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Applications for UQ Ventures, Salus Ventures Momentum Accelerator program now open

Applications for UQ Ventures, Salus Ventures Momentum Accelerator program now open

University of Queensland (UQ) Ventures has opened applications for the national security and dual-use cohort of its ...

Daniel Croft Mon, 03 Mar 2025
Digital platforms to face fines up to $50m for failing to restrict harmful content

Digital platforms to face fines up to $50m for failing to restrict harmful content

New codes submitted to the eSafety Commissioner last week are designed to protect children from several forms of harmful ...

David Hollingworth Mon, 03 Mar 2025
Anduril’s new recruitment campaign looks like a hack, but it isn't

Anduril’s new recruitment campaign looks like a hack, but it isn't

It looked like the defence technology firm’s X account had been hacked, but instead, it’s all part of a new recruitment ...

David Hollingworth Thu, 20 Feb 2025
Cracked versions of video games caught spreading malicious crypto miner

Cracked versions of video games caught spreading malicious crypto miner

Torrented versions of games such as Garry’s Mod, Dyson Sphere Program, and Universe Sandbox have been employed in a ...

David Hollingworth Wed, 19 Feb 2025
AFP takes lead of Virtual Global Taskforce combating child abuse material

AFP takes lead of Virtual Global Taskforce combating child abuse material

The Australian Federal Police (AFP) has been appointed to lead the Virtual Global Taskforce (VGT), which fights child ...

Daniel Croft Tue, 18 Feb 2025
South Korea suspends DeepSeek downloads

South Korea suspends DeepSeek downloads

South Korea has joined the growing list of nations and organisations that have banned DeepSeek.

Daniel Croft Tue, 18 Feb 2025
Musk blocks Signal messenger links on X in a blow to federal whistleblowers

Musk blocks Signal messenger links on X in a blow to federal whistleblowers

Elon Musk-owned social media platform X (formerly Twitter) has begun blocking links to the secure messaging service ...

Daniel Croft Tue, 18 Feb 2025
Guardian Media Group signs partnership agreement with OpenAI

Guardian Media Group signs partnership agreement with OpenAI

A new content-sharing deal will see The Guardian reporting folded into ChatGPT as a news source.

David Hollingworth Tue, 18 Feb 2025
Australia suffered a cyber attack every second in 2024, 47m data breaches

Australia suffered a cyber attack every second in 2024, 47m data breaches

Australia has secured the number 11 spot in the race of nations most affected by cyber attacks, after it suffered 47 ...

Daniel Croft Wed, 12 Feb 2025
‘Operational issue’, not a hack, responsible for PlayStation outage

‘Operational issue’, not a hack, responsible for PlayStation outage

Sony offers angry gamers five days of free PlayStation Plus membership after a 24-hour PSN outage.

David Hollingworth Mon, 10 Feb 2025
Australian victims of online dating scams lose almost $12k on average

Australian victims of online dating scams lose almost $12k on average

More than 40 per cent of Australians who use online dating apps have been targeted by scammers, with romance scams being ...

David Hollingworth Wed, 05 Feb 2025
Carlton boss resigns over compromised social media account

Carlton boss resigns over compromised social media account

AFL team president Luke Sayers resigned from his role yesterday (22 January) following the posting of a “lewd image” to ...

David Hollingworth Thu, 23 Jan 2025
Trump to sign executive order unbanning TikTok

Trump to sign executive order unbanning TikTok

The President-elect has thrown a lifeline to the just-banned social media app, talking up a split US-ownership deal.

David Hollingworth Mon, 20 Jan 2025