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Turns out, Jeff Beck was lying to me. How did I miss the vital clue?
AI fakery made a fool of me but soon I’ll be too mad to notice.
Published on 2026-10-10 04:57:00
How it all went right, and then so wrong, for Australia’s big AI hope
Firmus’ bankers claimed it had a “slowly, then suddenly” growth story. Instead, that was how its public listing unravelled.
Published on 2026-10-10 04:00:00
Middle managers want humans in security AI decisions
That caution could slow adoption, as 46% of middle managers want a human involved in security-sensitive AI decisions, versus 24% of executives.
Published on 2026-10-09 17:53:00
Dell expands AI platform with semantic layer for agents
Enterprises could get more dependable AI agents as Dell’s update ties internal data to context, governance and faster processing inside customer systems.
Published on 2026-10-09 17:00:00
EY revenue hits USD $57 billion as AI demand surges
AI-related work helped push EY’s annual revenue to USD $57 billion, with clients shifting from trials to wider business use.
Published on 2026-10-09 16:03:00
Is this the ‘mathocalypse’? Why OpenAI’s latest results dump has left mathematicians in shock
Picture Alliance / Getty ImagesEarlier this week, OpenAI published a trove of hundreds of mathematical results it claimed could “push the frontier of human knowledge”. Produced largely by an unreleased artificial intelligence (AI) model, the 722 papers relate to 372…
Published on 2026-10-09 13:25:51
‘I never gave consent’: The Australians being replaced with copies of themselves
High-flying executives from across the world jetted in to the AI inquiry but the most startling revelations came from ordinary Australians.
Published on 2026-10-09 12:55:22
Australian Nvidia-backed AI data centre operator Firmus shelves IPO
Would-be investors sceptical.
Published on 2026-10-09 11:21:00
EasyPark builds an AI agent to help it qualify B2B sales leads
Positioned as a “teammate” for reps.
Published on 2026-10-09 06:48:00
CrowdStrike says China-based suspect used AI tools in South Korean bank hacks
Clues found through analysis of AI coding-tool sessions.
Published on 2026-10-08 16:00:00
OpenAI says it has solved 377 maths equations that have stumped experts for years
Mathematicians have lashed out after the AI giant released hundreds of new findings.
Published on 2026-10-08 10:10:00
What happens to language when machines start talking back?
BlackJack3D / Getty ImagesA few months ago, a friend posted something that caught my eye on social media. She struggled listening to what she termed “(literally) breathless AI voices for audiobooks”. When I asked her what part she found the…
Published on 2026-10-08 04:28:10
How AI is driving a fresh wave of transformation in local government
It’s difficult to find a local authority in Australia that’s hasn’t undertaken at least one major ERP deployment. Where the biggest councils began in the nineties, their smaller counterparts followed through the 2000s and 2010s. At the moment, some councils…
Published on 2026-10-06 23:00:00
Anthropic opens its most powerful AI models to more security teams
Multiple tiers of access unveiled.
Published on 2026-10-07 06:57:00
How David Jones, Canva and others are putting agentic AI to work
Meet around 600 customers, prospects and partners for two days focused on automation, integration and the growing role of agentic AI in enterprise operations.
Published on 2026-10-07 05:00:00
Sneak peek: Government gave AI giant early look at data centre rules
Anthropic says it received the draft rules to help consider its MOU with the Australian government, and denies any influence over how new data centres will be rolled out in Australia.
Published on 2026-10-07 04:30:00
Apple says it will flag AI requests for Mac data
After Meta’s Muse draws complaints.
Published on 2026-10-06 04:15:00
Australia’s Firmus to allocate half of IPO to existing investors
AI factory builder prepares float.
Published on 2026-10-06 04:12:00
NSW National Parks web app accessed by Open AI agent
Incident classified as a “misalignment”.
Published on 2026-10-04 12:11:00
The budget ChatGPT rival that could change AI
Diogo Almeida was one of the fathers of ChatGPT, but he believes his creation has failed to deliver.
Published on 2026-10-02 19:06:00
Why a decade of AI safety promises keep failing to bite
Kevin Dietsch / Getty ImagesEarlier this week, United States president Donald Trump and representatives of six of the world’s most powerful tech companies signed the White House Accord on Super Intelligence. The statement begins: “We believe that every company is…
Published on 2026-10-02 14:42:33
NSW Health uses AI to help map staff access to digital patient record system
Runs Amazon Bedrock.
Published on 2026-10-02 06:55:00
Chinese hackers impersonated ex-US official to steal emails from AI experts
According to researchers.
Published on 2026-10-02 06:48:00
Napoleon’s 217-year-old coded message ‘cracked by AI’
The contents of the letter had remained a mystery since it was sent to one of his senior generals in 1809.
Published on 2026-10-02 06:22:43
Meta wants people to use ‘AI agents’ to do daily tasks for them. Here’s why that’s a problem
MetaMeta wants users to turn to a cute artificial intelligence (AI) “agent” throughout the day to carry out common tasks for them, such as booking flights or doing their shopping. The company’s new Muse agent shot to the top of…
Published on 2026-10-01 12:49:21
From data overload to decisive action – accelerating decisions with AI agents
Transforming data into faster, smarter decisions.
