Industry News
Microsoft integrates PayPal solution
PayPal has announced Microsoft's integration of PayPal's Pay in 4 solution in the US, UK, Australia, Germany, France, Spain and Italy. [ + ]
School fined after student drowning
The drowning death of a student on a school excursion has led to a $420,000 fine for a private college in Adelaide. [ + ]
Connecting local tech companies with SE Asia
Haymarket HQ has announced a new program for tech companies and investors to explore opportunities in Indonesia, Singapore and Vietnam. [ + ]
NAPLAN reporting to be made clearer
Across Australia, NAPLAN individual student reports (ISRs) will be simplified and made clearer for parents and carers. [ + ]
Sensitive data being shared in ChatGPT
New research shows that for every 10,000 enterprise users, there are approximately 183 incidents of sensitive data being posted to ChatGPT. [ + ]
Consumer law breach leads to $20m penalty for Meta
Two subsidiaries of social media giant Meta have each been ordered to pay $10 million for breaching Australian Consumer Law. [ + ]
Coles Group opts for Cradlepoint's 5G solution
Coles Group is leveraging Cradlepoint's NetCloud with 5G wireless edge solutions to establish wireless WAN services for stores and distribution centres. [ + ]
Half of phishing emails spoof HR: report
KnowBe4's latest global phishing report found that half of all phishing email subject lines are now related to human resources. [ + ]
Education Week: NSW hits 175-year milestone
The NSW Department of Education is marking 175 years of public education during this year's Education Week. [ + ]
Main Sequence closes $450m third fund
The CSIRO's deep tech investment fund Main Sequence has passed the milestone of having over $1 billion in funds under management. [ + ]
Rackspace offering AI literacy training to employees
Rackspace Technology has announced a new AI literacy program designed to educate employees on the principles of AI. [ + ]
ANZ SOC teams overconfident in security methods
ANZ security operations centre teams are facing burnout due to an inability to adequately detect, triage and mitigate security threats, a new report suggests. [ + ]
HotRat malware has wideranging capabilities
Avast has discovered an advanced malware hidden in cracked software repositories which is capable of stealing login credentials and cryptocurrency wallets. [ + ]
Monash researchers win grant for brain-AI synthesis
Researchers from Monash University have secured a Defence grant for their project to grow brain cells into silicon chips to support lifelong AI learning. [ + ]
Global data centre survey shows wide range of challenges
Stricter regulations, pressure to reduce energy, persistent staffing issues and supply chain problems are some of the challenges faced by data centre operators. [ + ]