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SETI Hackathon drives innovation at California’s Allen Telescope Array
The SETI Institute’s Allen Telescope Array (ATA) in northern California has hosted a three-day international “hackathon” ...
Australian man under house arrest ordered to send hourly selfies
An NSW man is facing strange bail conditions that require him to send a selfie to NSW Police every hour of the day.
Expert opinion: VPN providers are the real winners in the wake of UK’s under-16 social media ban
As Australia stumbles its way towards a similar ban, the same explosion in the use of VPNs by young people could happen ...
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 ...
Clorox sues Cognizant over 2023 cyber incident
Bleach and cleaning product maker Clorox has filed a lawsuit against IT service provider Cognizant following a 2023 ...
Prominent darknet market disappears, exit scam most likely answer
Drug market Abacus experienced a sudden boost of users following the seizure of rival market Archetyp – and now it’s ...
Grok gets NSFW companion and a US$200m Pentagon contract
Observers are unsure if the US military leadership will take advantage of a scantily clad anime girl or a cartoon panda
X begins to delete Grok AI’s anti-Semitic and racist posts
Grok’s activity over the last few days, which saw it refer to itself as “MechaHitler”, reportedly followed Musk updating ...
Microsoft brags about AI-driven savings and profit following major staff cuts
In a rather tone deaf statement, Microsoft has gloated about a majorly profitable quarter and spike in AI productivity, ...
Reset the clock! War Thunder fan posts restricted Harrier data to game forum
Gamers once again prove they will go to any length to win an argument, especially when it comes to proving someone wrong ...
Tabcorp fined $4m after breaking anti-spam laws
TAB cops fine after sending over 5,700 messages to VIP customers without an option to unsubscribe.
Telstra penalised for blocking emergency call number during server migration
Telstra has been penalised by the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) for mistakenly blocking access to ...
Report: Australian government must do more to combat tech-facilitated abuse in schools
Our Watch has released a national blueprint to address AI-generated pornography, tech-facilitated abuse, and other ...