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Professor Iain Murray named WA tech achiever of year
Agricultural Technology

Professor Iain Murray named WA tech achiever of year

A blind employment pathway he founded has helped lift job prospects for graduates, as Professor Iain Murray won Western Australia's top tech honour.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last month
SMEC AI launches national line to aid SME AI adoption
Digital Transformation

SMEC AI launches national line to aid SME AI adoption

A free phone service aims to help Australian small businesses move beyond early AI trials, after research found most do not know where to begin.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last month

Global Stories

AI Safety stories

Okta data shows enterprises using multiple AI platforms
Hybrid Cloud

Okta data shows enterprises using multiple AI platforms

Enterprises are spreading AI use across several platforms, heightening identity and access risks as agents gain broader system access.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last month
Google unveils YouTube AI prototype stack to cut risk
DevOps

Google unveils YouTube AI prototype stack to cut risk

By isolating early tests from its core systems, the video platform hopes to turn brittle AI ideas into user research in weeks rather than months.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Last month
Cloudbrink launches AI security platform for enterprise
Data Protection

Cloudbrink launches AI security platform for enterprise

Rising concern over shadow AI has prompted Cloudbrink to bundle endpoint monitoring, data loss prevention and secure connectivity for enterprises.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last month
AMD & Anthropic strike gigawatt-scale AI partnership
Semiconductors

AMD & Anthropic strike gigawatt-scale AI partnership

Anthropic will gain a larger pool of AI computing power as AMD commits up to USD $5 billion and a gigawatt-scale chip rollout.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last month
OpenAI launches Presence for enterprise voice agents
Fintech

OpenAI launches Presence for enterprise voice agents

Enterprise users can now limit what AI voice agents access and do, as OpenAI seeks to move beyond pilot projects into production use.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last month
AI arms race forcing businesses to rethink cybersecurity
Robotics

AI arms race forcing businesses to rethink cybersecurity

Security teams are racing to shrink exposure windows as AI makes newly disclosed vulnerabilities exploitable almost immediately.

By David Shilovsky • 4 min read • Last month
OpenAI appoints fintech chiefs to governance boards
Digital Transformation

OpenAI appoints fintech chiefs to governance boards

The appointments bring banking risk expertise to OpenAI as it faces tighter scrutiny over governance while expanding its commercial AI products.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last month
Ultimo says AI safety agent missed no actions in trial
Manufacturing

Ultimo says AI safety agent missed no actions in trial

Manufacturers could cut compliance burden after Ultimo's trial found its AI safety agent flagged every recommended action without a miss.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last month
OpenAI & Hugging Face probe AI cyber security incident
AI Security

OpenAI & Hugging Face probe AI cyber security incident

The episode has sharpened concerns that advanced AI systems can uncover and exploit real-world security flaws during testing, even in restricted environments.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last month
Check Point CTO on AI's double-edged sword
Malware

Check Point CTO on AI's double-edged sword

AI is shrinking the gap between vulnerability disclosure and real-world exploitation to hours, forcing security teams to adapt fast.

By Donovan Jackson • 5 min read • Last month
Cisco's Galaxy Mode shows AI assistant for IT teams
Robotics

Cisco's Galaxy Mode shows AI assistant for IT teams

By linking chat to live IT systems, Cisco is pitching AI assistants that could cut routine work while keeping engineers in control.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last month
CrowdStrike warns of malware targeting AI coding tools
Malware

CrowdStrike warns of malware targeting AI coding tools

Developers using AI assistants could face stolen credentials and poisoned repositories as the worm hides inside normal coding workflows.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last month

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AI Safety stories

businesses risk failures from misunderstood AI outputs
Software-as-a-Service

businesses risk failures from misunderstood AI outputs

Executives may face costly missteps as persuasive AI forecasts spread faster than their ability to test the assumptions behind them.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 6 min read • Last month
D2 Legal Technology names Daniel Heymann to lead law firm AI
Data Protection

D2 Legal Technology names Daniel Heymann to lead law firm AI

Law firms under pressure to govern AI adoption are getting more practical support as D2 Legal Technology expands its transformation services.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last month
Harness launches tools to manage AI agents lifecycle
DevOps

Harness launches tools to manage AI agents lifecycle

Only 8% of organisations have agentic AI in production, highlighting the governance gap Harness aims to close with its new tools.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last month