The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) is set to acquire software that will facilitate “unattributable exploration” of various online platforms, including social media and different segments of the web—surface, deep, and dark. This initiative aims to expand the ATO’s existing open-source intelligence (OSINT) capabilities, which were initiated last year to bolster the protection of Australia’s tax […]
Currently, the global smartphone market is dominated by just two mobile operating systems, making it challenging for manufacturers to venture into building their own. Most companies choose to stick with Android, customizing it with various skins and features. While Huawei has attempted to break this trend with its Harmony OS, the effort stemmed from restrictions […]
A recent review in New South Wales has revealed a widespread lack of data breach policies among entities required to comply with the state’s mandatory data breach notification scheme. This review, carried out by the NSW Information and Privacy Commission in May, found that many organizations, especially local councils, had not yet published data breach […]
Anthropic has unveiled desktop applications for its AI chatbot, Claude, now available in public beta for both Mac and Windows users. This new offering aims to integrate Claude’s features into the users’ preferred work environments, although it doesn’t include the recently introduced Computer Use capability that allows the upgraded Claude 3.5 Sonnet model to execute […]
Alphabet’s strong cloud performance in the July-September quarter underscores the rising demand for AI-enhanced computing, a trend likely to benefit major cloud players like Amazon and Microsoft. Google Cloud’s revenue surged 35%—the fastest growth in two years—exceeding analysts’ expectations of 29%, and lifting Alphabet’s stock by 5.5%. “Google likely has the strongest cloud growth this […]
The European Union has put a halt to Nvidia’s plans to acquire Run, a Tel Aviv-based startup focused on AI workload management. Initially announced in April with a valuation of $700 million, the acquisition will now undergo a review by EU regulators following a referral from Italian competition authorities, as stipulated under the EU Merger […]
The PostgreSQL Global Development Group has officially released PostgreSQL 17, the newest version of the widely-used open-source database, emphasizing enhanced performance and improved memory management. Key highlights of this release include optimizations for the vacuum process, which aims to free up storage occupied by obsolete data, as well as adjustments to storage access that benefit […]
Western Sydney University has reported another cybersecurity breach, marking its third incident this year, after an attacker gained access to the university’s student management system and data warehouse in mid-August using compromised IT credentials. According to the university, the attacker initially breached the systems on August 14 and maintained undetected access until August 27, with […]
He explained that the complexity of the models is increasing, which complicates their deployment. “We encounter many limitations and must make difficult choices about how we allocate our computational resources across numerous promising ideas,” he noted when asked about the timeline for upcoming AI models. Reports indicate that OpenAI has had difficulty obtaining enough infrastructure […]
During a presentation at Salesforce’s Dreamforce conference, Jon Goh, the head of marketing technology and orchestration, explained that the health insurer seeks to enhance its content production capabilities and processes. “Traditional methods of content creation are not quick enough to meet the demands of today’s customers,” he noted. Goh emphasized the need for substantial content […]