DeepSeek available to download again in South Korea
Chinese artificial intelligence service DeepSeek became available again on South Korean app markets this week for the first time in about two months, when downloads were suspended after authorities cited breaches in data protection rules. South Korea’s Personal Information Protection Commission said that DeepSeek transferred user data and prompts without permission when the service first […]
SK Telecom discloses data breach due to cyberattack
SK Telecom shares fell as much as 8.5 percent to hit their lowest level since August last year, after South Korea’s biggest mobile carrier disclosed it suffered a leak of customer data earlier this month caused by a cyberattack. The company said in a statement it would take full responsibility for any harm caused as […]
University of the Sunshine Coast puts Azure at core of transformation program
The University of the Sunshine Coast (UniSC) is launching a major digital transformation initiative beginning with a large-scale migration to Microsoft Azure. The Queensland-based university plans to start moving its core infrastructure workloads out of two on-premises data centres by the second half of 2025. The initial phase will involve a lift-and-shift migration, followed by […]
Iran says it repelled large cyberattack
Iran repelled a large cyberattack on its infrastructure on Sunday, said the head of its Infrastructure Communications Company, a day after a powerful explosion damaged its most important container port and another round of talks with the US over Tehran’s nuclear programme. “One of the most widespread and complex cyberattacks against the country’s infrastructure was […]
Macquarie Bank wants AI to reduce “cognitive load” on customers
Macquarie Bank is looking to AI to reduce the “cognitive load” on customers when it comes to managing their financial affairs, with “more than 30” AI-augmented products and services in the works for 2025. Luis Uguina. Chief digital officer Luis Uguina told the Google Cloud Next 25 conference that the bank had set itself up […]
CBA using AI as part of its ‘big room planning’
CBA is using AI as part of its ‘big room planning’, a quarterly Agile activity that brings 16,000 people from across the bank together to coordinate software delivery activities and goals. CBA’s Helen Lau. The bank first introduced Atlassian Intelligence – AI designed to interact with a company’s Atlassian Cloud environment – to support users […]
Dept of Health and Aged Care inks new AWS agreement
The Department of Health and Aged Care has renewed its cloud arrangement with Amazon Web Services for another three years. Health has used AWS for cloud services since 2022, having agreed a $16.8 million deal with the hyperscaler, which is due to expire on June 30. Ahead of the expiration, the department has signed a […]
NSW Rural Fire Service fits Starlink to its first 53 vehicles
NSW Rural Fire Service has fitted Starlink to the first 53 of a planned 5000 vehicles under a $69 million project, with 20 vehicles participating in tests. The NSW government committed to equipping the RFS’ operational fleet with Starlink-powered vehicle-as-a-node (VaaN) technology over three years in August last year, saying at the time that installations would […]
Woolworths extends agreement with Google Cloud
Woolworths Group has renewed an agreement with Google Cloud for a further five years. The retailer said that it would look “to further strengthen data, insights, and automation capabilities” implemented on Google Cloud through the fresh agreement. Group CIO and managing director of group enablement John Hunt said in a brief statement that Google Cloud […]
Queensland uses AI to screen potential Olympians
The Queensland government has developed an AI-powered application on Azure to screen budding Olympic athletes using computer vision. Launched by the Queensland Academy of Sport, the custom-built YouFor2032 app features a series of virtual tests to assess prospective athletes’ strength, speed, power, endurance, balance and flexibility. Tests are assessed using video-based markerless motion capture and […]