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Human Rights Commission calls for temporary ban on 'high-risk' govt facial recognition

Human Rights Commission calls for temporary ban on 'high-risk' govt facial recognition

And an independent AI safety commissioner.
Justin Hendry May 28 2021 6:30AM Strategy
NBN Co overloaded its workforce scheduling system

NBN Co overloaded its workforce scheduling system

Doubled user base, choked system capacity.
Ry Crozier May 27 2021 2:39PM Strategy
Yum! Brands snaps up Australia's Dragontail Systems for $93.5m

Yum! Brands snaps up Australia's Dragontail Systems for $93.5m

Kitchen management and AI food checking tech buyout.
Ry Crozier May 27 2021 12:31PM Software
NBN Co calls audit of field technician pay

NBN Co calls audit of field technician pay

Says it is unable to replicate reports, but wants "line-of-sight traceability".
Ry Crozier May 27 2021 12:29PM Telco/ISP
Endeavour Group builds an AI-powered personalisation engine

Endeavour Group builds an AI-powered personalisation engine

As Woolies' drinks breakaway chases customer experience and revenue uplift.
Ry Crozier May 27 2021 10:30AM Cloud
Microsoft Office 365 issue routes inbound email directly to junk

Microsoft Office 365 issue routes inbound email directly to junk

Check your junk folder.
Ry Crozier May 27 2021 8:39AM Cloud
IT contractors dwarf internal staff at Canberra's biggest agencies

IT contractors dwarf internal staff at Canberra's biggest agencies

DTA reveals snapshot of govt IT workforce.
Justin Hendry May 27 2021 6:38AM Strategy
Facebook to take action against users repeatedly sharing misinformation

Facebook to take action against users repeatedly sharing misinformation

To curb amplification of those messages.
Staff Writers May 27 2021 6:28AM Software
Russia's FSB reports 'unprecedented' hacking campaign aimed at government agencies

Russia's FSB reports 'unprecedented' hacking campaign aimed at government agencies

Blames state-based actor in little-noticed report.
Staff Writers May 27 2021 6:23AM Security
DTA refuses to release COVIDSafe cloud hosting bill

DTA refuses to release COVIDSafe cloud hosting bill

Along with architecture diagrams.
Justin Hendry May 26 2021 4:48PM Cloud
Home Affairs slows 'pace' on passenger declarations, visas platform

Home Affairs slows 'pace' on passenger declarations, visas platform

Takes greater care to bake in health data capabilities.
Justin Hendry May 26 2021 1:12PM Strategy
US chip funding could result in seven to 10 new factories

US chip funding could result in seven to 10 new factories

US$52 billion boost proposed.
David Shepardson May 26 2021 12:07PM Hardware
Indonesian anti-graft activists complain of digital attacks

Indonesian anti-graft activists complain of digital attacks

Fear they are being targeted for speaking out.
Kate Lamb and Fanny Potkin May 26 2021 12:07PM Financial Services
NBN Co shared $78m in bonuses among 3819 staff

NBN Co shared $78m in bonuses among 3819 staff

Breakdown of payments revealed.
Ry Crozier May 26 2021 7:51AM Telco/ISP
Virgin Australia is spooling up analytics engines for air travel takeoff

Virgin Australia is spooling up analytics engines for air travel takeoff

Sets up COE, backed by three year platforms deal.
Ry Crozier May 26 2021 6:55AM Strategy
VMware says critical vCenter Server bug needs 'immediate attention'

VMware says critical vCenter Server bug needs 'immediate attention'

Urges patching as soon as possible.
Ry Crozier May 26 2021 6:13AM Security
At Epic v Apple's closing, judge probes implications of upending Apple's App Store

At Epic v Apple's closing, judge probes implications of upending Apple's App Store

Explores how far she could - and should - go.
Stephen Nellis May 26 2021 5:40AM Software
Huawei plans to launch new operating system for phones in June

Huawei plans to launch new operating system for phones in June

No longer reliant on Android.
Staff Writer May 26 2021 5:40AM Software
macOS zero-day bypasses webcam, storage access alert prompts

macOS zero-day bypasses webcam, storage access alert prompts

AppleScript malware borrows permissions from existing apps.
Juha Saarinen May 25 2021 12:13PM Security
CBA invests $30 million into startup Little Birdie

CBA invests $30 million into startup Little Birdie

Plans to integrate startup's offers into CommBank app.
Kate Weber May 25 2021 12:11PM Financial Services

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