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armaker Mercedes announced last week that it will be adding ChatGPT into its cars. The AI tool will be used to enhance the cars' voice-command capabilities. With the new addition, Mercedes car owners can expect additional functions like a wider range of commands in a more natural fluid conversation, and the ability to interact with other applications to make reservations like dinner and movie tickets bookings, amongst other exciting features.

In 2022, the global workforce has been fraught with change, attrition, and reshuffling. Massive amounts of attrition has caused organisations, especially within the tech industry, to become locked in a fierce battle for talented workers. Because of this, developing strategies for retaining and attracting talent has been a key concern for many organisations.

Will the third time prove to be the charm? Australia's major banks are anticipating that the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) will maintain the cash rate at 4.1% during its forthcoming September 2023 meeting, marking this the third consecutive time. However, there is also a chance that the RBA might raise the rate Let's look at what both scenarios mean for Aussies.

From parties, parades and protests to cleanups, rallies, and teach-ins, there are an endless number of ways to activate in celebration of Earth Day. Here are the 10 major events happening around the globe you should know about and consider attending this Earth Day! Just as Valentine’s Day nudges us to cherish our loved ones a little more, Earth Day is a reminder to dedicate our time, resources, and energy to solving climate change and other environmental issues. April 22, 2023, marks the 53rd anniversary of the birth to the modern environmental movement. The celebration of eco-consciousness takes place in over 190 countries around the globe and is the most widely observed nonreligious holiday in history.

It’s no surprise the pandemic completely changed everyone’s lives, with a good majority of employees leaving their jobs because they are not only wanting more from their careers, but needed more support from their workplace. Much has been made of “The Great Resignation," with work itself evolving, it reflects a reprioritisation of personal choices on a global scale — creating a discontinuity that should be of great concern to every leader.

Regenerative medicine is poised to create a new era of healthcare focused on prevention, personalization, and patient-centred care – and its potential alone should be a call to action for Australia. We are in a unique position to make our mark and put Australia at the forefront of the healthcare industry. Regenerative medicine harnesses the natural capacity of our cells to repair and restore health and support well-being – ultimately the future of medicine.

The pursuit of wealth is among the most universal of human endeavors. Regardless of their culture, their time of existence or the value system of their society, throughout civilizations and whichever deity they may have praised, humankind has pursued wealth.

Last Friday, the popular social news and discussion platform, Reddit revealed that they were a victim of a phishing attack, and had their systems breached. Reddit confirms that hackers had gained access to its internal dashboards and business systems. They claim that no user passwords or accounts were accessed, but is urging their users to set up their 2FA to secure their accounts. Investigations are still ongoing. Synopsys security experts weigh in on this incident. Their full comments are below.

Since the fall of Conti ransomware in mid-2022, Conti-affiliated threat actors have splintered off and developed or joined other ransomware groups to continue extorting victims. Due to Conti’s source code being leaked, attribution back to the Conti ransomware group via code overlap is much more difficult. But leveraging blockchain analysis, we can begin to discern what ransomware groups Conti-affiliated threat actors have joined; one such group is Akira.

Australia is known for many things. Kangaroos, Vegemite, Paul Hogan’s famous ‘Shrimp on the barbie’ line, and now unfortunately for us, we’re the data breach capital of the world. Following a series of unfortunate events in the past three months, Australia has been set on an unprecedented path where on a global scale we have the highest data breach density. If you asked any cybersecurity leader if they ever saw it coming, the answer would have been surely not. And yet, here we are. Where did it all go wrong? How did we become that guy?