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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Exclusive: Atlassian says Australian employees axed in mass redundancies, denies AI is replacing jobs

Major Australian technology firm Atlassian has confirmed that Australian staff were impacted by its major job cuts this week, but denied that jobs were being replaced by ...

SECURITY • Thu, 31 Jul 2025

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Atlassian terminates 150 staff with pre-recorded video, AI customer contact solutions rolled out

Major Australian tech company Atlassian has terminated 150 staff with a pre-recorded video, as the company pushes its AI-embedded customer contact solutions.

DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION • Wed, 30 Jul 2025

National Guard activated following cyber attack on Minnesota capital

The governor of Minnesota in the US has activated the National Guard in the fallout of a major cyber attack against the state’s capital city, Saint Paul.

SECURITY • Wed, 30 Jul 2025

Signal threatens to withdraw from Australia as government pushes for backdoor data access

The CEO of secure messaging app Signal has said the company would withdraw from Australia if the government was to continue its push towards backdoor access to encrypted ...

SECURITY • Wed, 30 Jul 2025

OpenAI’s ChatGPT-5 release could be imminent

OpenAI is gearing up to release its latest iteration of its now iconic ChatGPT chatbot, making it potentially available to consumers in just a few weeks.

DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION • Tue, 29 Jul 2025

CBA cuts at least 45 jobs to make room for AI, unions furious

Commonwealth Bank (CBA) has announced a major job cull as it begins implementing AI as part of its workforce.

DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION • Tue, 29 Jul 2025

Russia’s largest airline cancels dozens of flights following Ukrainian cyber attack

Ukrainian hackers have targeted Russia’s largest airline, causing flights across the country to be grounded.

SECURITY • Tue, 29 Jul 2025

Microsoft SharePoint hackers now deploying ransomware

The hackers behind the widespread exploitation of flaws in Microsoft’s SharePoint software have begun deploying ransomware, according to the tech giant.

SECURITY • Mon, 28 Jul 2025

Allianz Life insurance cyber attack affects ‘majority’ of US customers

Major US insurance firm Allianz Life has revealed that a cyber attack on its network has led to the exfiltration of personal data of a majority of its US customers.