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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 ...
Labor adds YouTube to social media ban
Once exempted from the Australian government’s legislation to ban children under the age of 16 from social media, the ...
International Justice Mission Australia CEO responds to MP’s bill to ban AI child abuse apps
Independent MP Kate Chaney plans to introduce the bill, saying: “This is a clear gap in our criminal code.”
Trump posts AI video of Obama being arrested
US President Donald Trump has posted an AI-generated video of former president Barack Obama being arrested by FBI agents
Trump administration announces $1bn offensive hacking operation spend
The Trump administration plans to spend US$1 billion (roughly AU$1.53 billion) on offensive cyber operations.
Australian Office of the Migration Agents Registration Authority discloses accidental data breach
The Home Affairs agency, OMARA, reveals that its website search function incorrectly revealed a small amount of data in ...
eSafety registers 3 new online safety codes
New codes aim to protect children from inappropriate content such as pornography and violent content.
eSafety Commissioner warns schools and carers of rising impact of deepfakes among students
Reports of image-based abuse of school-aged children doubled in the last 18 months, as eSafety launches a new toolkit ...
Australian government lists Terrorgram white nationalist group as a terrorist organisation
“Online radicalisation is a growing threat,” the Home Affairs Minister has said of the Telegram-based extremist network
White House bans WhatsApp on Congress devices
Members of the US House of Representatives have been banned from using social media messaging app WhatsApp on their ...
NSW Police Force to get $125.8m cyber capacity boost
The 2025–26 state budget will provide the NSW Police Force with “the best and latest cyber capabilities”.
Trump suggests extending TikTok ban deadline for the third time
US President Donald Trump has hinted at a possible extension of TikTok’s deadline to dispossess US user assets.
ACS lobbies government to reform Australia’s data act
Reforms to the federal Data Availability and Transparency Act could help drive innovation and trust, Australia’s peak ...