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South Australian MP Claims Drug Use Video is a Deepfake
September 10, 2024 | 0 CommentsFormer South Australian (SA) Liberal opposition leader and member for Black, David Speirs, has come forward claiming that he is the victim of an artificial…...Read more
House Republicans Call for Hearing with CrowdStrike CEO to Address Tech Outage
September 10, 2024 | 0 CommentsRepublican lawmakers have called on CrowdStrike CEO George Kutz to testify in a congressional hearing about a major tech outage that affected various industries around…...Read more
Sexual Deepfake Volume Increases by 550% Annually: eSafety Commissioner
September 10, 2024 | 0 CommentseSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant has revealed that the prevalence of sexual deepfakes has increased significantly in recent years. Deepfakes are manipulated videos and images…...Read more
CrowdStrike attributes global Windows outage to quality control bug
September 10, 2024 | 0 CommentsCrowdStrike, the cybersecurity company responsible for the recent global IT outages, has attributed the chaos to a bug in their quality control software. This bug…...Read more
ESafety Commissioner Reports Numerous Sexual AI Apps on Smartphones
September 10, 2024 | 0 CommentsThe proliferation of sexual AI (artificial intelligence) applications on smartphones has raised concerns about the ease with which perpetrators can commit offenses, according to testimony…...Read more
Insurance Costs for Battery Recycling Sector Increase by 200%: Industry Association
September 9, 2024 | 0 CommentsA peak industry body has revealed that insurance costs are a significant challenge for battery recycling businesses in Australia. During an inquiry hearing on the…...Read more
CrowdStrike’s Response to Hackers’ Data Leak Claim
September 9, 2024 | 0 CommentsCybersecurity company CrowdStrike has responded to claims that private information regarding the hackers it tracks online has been leaked. The company stated that the information…...Read more
CrowdStrike CEO Reports 97% Device Recovery Following Global IT Outage
September 9, 2024 | 0 CommentsCrowdStrike CEO George Kurtz has announced that 97 percent of the Windows sensors affected by a problematic software update, which caused a global IT outage…...Read more
SA Leader Discusses Draft Bill to Restrict Social Media Use for Under 14s in Efforts to Combat Addiction
September 9, 2024 | 0 CommentsSouth Australian Labor Premier Peter Malinauskas has stated that there is a global movement underway to prevent underage individuals from accessing social media. Speaking on…...Read more
Consumer Group Finds Minimal Savings for EV Owners Compared to Regular Vehicles
September 9, 2024 | 0 CommentsElectric vehicles (EV) are currently saving motorists $100 compared to buying a regular vehicle, according to a consumer body. Brian Spak, director at Energy Consumers…...Read more