Singapore orders Apple, Google to prevent government spoofing on messaging platforms

Singapore’s police have ordered Apple and Google to prevent the spoofing of government agencies on their messaging platforms, the home affairs ministry said. The order under the nation’s Online Criminal Harms Act came after the police observed scams on Apple’s iMessage and Google Messages purporting to be from companies such as the local postal service […]

Labor bets on agency to monitor AI companies

The Labor government is establishing a new agency that will help guide AI legislation and promote safe use of the technology. Industry, Science and Resources minister Tim Ayres. Supplied The government intends the new agency, the Australian AI Safety Institute (AISI), to be an authority for assessing the risk of using the technology and an […]

Google gives local cloud another undersea capacity boost

Google plans to boost capacity for its Australian cloud offerings with an alternative undersea fibre cable route linking them into Southeast Asia via the Indian Ocean and Thailand. The additional capacity will be provided via an extension of Google’s interlink cable connecting Melbourne to Western Australia and Christmas Island. Google’s planned route for the cable […]