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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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

OpenAI to open first Australian office in Sydney

OpenAI is making its first move Down Under, with the announcement of its first Australian office to be established this year.

DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION • Thu, 28 Aug 2025

Exclusive: Dire Wolf claims ransomware attack on WineWorks Australia

Threat actors have claimed a cyber attack on a South Australian wine freight and logistics firm, claiming to have stolen both customer and business data.

SECURITY • Wed, 27 Aug 2025

OpenAI and Altman sued after ChatGPT assisted teen with suicide

OpenAI and its CEO Sam Altman are facing a lawsuit after its ChatGPT generative AI chatbot assisted a young teen in taking their own life.

CULTURE • Wed, 27 Aug 2025