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University of Sydney offers free ChatGPT Edu to all

Students and staff will gain free access as the university pairs the rollout with AUD $1 million for research into AI's environmental impact.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Today

Robotics

Australia urged to back sovereign defence prime firms

Australia's defence spending surge will only build sovereign capability if procurement rules give local firms a genuine path to prime contracts.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Yesterday

Digital Transformation

Australia innovation activity hits record high in 2023-24

Business innovation has stalled in the latest two years, even as a new index puts Australia at a record high in 2023-24.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • This month

Software-as-a-Service

Adobe adds AI tools to Acrobat for business documents

Businesses can now turn contracts and invoices into cited answers, charts and summaries as Adobe extends Acrobat beyond PDF editing.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • This month

Global Stories

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Software-as-a-Service

Mandiant warns of AI agents fuelling new attack risks

Autonomous systems are now creating fresh avenues for code theft, remote execution and runaway cloud spending, Mandiant says.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Last week

Software-as-a-Service

Flam raises USD $40 million in QED-led funding round

The cash will fund research, product expansion and overseas sales as the San Francisco-based company grows beyond 100 enterprise customers.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Last week

Software-as-a-Service

Versos launches NVIDIA NeMo agents for video training

AI teams could cut days from video data preparation as Versos' new agents match natural-language requests to licensed footage and keep provenance attached.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Last week

Hybrid Cloud

Cloudera & Mistral partner on sovereign enterprise AI

The tie-up lets firms run and customise AI on sensitive data in private environments, easing compliance and security concerns over external services.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 5 min read • This month

Malware

Google warns of AI-powered cyberattacks in live ops

Defenders now have minutes, not hours, as attackers use agentic AI to automate credential theft, scanning and extortion across live operations.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • This month

Data Protection

Coder launches Agent Relay for Cursor in private preview

Security-conscious banks and defence agencies can now keep Cursor agents on their own infrastructure, reducing exposure of code, secrets and audit data.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • This month

Malware

Google warns cyber attackers are moving to agentic AI

Attackers are compressing intrusions into hours, leaving defenders less time to spot and stop credential-harvesting campaigns.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • This month

Gaming

FARx appoints ex-BT executive as Chairman for expansion

Seed-backed FARx is ramping up abroad as deepfake and identity-fraud attacks push demand for its biometric authentication tools.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • This month

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Supply Chain

Corpora.ai backs Convert Technologies in UK defence

Access to research tools and fresh funding will help Convert Technologies expand tracking systems for defence customers operating beyond GPS coverage.

By Raphael Veloso • 3 min read • Today