Electricity and gas retailer EnergyAustralia has disclosed a breach of its MyAccount platform, which the company says affected 323 small business and residential customers and was automated through use of a bot.



The Federal Government says it will put in place legislation to increase penalties for repeated or serious privacy breaches to a hefty sume of $50 million.

Researchers at the University of Texas at Austin have developed a method of using the Starlink satellite fleet as a replacement for the current GPS system.

The use of technology like 5G and artificial intelligence to aid the labour-intensive practice of counting cattle has been tested out by telecommunications vendor TPG Telecom.

The war for talent is opening on new fronts. Nathan Knight, the VP & MD ANZ for Hitachi Vantara, is determined to find and develop the talent his business needs.

And as always there's plenty more today, so for all the news please visit www.itwire.com.

Stan Beer, newsletter editor, iTWire

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