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SETI to leverage AI, machine learning to search for alien life
The SETI Institute has awarded the prestigious Davie Postdoctoral Fellowship to astronomer Dr Isabel Angelo, who will ...
NSW man charged over alleged production of child abuse material via AI
A 58-year-old man from NSW’s South Coast has been charged with allegedly producing AI-generated child abuse material.
OpenAI’s GPT-5 tricked into providing instructions to make incendiary device within 24 hours
All it took security researchers was four prompts, and the supposedly more secure chatbot was jailbroken.
NBN selects Amazon’s Project Kuiper to bring low-Earth orbit satellite broadband to Australia
NBN and Amazon have announced an agreement to deliver high-speed, wholesale fixed broadband to customers in parts of ...
CyberArk announces IRAP assessment completion at ‘protected’ level
Global identity security leader CyberArk has announced its completion of Australia’s InfoSec Registered Assessors ...
Perth IT support company cops $41,250 penalty over compliance notice failure
My Info Tech Partner has been fined for failure to provide back pay to a full-time IT helpdesk employee.
1 in 12 employees globally use Chinese generative AI tools
New research has revealed the scope of workers using tools such as DeepSeek, with sensitive business data commonly ...
The industry speaks: Artificial Intelligence Appreciation Day 2025
Sixteen July is the day to celebrate the benefits of AI while also being aware of the risks of its poor implementation
Cloudflare will now block AI crawlers from accessing site content
AI bots are now blocked by default, with the option for site owners to opt in in an industry-first move.
TPG warned over Triple Zero reporting failure
Aussie telco TPG Telecom failed to make a proper notification of a 4G outage lasting more than an hour in August 2024.
Amazon launches second batch of satellites to rival Starlink
Amazon has launched a second batch of 27 satellites that will power its rival service to Starlink.
Optus admits to ‘unconscionable conduct’ of sales staff
Aussie telco Optus has to pay a $100 million penalty after being found to have aggressively sold unwanted services to ...
ACMA introduces new protections for telco customers experiencing domestic violence
Starting July 2025, all Australian telcos will be subject to a set of “minimum enforceable obligations” to support ...