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Western Sydney University gives M365 Copilot to all staff

Western Sydney University gives M365 Copilot to all staff

After successful pilot.
Ry Crozier Jul 22 2026 5:32PM Cloud
Court Services Victoria appoints chief digital and innovation officer

Court Services Victoria appoints chief digital and innovation officer

Selects staffer with a long history on digital transformation and IT projects.
Ry Crozier Jul 22 2026 12:23PM Leadership
OpenAI models running benchmark breached AI platform Hugging Face

OpenAI models running benchmark breached AI platform Hugging Face

Guardrails for commercial AIs prompted analysts to switch to Chinese model.
Juha Saarinen Jul 22 2026 11:39AM Software
MMG deploys digital twin at Queensland zinc mine

MMG deploys digital twin at Queensland zinc mine

Optimises plant operations.
Ry Crozier Jul 22 2026 6:45AM Software
CommBank iQ is putting AI to work on its core dataset

CommBank iQ is putting AI to work on its core dataset

Building "virtual analysts" as digital "team-mates".
Ry Crozier Jul 22 2026 6:33AM Financial Services
ACMA pledge scheme helps decimate dodgy device listings

ACMA pledge scheme helps decimate dodgy device listings

Amazon Australia, eBay, Facebook Marketplace, Gumtree and other audited.
Andrew Colley Jul 22 2026 6:27AM Telco/ISP
Fujitsu sells five Australian data centres

Fujitsu sells five Australian data centres

To a private equity firm.
Andrew Colley Jul 21 2026 6:39AM Cloud
BAI Communications finds chief information and transformation officer

BAI Communications finds chief information and transformation officer

To start mid-September.
Ry Crozier Jul 21 2026 6:27AM Training & Development
Vic Labor moots workplace AI and biometrics surveillance curbs

Vic Labor moots workplace AI and biometrics surveillance curbs

Could also impact HR's use of AI.
Juha Saarinen Jul 20 2026 1:55PM HR
Feds move to regulate automated decision-making

Feds move to regulate automated decision-making

To be led by Attorney-General.
Andrew Colley Jul 20 2026 1:09PM Security
Flight Centre to embrace AI agents, ecommerce consolidation

Flight Centre to embrace AI agents, ecommerce consolidation

Appoints new executives including chief AI officer.
Ry Crozier Jul 20 2026 6:51AM Leadership
Shocked AWS customers receive astronomical bill estimates

Shocked AWS customers receive astronomical bill estimates

Billing estimate engine update goes wrong.
Juha Saarinen Jul 20 2026 5:54AM Cloud
Telstra broke its network with undocumented time fix

Telstra broke its network with undocumented time fix

Led to cascading faults.
Juha Saarinen , Andrew Colley Jul 17 2026 2:51PM Networking
Notorious 1990s hacker held over €100 million-a-month fraud ring

Notorious 1990s hacker held over €100 million-a-month fraud ring

Fourth brush with the law for Ehud "The Analyzer" Tenenbaum, who once hacked Pentagon and NASA.
Juha Saarinen Jul 17 2026 1:28PM Security
Colonial First State names data and AI group executive

Colonial First State names data and AI group executive

Brings in ex-Smartgroup, Suncorp AI leader.
Ry Crozier Jul 17 2026 6:30AM Financial Services
Russian spies hunt for routers running legacy protocols with default credentials

Russian spies hunt for routers running legacy protocols with default credentials

FSB hackers quietly harvest router configurations.
Juha Saarinen Jul 16 2026 4:51PM Networking
Qantas escapes formal OAIC probe over 2025 vishing breach

Qantas escapes formal OAIC probe over 2025 vishing breach

No failings by airline to protect personal information.
Juha Saarinen Jul 16 2026 4:34PM Security
Medical clinic chain Partnered Health hit by data theft

Medical clinic chain Partnered Health hit by data theft

Sensitive personal information taken.
Juha Saarinen Jul 16 2026 12:32PM Security
Pentagon pauses cyber audit rule blamed for supplier exits

Pentagon pauses cyber audit rule blamed for supplier exits

Suspends next ⁠phase of cyber security certification program.
Mike Stone Jul 16 2026 6:44AM Security
Alinta Energy spins up AI system for executive insights

Alinta Energy spins up AI system for executive insights

Confidence score determines how to utilise outputs.
Ry Crozier Jul 16 2026 6:26AM Emerging Tech

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