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PM gives ground on data centre renewable energy plan

Queensland, NT claim victory in national cabinet showdown.

ARIA bans AI-generated music from Australian charts

Songs must be 'substantially human-made' to qualify.
Meta settles social media addiction trial for $25bn

Tech giant promises platform changes to protect teens.

Secretly filming with smart glasses banned at Brisbane pools

Council joins crackdown on recording without consent.
3D-printed gun gets teacher fired

Fair Work finds ‘astonishing lack of judgement’.
Vale Ronald Schmid

Long-time ACS Fellow remembered.
AI advice leaves worker $1,230 poorer

Faulty guidance turned a hopeless case costly.
Skilled migrant visas 'slowing down actively in IT'

Australian tech bodies raise concerns to parliamentary inquiry.
Why developer jobs are growing and nobody can get hired

AI skills are easy to claim. Demonstrating what you built is harder.
AI jobs 'uncertainty' sees worker's injury payout rise

First known Australian case of disruption being priced in.
Origin Energy reveals full bank account numbers exposed

July breach affected 900,000 customers.
Australians are dodging scams but losing more money

Awareness may be improving but scammers getting smarter.
Could Meta be forced to redesign Instagram and Facebook?

Landmark US trial may have global consequences.
Victorian IT worker's payout doubled on Fair Work appeal

Former Bytewize employee scores legal win.
Women hold just 15pc of Australia’s AI leadership roles

The gender gap widens as AI careers climb.
Apple video accidentally leaks AirPods with cameras

Other unreleased products also listed in beta code.
Quest Apartment Hotels confirms data breach

More than 1.5 million records potentially involved.
Canva cracks down on AI credit fraud

Scammers exploited free accounts to harvest tokens.
Does 'AI watermarking' mean it's all over for cheating students?

Not necessarily.
Anthropic's Claude to watermark AI-generated text

OpenAI also agrees to transparency rules for ChatGPT.
Macquarie IT lecturer wins Fair Work case using AI

'Nobody was more surprised than me when ChatGPT won.'
Telstra boosted CEO pay despite revenue slump, outage

Threatens to reconsider regional investments over roaming mandate.
'System update' triggers major Mastercard outage

Australian shoppers left scrambling at the checkout.
Coin-sized device could hack Boeing airplanes

Researchers needed only 60 seconds to take over.
Would you scan your face to buy a coffee?

Retailers embrace biometrics, despite privacy concerns.
Why every job ad should include the salary

Candidates walk when pay expectations don’t align.
Bendigo Bank cops $8m cyber penalty

Weak passwords exposed hundreds of customer accounts.
Google hikes prices, trims RAM on Pixel 11 line

Memory chip shortage strikes again.
Victoria delays WFH laws until after election

Business lobby scores significant victory.
X wins lawsuit against Australia's eSafety Commissioner

Musk's platform claims victory in content rules dispute.
Unreliable regional telecoms delivering ‘bleak’ outcomes: TIO

Calls for better compensation, overhaul of telco regulations.
Government set to pass new media bargaining code

New laws target platforms reusing Australian news content.
Australia's tech workforce shrinks for first time

More workers and AI skills needed, Digital Pulse report finds.
ABS gives Census 2026 the AI treatment

Chatbot Claire joins effort to avoid another #CensusFail.
AI agent hacks gym to book workout

Simple admin request spirals into autonomous cyberattack.
South Australia announces AI royal commission

Major inquiry to examine new tech's effect on society.
Australian laws can’t stop smart glasses

Privacy Commissioner promises changes but ‘glassholes’ safe for now.
Change to Microsoft Entra ID sign-in to affect millions

SMS and voice are out, passkeys mandatory from 1 February 2027.
$1.1bn data centre sparks Melbourne resident revolt

Locals fear noise, soaring power demand.
AI could inject $116b into Australia’s economy

Investment and reskilling are key, report finds.
Gone in 77 seconds: AI now hacking faster than humans

Quantum-safe encryption cracked.
Qantas denies 1,000 job outsourcing reports

AI strategy faces workforce scrutiny.
Domestic roaming could transform mobile coverage

ACCC opens year-long inquiry.
Forget bad grammar – fear smart scams

AI makes fraud polished and persuasive.
eSafety demands more power over Big Tech

Lacks power to enforce social media ban.
Quantum countdown: Is 2030 already too late?

Experts says we need to act now.
Australia's migrant skills go unused

CEDA urges faster recognition of overseas qualifications.
AI startup’s tattoo-hiring stunt backfires

Seven people got inked chasing interviews.
Singtel prepares Optus sell-off

Years of turmoil take toll.
Anthropic’s AI escapes, hacks three companies

Claude testing spills into real world.
AI deadline looming for every business

New disclosure laws take effect December.
Bitcoin wallet bug sparks $144m crypto heist

Thousands of Coldcard users remain at risk.
Australia unveils high-tech defence roadmap

AI, quantum and autonomous systems lead innovation push.