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Google Gemini scam lawsuit targets China phishing ring
Google Gemini scam lawsuit alleges a China-based network used AI to scale fake sites, scam texts and phishing links aimed at Android users.
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Meta outage hits Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp
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Amex compensation order exposes security failures
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xAI Grok lawsuit puts AI safety before SpaceX IPO
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AI infrastructure spend hits $US765b capital test
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Silicon Quantum Computing gets $40m NRF top-up
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iOS 27 child safety: Australia link in Apple overhaul
Enterprise
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AI infrastructure spend hits $US765b capital test

AI jobs disruption 2026: Deloitte flags 82 Australian occupations

AirTrunk India investment: $US30b AI data-centre push

SpaceX Google deal: $US920m a month for AI compute

Supabase $US500m round tests AI coding's backend bet

Quantinuum IPO raises $US1.68b as quantum bets widen
Cybersecurity
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Google Gemini scam lawsuit targets China phishing ring

Mackay Sugar cyberattack halts Queensland cane harvest

OpenAI Lockdown Mode targets ChatGPT prompt injection

What is BitLocker? Windows encryption in 2026

Chinese authority scams cost Australians $12m in 2025

Anthropic Mythos used by NSA for cyber work after AU rollout

IBM, AT&T foreign hacks claim tests disclosure rules

Meta AI chatbot hack exposed Instagram recovery flaw
Policy
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Meta outage hits Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp

Acer smart glasses Australia launch set for Q3 2026

Apple Watch for kids gets Telstra plan in Australia

Apple Watch for kids gets Telstra plan in Australia

Office 2019 for Mac turns read-only on 13 July

Android deepfake call detection starts with Pixel phones
Startups
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Silicon Quantum Computing gets $40m NRF top-up

Fishburners sale 2026: Scalare buys startup hub assets

QuantX Labs raises $US5m for quantum atomic clocks

South Australia $50m R&D fund gives startups a narrow win

SpaceX IPO price set at $US135 in record $US75bn float

DataMasque raises $5.6m for safer AI data privacy tools

Pre-ChatGPT startups face AI's valuation reset in 2026

AUKUS drones open narrow path for AU defence startups
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Apple Watch for kids gets Telstra plan in Australia

Apple Watch for kids gets Telstra plan in Australia

Google Telstra AI deal links fibre and subsea cables

Optus lifts NBN 25 and NBN 50 prices from 6 July

Aussie Broadband lifts most NBN plan prices from 1 July

Telstra and Ericsson 6G research pact sets trials
Fintech
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Visa OpenAI payments put AI agent checkout in ChatGPT

Airwallex China staff move highlights US data risk

Robinhood opens AI agents to stock trades and card spending

CommBank AI business loans tool moves into credit workflow

Ethereum Foundation departures test Ethereum's stewardship model

Ethereum Foundation exits: what researcher exodus means

Project Acacia turns tokenised finance into a live Australian market trial

Kraken reportedly cuts 150 staff as AI gains and IPO window slips

