Industry News
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. [ + ]
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. [ + ]
Nine in 10 employees say AI rules are needed
Artificial intelligence use in workplaces is on the rise, with 67% of Australian employees using generative AI a few times a week, according to a new survey. [ + ]
Inaugural AWS GenAI Accelerator cohort announced
Earlier this month, AWS Startups announced its Generative AI Accelerator, providing guidance for 10 emerging ANZ organisations in the generative AI space. [ + ]
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. [ + ]
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. [ + ]
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. [ + ]
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. [ + ]
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. [ + ]
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. [ + ]
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. [ + ]
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. [ + ]
