Australia urged to audit VIQ Solutions contracts after court file access breach and agency use expands
Thirteen Australian government agencies are now said to be caught up in an expanding scandal involving potential data breaches linked to transcription company VIQ Solutions. The issue centres on an earlier breach of the company's Commonwealth contract with the Federal Court, after highly sensitive court files were reportedly accessed offshore in India. The company is now being wound down, and the widening use of its services across government has raised fresh concern about the handling of sensitive material.According to the supplied material, the breach was identified earlier this year and involved access to Federal Court files outside Australia. The company... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 09 Jun 2026 20:30 LONDON
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Trump orders faster military AI adoption with civil-liberties safeguards
US President Donald Trump has ordered the military and national security agencies to speed up the adoption of artificial intelligence, while saying the technology must remain subject to US laws and civil-liberties protections. The memo directs officials to widen AI use across the national security system, but also sets limits on how it can be deployed. It comes as governments and armed forces race to integrate AI into planning, logistics and intelligence work.According to the memo, AI use by the national security enterprise must remain consistent with US civil liberties and protections. It says the technology should not be used... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 06 Jun 2026 03:30 LONDON
White House accelerates AI use for intelligence and war-fighting roles
The White House has said it will accelerate the development and use of artificial intelligence for national security applications, including intelligence and war-fighting domains. The announcement was made in a national security memorandum from US President Donald Trump. It also comes alongside a planned update to guidance on the autonomy of weapons systems.According to the memorandum, Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth has 90 days to update an existing directive on weapons autonomy. The stated aim is to ensure the deliberate adoption of AI systems that respect the chain of command. The administration also said AI technologies should not be developed or... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 05 Jun 2026 23:30 LONDON
Pentagon assigns convicted January 6 rioter to policy office role
The Pentagon has assigned Elias Irizarry, a man convicted over the January 6, 2021 Capitol riot, to a role in its office of the undersecretary of defense for policy. The office provides national security advice and support on military strategy and planning to the defense secretary. The appointment has drawn attention because it places a person convicted in connection with the Capitol attack inside a senior policy unit at the US defense headquarters.According to internal records described by officials, Irizarry has been assigned to the policy office, although it was not clear how long he has been in the post.... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 04 Jun 2026 02:00 LONDON
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