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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Apple CEO says that AI leadership is the company’s ‘to grab’

CEO of US technology giant Apple, Tim Cook, has told employees that the company must “win” in AI, citing previous failures in the race for AI leadership.

DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION • Mon, 04 Aug 2025

US SEC to bolster innovation with AI taskforce

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has unveiled plans to create an AI taskforce, which it hopes will bolster efficiency and innovation.

GOVERNMENT • Mon, 04 Aug 2025

Google says it will sign EU’s AI code of practice, expresses concerns

Google’s parent company, Alphabet, has agreed to sign the European Union’s new AI code of practice, but has expressed a number of concerns with the voluntary code.

DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION • Mon, 04 Aug 2025

ChatGPT conversations are being indexed by Google

Users of OpenAI’s ChatGPT are having their prompts indexed on Google, exposing them to strangers and potentially leaking personal data.

SECURITY • Fri, 01 Aug 2025

Palo Alto to acquire CyberArk in US$25bn deal

Major cyber security firm Palo Alto Networks has unveiled plans to acquire identity security firm CyberArk in a US$25 billion deal.

CULTURE • Fri, 01 Aug 2025

Allianz Life says personal customer data exfiltrated, Social Security numbers included

US insurance giant Allianz Life has disclosed the customer data impacted in the cyber attack it suffered this month.

SECURITY • Thu, 31 Jul 2025

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