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION • Mon, 01 Sep 2025

Qantas announces development of ‘group-wide’ AI capabilities

Australia’s national carrier, Qantas, has announced that it will be developing “group-wide AI capability”, which will be used across a number of operations.

DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION • Mon, 01 Sep 2025

ANZ email glitch prematurely notifies staff of redundancy

ANZ staff are shocked after an email glitch saw the bank prematurely notify a number of employees that their positions had been terminated.

CULTURE • Fri, 29 Aug 2025

Hackers weaponise Anthropic AI for cyber attacks

US AI giant Anthropic says it has detected threat actors weaponising its AI to launch cyber attacks.

SECURITY • Fri, 29 Aug 2025

AI’s true blue: Aussie AI could be skulling 25% of Sydney’s drinking water by 2035

AI data centres could be running our water reserves dry in a matter of years, with Australia’s largest water utility warning that a quarter of the city’s drinking water ...

DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION • Thu, 28 Aug 2025

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