Australia’s communication minister, Michelle Rowland, has requested a briefing on the national broadcaster’s decision to axe 120 roles, including its political editor, Andrew Probyn. This comes after the move received blowback from senior media and public figures in Australia and comes as management attempts to streamline the outlet to attract younger audiences. “This is a…
Communications Minister Requests Briefing on Public Broadcaster’s Staff Cuts
June 18, 2023
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The Growing Threat of Deepfake AI Means Every Business Needs a Response Plan
June 18, 2023
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AI researchers are calling on every business and organisation to develop a response plan to the growing threat of deep fake cyber attacks, as the perils are real, according to researchers from the Queensland University of Technology (QUT). In a paper published this year entitled ‘Brace Yourself! Why managers should adopt a synthetic media incident response playbook…
Microsoft Says Early June Disruptions to Outlook, Cloud Platform Were Cyberattacks
BOSTON—In early June, sporadic but serious service disruptions plagued Microsoft’s flagship office suite—including the Outlook email and OneDrive file-sharing apps—and cloud computing platform. A shadowy hacktivist group claimed responsibility, saying it flooded the sites with junk traffic in distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks. Initially reticent to name the cause, Microsoft has now disclosed that DDoS attacks…
Meta Lowers Minimum Age of Quest Headsets in Bid to Lure Children Into VR
June 17, 2023
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Facebook parent company Meta announced plans to enable children as young as 10 years old to enter virtual reality through its Meta Quest headset later this year, despite a recent advisory warning social media can negatively impact the mental health and well-being of children. “Today we’re announcing changes to give families even more ways to…
Chinese Leader Xi Jinping Meets With Bill Gates Ahead of Blinken Visit
June 16, 2023
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BEIJING—Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Friday met with Microsoft Corp. co-founder Bill Gates in Beijing ahead of a visit by U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken at a time of strained relations. The state broadcaster CCTV showed Xi saying he was happy to see Gates, who he called an “old friend,” after three years without…
Meta’s Facebook, Instagram Down for Thousands of Users, Says Downdetector
Meta Platforms on Friday said it was aware of issues with its Ads Manager, its advertising tool that lets brands buy and create Facebook ads. “Our engineering teams are aware and are actively looking to resolve the issue as quickly as possible,” Meta said on its status page. The status update came just after thousands…
Amazon’s $1.7 Billion Deal to Buy Roomba Maker iRobot Gets UK Approval
LONDON—British antitrust regulators cleared Amazon’s purchase of robot vacuum maker iRobot on Friday, but the $1.7 billion deal still faces scrutiny in the United States and Europe. The Competition and Markets Authority said it decided not to escalate its initial investigation because it concluded that the deal would not result in a “substantial lessening of…
Disney Chief Financial Officer Christine McCarthy Steps Down: Company
The Walt Disney Company confirmed that its chief financial officer, Christine McCarthy, is stepping down and will take a medical leave of absence, according to the media giant. Disney’s chief executive, Bob Iger, confirmed her departure in a news release issued Thursday, saying that McCarthy “is stepping down from her CFO role as she takes…
Public Broadcaster’s Decision to Cut Political Editor Roundly Criticised
June 16, 2023
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The Australian Broadcasting Corporation’s (ABC) decision to axe the role of political editor has been roundly criticised by media figures. In a staff email, the public broadcaster’s managing director, David Anderson, said up to 120 employees would potentially be let go as the national broadcaster restructures. The redundancies come after the journalist union, the Media,…
Number of Americans Filing for Jobless Claims Is Elevated for 2nd Straight Week
June 15, 2023
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The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits remained elevated last week, a possible sign that the Federal Reserve’s interest rate hikes over the past year may taking hold in what’s proved to be a resilient job market. U.S. applications for jobless claims were 262,000 for the week ending June 10, the Labor Department reported…
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