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Tasmanians Express Doubts About AI Company Firmus Now So Are Investors

Ace Business Desk – Firmus Technologies has been the talk of the town after it was forced on Friday to pull the pin on its highly anticipated debut on the Australian Securities Exchange due to lacklustre demand : By Ashleigh Barraclough – Topic:Data Centres Published: Sun 11 Oct 2026 at 8:21am At the start of […]

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Ace Security Desk

Could the French Frozen Food Hack Happen in Australia as Investigation Continues

Ace Security Desk – French authorities are investigating after a “large-scale” cyber attack targeted supermarkets and resulted in millions of euros of food wastage: It raises questions about whether Australian supermarkets could be vulnerable ABC with Wires By Dannielle Maguire on Topic:Cyber Security Published: Tue 13 Oct 2026 at 5:36pm What happened to the French […]

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Ace Breaking News

Australian Regulator Urges Retailers to Reconsider Selling Chinese Smart Glasses

Ace Breaking News – In short: Chinese software company Shenzhen Qingcheng is being investigated by the Australian privacy commissioner following an ABC investigation. It revealed last month more than a dozen serious security flaws in the company’s app and website used in the glasses for sale in Kmart, Big W Marketplace and Amazon: By national […]

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Ace Security Desk

Anthropic Expands Claude Access for Vetted Cyber Teams as Glasswing Finds 129,000 Flaws

Ace Security Desk – Anthropic on Tuesday said it’s expanding a program that allows vetted cybersecurity professionals to test its advanced artificial intelligence (AI) models with reduced safeguards and blocking classifiers, as the company claimed its Project Glasswing initiative uncovered at least 129,000 verified software vulnerabilities between April and July 2026 according to THN report The company […]

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Australias TAS.EPA Concerned AI Company Firmus Plans to Use Diesel Generators Much More Than First Disclosed

Ace Business Desk – In short:  Tasmania’s environmental watchdog is concerned Firmus plans on using 276 diesel generators far more often than it first disclosed. The EPA has now applied to join as a party to a TASCAT appeal, where Firmus is seeking to have conditions around its generator use removed: By Emily Smith Published: […]

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Ace Breaking News

Winner of Nikon’s Small World In Motion Competition Was AI Generated & Winner Disqualified

Ace Breaking News – In short: The winner of a Nikon image and video competition has been disqualified after using AI. Days after the winner was announced, microscopy experts started to question the accuracy of the clip on social media: By Daniela Pizzirani Published: Sat 10 Oct 2026 at 4:01pm What’s next? The international competition has […]

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Ace Security Desk

China Pilot Programme Issues AI ID Cards to Register Man-Made Digital Avatars

Ace Security Desk – In short: A pilot program in Beijing is issuing identification cards for AI digital humans. The ID states a name, birthday, address and facial features, and allows the digital human to own a digital currency wallet: By Kristina Bai and Bang Xiao Published: Wed 7 Oct 2026 at 5:00am What’s next? Digital […]