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: DDoS hacktivists pressure Australia to boycott Israel

Pro-Russian and Pro-Palestinian hacktivists are targeting Australian government agencies and education institutions in an effort to pressure the nation on its stance on ...

SECURITY • Tue, 19 Aug 2025

Artificial Toy Story: Do AI-powered toys take the life out of playtime?

Are toys an ideal and beneficial use of AI, or could the technology be risky or even dangerous to expose our youngest generations to?

DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION • Mon, 18 Aug 2025

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Monash University unveils Australia’s first AI research supercomputer

Melbourne-based Monash University has unveiled the development of Australia’s first advanced AI supercomputer, as part of a partnership with Dell Technologies, NVIDIA, ...

DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION • Mon, 18 Aug 2025

US government eyes stake in Intel after slamming company CEO

The US government has begun discussions to buy a stake in US multinational tech company and major chipmaker Intel, in an effort to expand the nation’s chip manufacturing ...

DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION • Fri, 15 Aug 2025

ATO weighs up adopting AI to assist 800 core developers with programming

The agency wants to free its developers from trivial tasks and allow them to focus on work that is “higher value”.

DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION • Fri, 15 Aug 2025

CBA partners with OpenAI for AI banking and anti-scam services

Australia’s largest bank, Commonwealth Bank (CBA), has partnered with the world’s most well-known AI firm, OpenAI, promising to deliver more secure and better banking ...

SECURITY • Thu, 14 Aug 2025

Home Affairs Minister says Australian artists should be protected from AI copyright theft

Australian federal Minister of Home Affairs Tony Burke has expressed his stance against AI giants using copyrighted material to train their models, as recommended by the ...

SECURITY • Thu, 14 Aug 2025

ShinyHunters forms hacking supergroup with Scattered Spider, teases major leaks

Notorious hacking group ShinyHunters has confirmed that it is working with infamous hacking collective Scattered Spider, alongside Lapsus$, and has teased a massive ...

SECURITY • Wed, 13 Aug 2025

Midnight Oil’s Peter Garrett slams Productivity Commission for AI copyright theft proposals

Former environment minister and Midnight Oil frontman Peter Garrett has spoken out against recommendations made by the Productivity Commission, suggesting that AI giants ...

DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION • Wed, 13 Aug 2025