Published on 2026-10-01 05:00:00
I owe an AI panic sceptic a beer. But she was only half right
Three weeks ago, I said we should heed AI’s doom warnings. With a valuation for OpenAI of $US1.4 trillion, investors aren’t concerned one bit.
Published on 2026-10-01 05:00:00
Inside McDonald’s push to have AI price your Big Mac
Tracks ‘willingness to pay’ by location.
Published on 2026-09-30 20:43:00
Home Affairs orders gov-wide ‘legacy’ system stocktake within six months
After OpenAI agent interaction with Medicare statistics site.
Published on 2026-09-30 10:08:00
ASIC to review banking sector AI use and customer impacts
Will focus particularly on emerging use cases.
Published on 2026-09-30 06:05:00
Australia joins OECD working group on agentic AI in government
The Digital Transformation Agency (DTA) has announced that Australia is joining the new OECD Working Group on Agentic AI in Government, bringing together international counterparts to share insights and explore emerging approaches. The DTA says its role will be to…
Published on 2026-09-29 00:00:00
AI often leaves out minority languages – but some communities are turning it into a lifeline
Beach in Dili, Timor-Leste. Agung Wid/There’s plenty of warranted anxiety about the effect artificial intelligence (AI) will have on social and economic inequality. AI built by big tech firms is set to reward capital owners at the expense of workers….
Published on 2026-09-29 09:51:43
From ambition to impact: The next era of government transformation.
Turning AI ambition into public sector outcomes.
Published on 2026-09-29 05:00:00
Australia’s legacy systems were already a cyber risk. AI agents are raising the stakes
Maxiphoto / Getty ImagesIn the days since an artificial intelligence (AI) agent operated by OpenAI gained unauthorised access to a Services Australia portal holding Medicare statistics, important questions have been raised about Australia’s readiness to prevent future breaches. Specifically, concerns…
Published on 2026-09-28 16:18:26
Anthropic boss to skip Senate grilling into rogue AI agents
AI giant Anthropic will skip Thursday’s Senate hearing on rogue AI agents but send US and Australian executives to parliament next week.
Published on 2026-09-28 15:00:39
Teen researcher with AI hackbot cracks Microsoft’s Titan analytics
Ten-day automated hunt stalled until “admin” login tried.
Published on 2026-09-28 06:20:00
The AI era demands a new kind of network
AI is changing networking in two fundamental ways.
Published on 2026-09-28 04:00:00
Atlassian launches Jira tools for agentic software teams
Paid Jira customers will get tighter controls and better measurement of AI agents as Atlassian widens software teams’ access to shared project context.
Published on 2026-09-25 15:02:03
OpenAI Breaches Australian Government Database
Weak controls left Australia’s Medicare database exposed after an AI agent was able to press past access restrictions, experts say.
Published on 2026-09-25 13:34:00
The Key AI Test Is Ensuring Regulation Keeps Pace With Ambition
Australia’s AI rules may decide whether businesses gain protection without extra red tape that slows deployment and pushes investment offshore.
Published on 2026-09-25 10:48:00
In Pictures: Software testing in the age of AI ACCELQ roundtable
A selection of photos from a recent iTnews roundtable lunch at Cafe Sydney.
Published on 2026-09-25 14:54:00
Could an ‘Australian AI’ protect us from being hacked? Cybersecurity isn’t that simple
Kreativorks/Getty ImagesIn the wake of yesterday’s news that an OpenAI agent hacked Australia’s Medicare system earlier this year, some people have pointed to the incident as evidence that Australia needs to develop its own artificial intelligence models. For example, Assistant…
Published on 2026-09-25 13:04:18
Google plans first test of AI chips in space
Under ‘Project Suncatcher’.
Published on 2026-09-25 05:13:00
An AI model has found a new ‘CRISPR-like’ biological system. Here’s what it means for science
AnthropicAnthropic announced today that its Claude artificial intelligence (AI) system identified a previously unknown biological system in the DNA of viruses that infect bacteria. The press release is the first from Anthropic’s new life sciences laboratory. It highlights some similarities…
Published on 2026-09-24 16:19:31
Five things to understand about how the OpenAI hack unfolded
The incident has rocked faith in AI companies as the government scrambles to understand what has occurred and consider if OpenAI broke the law.
Published on 2026-09-24 16:01:48
What does the OpenAI Medicare hack reveal about Australia’s cyber security?
peshkov/Getty ImagesAn OpenAI artificial intelligence (AI) agent gained unauthorised access to an Australian government Medicare statistics portal in June, accessing both public and non-public information. The incident occurred on June 18, but OpenAI didn’t notify Services Australia until September 10….
Published on 2026-09-24 14:00:05
An OpenAI agent hacked Medicare. Will anyone be held responsible?
The Conversation, CC BY-SAAustralia’s Medicare system manages health and medical data for over 27 million people. So it makes sense there has been widespread shock at the news it was hacked by an OpenAI agent in June. Prime Minister Anthony…
Published on 2026-09-24 12:56:14
Rogue agent or human error? What OpenAI’s Medicare breach means for you
The modern cyber threat is no longer a person in a balaclava. How secure is our data in this new AI age?
Published on 2026-09-24 11:56:03