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Microsoft Authenticator ditching passwords in August

What to know as tech giants push users to passkeys.

Telstra says 550 new job cuts 'not a result' of AI

Roles to be dropped 'across the organisation'.
Aussie researchers break ground in quantum batteries

Scientists herald 'a significant advancement'.

xAI's Grok bot goes on anti-Semitic tirade

Musk says AI model was 'too eager to please' users.
Melbourne law firm caught using fake AI citations

Judge says tech's overuse causing 'growing problem'.
NSW govt agencies lag on cybersecurity, audit finds

Less than a third of requirements met.
Australians living near data centres must have a say

Why community participation will be crucial.
How AI chatbots can improve aged care

Empathetic machines make a real difference.
'Genuine connection': Chris says 'AI wife' improved his life

Inside the world of bot-based romance.
Qantas breach: 'Potential' cybercriminal reaches out

Customers await details as possible ransom threat looms.
Developer outed for working at multiple startups

Soham Parekh claims he worked 140 hours per week.
Microsoft cuts another 9,000 jobs, mostly in gaming

Xbox games cancelled, studios closed.
Aussie EV interest grows despite Tesla sales slump

Chinese rival BYD sees record purchases.
Why are Gen Z job seekers ghosting employers?

Younger applicants keep disappearing, report finds.
Tech founders among Australia's biggest donors

New data hopes to 'inspire and encourage' more giving.
Banks finally unite to block scam payments

Will now confirm recipients' account details.
Tech sector shrinks for first time in 17 years

‘Not a statistical blip – it’s a warning signal.’
If you fly Qantas, your data just got breached

'Significant' cyberattack hits six million customers.
NSW tackles AI real estate pics

New laws for image doctoring and tenant data hoarding.
Meta spends 'staggering' amounts poaching OpenAI talent

Zuckerberg ramps up the AI recruitment wars.
US cracks down on North Korean fake workers

Siphoned funds to weapons programs.
Calls for digital inclusion to be made a national priority

Imperative everyone can thrive in the new economy.
The numbers are in: IT is a profitable sector

But some big tech firms are taking the mickey.
The two tech roles paying more than $150,000

Australian advertised tech salaries reveal top jobs.
Australians to face age checks from search engines

Logged in to Google or Microsoft? Age assurance is coming.
Using ChatGPT can dull your brain

Researchers observe risk of ‘cognitive debt’.
Microsoft retires Blue Screen of Death after 40 years

To be replaced by a Black Screen of Death.
Facebook scandal: How Australians can apply for compo

Meta opens $50m fund over Cambridge Analytica incident.
Slang-speaking Aussie AI bots waste scammers’ time

Seeking to make Australia a less valuable target.
Trump smartphone drops 'Made in the USA' promise

Key features have also suddenly changed.
Beware the AI-generated jobseeker

One in four job candidates will be fake by 2028.
Female ex-student charged over Western Sydney Uni hacks

Allegedly threatened to sell data on dark web.
New Australian quantum breakthrough 'a showstopper'

World-first computing chip over a decade in the making.
Tax time: ATO cracks down on WFH and side hustles

Tips for Australia's technology workers.
Training genAI on copyright materials is fair use, judge rules

Just weeks after US Copyright Office concluded that it’s not.
NSW to accelerate approval of major data centres

Tech scores millions in state budget.
Why are cookies still being used in Australia?

Massive cache shows how easily privacy crumbles.
Make a difference to ICT in Australia

Your chance to make a voluntary contribution.
'More and more' companies put AI tasks in interviews

Australian tech recruiter says this is 'just the beginning'.
Australia’s highest-paid tech CEO you’ve never heard of

And the others you thought earned more.
Govt considers including YouTube in social media age ban

eSafety commissioner says video giant poses danger.
ACCC warns of competition risks from AI, cloud giants

Microsoft, Google, AWS argue there is healthy competition.
'None were perfect': Tech tested for social media age ban

Some kept too much personal data, Australian experts find.
Starship explosion casts doubt on 2026 Mars mission

Musk’s interplanetary vision may be postponed by years.
NAB fined $751k for inaccurate data

ACCC isn’t messing around anymore.
Researchers find 16b new stolen passwords online

'Weaponisable intelligence' puts millions of users at risk.
Government sat on age assurance research for six months

Survey heard Australians' concerns ahead of social media age ban.
Workday now dominated by ‘focus-sapping’ meetings

Microsoft finds the workday ‘now feels like navigating chaos’.
You’ll soon be getting ads on WhatsApp

Owner Meta to monetise popular messaging app.
Optus cops $100m fine for ‘unconscionable’ acts

Consumers were sold unaffordable plans, useless products.
Deloitte to pay for Lego in wellbeing push

Staff gain a new range of perks.
10 CISOs simulated a cyberattack on their organisation

Here’s what they discovered.
AI will help Amazon cut more jobs, CEO says

Andy Jassy says tech giant 'will need fewer people' in some roles.