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A glass darkly: Electronic Frontiers Australia calls for ban on best-selling Kmart smart glasses

A glass darkly: Electronic Frontiers Australia calls for ban on best-selling Kmart smart glasses

Meta-style smart glasses have been a hit with Aussie shoppers, but the digital rights body is concerned their popularity ...

David Hollingworth Wed, 05 Aug 2026
ACMA takes Optus to court over 2025 Triple Zero failures

ACMA takes Optus to court over 2025 Triple Zero failures

Australia’s communications regulator alleges Optus breached emergency call obligations more than 1,000 times during its ...

David Hollingworth Thu, 30 Jul 2026
Kimi K3: China’s latest AI is turning heads – and set to make bank

Kimi K3: China’s latest AI is turning heads – and set to make bank

Former Google and Meta wunderkind releases new AI model with frontier-level performance almost as great as Claude Fable ...

David Hollingworth Mon, 20 Jul 2026
The industry speaks – part 1: AI Appreciation Day 2026

The industry speaks – part 1: AI Appreciation Day 2026

Recognition, responsibility, and relationship are the three core ideas of AI Appreciation Day on 16 July. Here’s what ...

David Hollingworth Tue, 14 Jul 2026
Open banking expands as non-bank lenders join Consumer Data Right

Open banking expands as non-bank lenders join Consumer Data Right

New Consumer Data Right obligations require non-bank lenders to begin sharing product information, paving the way for ...

David Hollingworth Mon, 13 Jul 2026
Telstra CEO says she is ‘deeply sorry’ for nationwide outage

Telstra CEO says she is ‘deeply sorry’ for nationwide outage

The CEO of Telstra has returned from leave following the outage impacting its services, having now issued an apology for ...

Daniel Croft Fri, 10 Jul 2026
Army uses AI-enabled recon drones in Exercise Southern Jackaroo

Army uses AI-enabled recon drones in Exercise Southern Jackaroo

Australian Army soldiers have tested new fixed‑wing reconnaissance drones at Exercise Southern Jackaroo.

Staff Writer Fri, 10 Jul 2026
Telstra finds secondary outage issue impacting 000

Telstra finds secondary outage issue impacting 000

Telstra has announced that a secondary issue is impacting calls, including to 000, while one senator has reported a ...

Daniel Croft Thu, 09 Jul 2026
Telstra outage: Ministers, experts, and academics respond; ACMA to conduct full investigation

Telstra outage: Ministers, experts, and academics respond; ACMA to conduct full investigation

“The key priorities for today are to get people back online and ensure any welfare checks are completed urgently,” the ...

David Hollingworth Wed, 08 Jul 2026
000 calls and Melbourne trains impacted by Telstra outage

000 calls and Melbourne trains impacted by Telstra outage

The telco says that majority of its services have now been restored.

Daniel Croft Wed, 08 Jul 2026
Kinetic IT launches AI engineering division to accelerate enterprise AI deployment

Kinetic IT launches AI engineering division to accelerate enterprise AI deployment

Australian technology services provider Kinetic IT has appointed Marcio Sete to lead a new AI practice focused on ...

David Hollingworth Wed, 08 Jul 2026
US government lifts access controls on Anthropic’s Claude Fable 5 and Mythos 5

US government lifts access controls on Anthropic’s Claude Fable 5 and Mythos 5

Australians and the rest of the world are to regain access to frontier AI models following the Trump administration’s ...

David Hollingworth Wed, 01 Jul 2026
WA announces data science, AI training program with industry, UK’s Faculty

WA announces data science, AI training program with industry, UK’s Faculty

The West Australian government has announced a new training program in artificial intelligence and data science under a ...

Robert Dougherty Thu, 25 Jun 2026