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AI transforms personalised customer experiences
Businesses are turning to artificial intelligence (AI) to forge deeper, more meaningful connections with their customers.
Published on 2025-05-29 08:55:00
Westpac pilots AI to analyse inbound call content
Pattern matching and prompts for support staff.
Published on 2025-05-29 06:42:00
In Pictures: Equinix AI infrastructure roundtable
A selection of photos from a recent iTnews executive roundtable lunch at Café Sydney.
Published on 2025-05-28 13:45:00
AEMC drawing up new electricity connection rules to manage AI boom
The Australian Energy Market Commission (AEMC) has announced it has completed a comprehensive overhaul of the technical requirements for connecting to the national electricity grid, which includes addressing emerging challenges to the grid from new large energy users such as…
Published on 2025-05-28 00:00:00
AI models might be drawn to ‘spiritual bliss’. Then again, they might just talk like hippies
V Kulieva / Shutterstock / AnthropicWhen multibillion-dollar AI developer Anthropic released the latest versions of its Claude chatbot last week, a surprising word turned up several times in the accompanying “system card”: spiritual. Specifically, the developers report that, when two…
Published on 2025-05-28 06:17:33
Salesforce to buy Informatica for US$8 billion
To bolster AI data tools.
Published on 2025-05-28 05:50:00
BHP sets up AI hub in Singapore
To solve challenges from across its operations.
Published on 2025-05-27 22:14:00
Telstra InfraCo trials AI to reduce reactive truck rolls for power issues
First major AI project.
Published on 2025-05-27 21:55:00
Xi Jinping’s plan to beat America at AI
China’s leaders believe they can outwit American cash and capitalism with a focus on practical applications.
Published on 2025-05-27 11:05:00
Defence trials AI radiocomms deception technology
Tests it during an international exercise.
Published on 2025-05-27 06:28:00
Services Australia refines public data to guide external AI use
Prepares public channels for “easier AI consumption”.
Published on 2025-05-27 06:21:00
In Pictures: Abnormal AI and AUSCERT security roundtable
A selection of photos from a recent iTnews executive roundtable lunch at Uncle Su’s restaurant on the Gold Coast.
Published on 2025-05-26 15:30:00
Westpac hires CBA’s data chief to lead AI, data and digital
Will start in September.
Published on 2025-05-26 09:15:00
ANZ explores agentic AI opportunities
After building strong foundations.
Published on 2025-05-26 06:49:00
‘Struggled to recognise me’: ABC host tricked by reporter’s ‘convincing’ deepfake
ABC 7.30 host Sarah Ferguson struggled to recognise her own colleague from his artificial intelligence-generated doppelganger live on air.
Published on 2025-05-23 15:10:13
Macquarie BFS prepares its teams to work with AI agents
Training programs underway.
Published on 2025-05-23 06:53:00
Amazon tests AI audio summaries for products
Expanding tech giant’s AI push.
Published on 2025-05-23 06:51:00
AEMC draws up electricity rules for data centres in AI boom
Wants to prevent a mass disconnection event.
Published on 2025-05-23 06:40:00
Treasury Wine Estates uses AI agents to find consumer insights
Taps thousands of trends documents.
Published on 2025-05-22 12:32:00
Evidence shows AI systems are already too much like humans. Will that be a problem?
Studiostoks / ShutterstockWhat if we could design a machine that could read your emotions and intentions, write thoughtful, empathetic, perfectly timed responses — and seemingly know exactly what you need to hear? A machine so seductive, you wouldn’t even realise…
Published on 2025-05-22 06:20:23
BHP sets sights on enterprise-wide AI transformation
Creates practice lead roles for AI engineering and data.
Published on 2025-05-22 06:47:00
‘Reimagining the future’: Google brings ads to AI search in ChatGPT battle
Google has ramped up its fight against ChatGPT and Meta, saying its latest move will “reimagine the future”.
Published on 2025-05-22 07:15:18
AI is now used for audio description. But it should be accurate and actually useful for people with low vision
Chansom Pantip/ShutterstockSince the recent explosion of widely available generative artificial intelligence (AI), it now seems that a new AI tool emerges every week. With varying success, AI offers solutions for productivity, creativity, research, and also accessibility: making products, services and…
Published on 2025-05-21 10:56:19
Google unveils AI chatbot, Apple plan revealed
Google and Apple are jostling for position in the AI arms race.
Published on 2025-05-21 09:41:20
Google unveils AI upgrades at I/O conference
To fend off growing competition from startups like OpenAI.
Published on 2025-05-21 06:56:00
Worley targets a 10x return on its AI investments
Says Nvidia chief has taken a “personal interest” in industrial sectors.
Published on 2025-05-21 06:56:00
Vic gov puts $14 million into two AI projects
In regulatory affairs and skills assessment.
Published on 2025-05-21 05:49:00
Cyber criminals turn to Australian SMEs as ransomware threat escalates
With large enterprises fortifying their defences, cyber attackers are shifting focus to Australia’s small and medium businesses — exploiting weak security, rising use of AI, and a booming ransomware-as-a-service market.
Published on 2025-05-20 10:30:00
Microsoft to offer rival AI models from own data centre
Also launches AI coding agent.
Published on 2025-05-20 06:23:00
It’s a $US450 billion industry, and Australia is in prime position to become a player
There is an accelerating need for nations such as the US to establish trusted supply chains for sensitive goods such as AI technology. Australia ticks many boxes.
Published on 2025-05-20 05:00:00
Rebooting government IT: clearing the way for citizen-centric innovation
Government agencies across Australia are under growing pressure to modernise their IT systems, yet many remain stuck with aging infrastructure. These legacy systems are not only costly to maintain and incompatible with emerging technologies like AI and advanced analytics —…
Published on 2025-05-20 00:00:00
AI is moving fast. Climate policy provides valuable lessons for how to keep it in check
cybermagician/ShutterstockArtificial intelligence (AI) might not have been created to enable new forms of sexual violence such as deepfake pornography. But that has been an unfortunate byproduct of the rapidly advancing technology. This is just one example of AI’s many unintended…
Published on 2025-05-19 06:15:05
New study finds AI hiring systems may be discriminating
Think your dream job application is in the hands of a recruiter? Think again — it may be an algorithm.
Published on 2025-05-16 21:15:15
Safeguarding Data in the Era of AI
In Australia and New Zealand (ANZ), organisations are navigating unprecedented challenges in managing and securing their most valuable asset—data. While data is often likened to gold for its value, it can also resemble uranium: potent yet potentially hazardous, necessitating meticulous…
Published on 2025-05-16 15:45:00
Saudi Arabia has big AI ambitions. They could come at the cost of human rights
This week, on his tour of the Middle East, United States President Donald Trump unveiled a suite of new deals with Saudi Arabia. Trump claimed the deals were worth more than US$1 trillion (A$1.5 trillion). This is likely an overestimate….
Published on 2025-05-16 12:43:01
Malicious actors using AI to pose as senior US officials
To gain access to their personal accounts.
Published on 2025-05-16 06:28:00
The new rules of data management for the public sector
Australia’s public sector is under growing pressure to get its data house in order. As agencies accelerate digital transformation and explore AI integration, data is emerging as a cornerstone of resilience, transparency and modern service delivery. Yet as the volume,…
Published on 2025-05-16 00:00:00
King & Wood Mallesons Australia to give Gen AI tool to 1200 lawyers
After a six week trial.
Published on 2025-05-15 06:27:00
Telstra eyes AI multi-agent systems for its processes
Sets a goal to have three core data platforms.
Published on 2025-05-14 06:48:00
Tired of waiting on hold? Telstra thinks this might fix that problem
The telco wants everything from customer service to internal structure reimagined by AI.
Published on 2025-05-14 07:05:00
New SAS AI governance resources offer clarity and confidence at crucial AI moment
As AI accelerates the pace and proliferation of innovation, the need for AI governance has never been more urgent. Lack of visibility into AI governance puts trust, compliance and successful AI deployments at risk. To help organisations confidently navigate their…
Published on 2025-05-13 00:00:00
Barracuda unveils multimodal AI threat detection tools
Cybersecurity company Barracuda Networks has unveiled new threat detection capabilities powered by multimodal AI. The new capabilities promise adaptive, context-aware protection against emerging attacks through the analysis of a range of text and visual data types including URLs, documents and…
Published on 2025-05-13 00:00:00
APA Group to bring mobility, AI to engineering document repository
Plans third version of its enterprise content management environment.
Published on 2025-05-12 06:40:00
Family creates AI video to depict Arizona man addressing his killer in court
May raise ethical concerns.
Published on 2025-05-12 06:22:00
You can now shop using ChatGPT, but is it worth the hype?
AI chatbots can now recommend products and link you to the purchase page. In the near future they’ll handle carts and checkout too.
Published on 2025-05-11 13:00:00
Google is rolling out its Gemini AI chatbot to kids under 13. It’s a risky move
Studio Nut/ShutterstockGoogle has announced it will roll out its Gemini artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot to children under the age of 13. While the launch starts within the next week in the United States and Canada, it will launch in Australia…
Published on 2025-05-09 11:15:15
AI execs say US must increase exports, improve infrastructure
To beat China.
Published on 2025-05-09 06:41:00
Some Reddit users just love to disagree, new AI-powered troll-spotting algorithm finds
ginger_polina_bublik/ShutterstockIn today’s fractured online landscape, it is harder than ever to identify harmful actors such as trolls and misinformation spreaders. Often, efforts to spot malicious accounts focus on analysing what they say. However, our latest research suggests we should be…
Published on 2025-05-09 06:09:18
‘I don’t see how it doesn’t happen’: Apple eyes giant change to devices
Apple is “actively looking at” revamping the Safari web browser on its devices to focus on AI-powered search engines, a seismic shift for the industry hastened by the potential end of a longtime partnership with Google.
Published on 2025-05-08 07:47:35
Meta’s new AI chatbot is yet another tool for harvesting data to potentially sell you stuff
Tony Lam Hoang/UnsplashLast week, Meta – the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, Threads and WhatsApp – unveiled a new “personal artificial intelligence (AI)”. Powered by the Llama 4 language model, Meta AI is designed to assist, chat and engage in…
Published on 2025-05-07 15:14:30