Your Tuesday Australian AI and tech news briefing – the stories worth knowing about today, with a focus on what matters for Australian small business.

EU says OpenAI offers to open access to cyber security model

What this means for your business: OpenAI is making its cybersecurity tools available to EU regulators, which could set a standard other countries follow. Australian small businesses may eventually gain access to affordable AI-powered security tools to protect against hackers, though this won’t happen immediately.
Via IT News Australia – Read the full story →

Barracuda Networks Models How AI Will Shift Vulnerability Discovery Toward Attackers Over Next Five Years

Barracuda Networks has published new modelling that projects how AI-driven vulnerability discovery will reshape the cybersecurity field, warning that attackers are likely to find the majority of software flaws before defenders within five years. The analysis builds on Anthropic’s Mythos…

What this means for your business: Australian small businesses face a shrinking window to patch their systems before hackers exploit newly discovered vulnerabilities. You’ll need to invest in faster security updates and monitoring tools now, or risk becoming easy targets as AI-powered attacks accelerate over the next five years.
Via SMBTech AU – Read the full story →

Webjet Launches ChatGPT App With In-Chat Flight And Hotel Search

Online travel agency Webjet has launched a ChatGPT app that allows travellers to search and compare flights and hotels directly within the ChatGPT interface, making it one of the first Australian online travel agencies to integrate with OpenAI’s platform. The app lets users describe their travel…

What this means for your business: Australian small business owners in tourism and hospitality should expect increased competition from AI-powered booking tools. Customers may bypass traditional websites entirely, booking through ChatGPT instead, forcing smaller operators to integrate with these platforms or risk losing visibility in how travellers search and book.
Via SMBTech AU – Read the full story →

Australian Regulator’s AI Risk Warning To Financial Institutions

The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority’s (APRA) warning to regulated entities is timely, but the findings it describes will not surprise those who have been watching the security posture of financial institutions across Australia and New Zealand closely. The core problem APRA identifies is…

What this means for your business: # What This Means for Australian Small Business Owners

Banks and financial institutions you work with may tighten security requirements and ask more questions about how you handle data and payments. This could mean additional verification steps, higher fees, or stricter lending conditions as institutions strengthen their AI security practices.
Via SMBTech AU – Read the full story →

Trump, Xi and the AI race that could reshape global power

When Trump last visited China in 2017, artificial intelligence was not yet the centre of global power. Now it is.

What this means for your business: Australian small businesses need to act now on AI tools or risk falling behind competitors. US-China competition for AI dominance will likely push both countries to control key technologies and supply chains, potentially making advanced AI tools harder or more expensive for smaller operators outside their spheres to access.
Via ABC Tech AU – Read the full story →

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Sources: EU says OpenAI offers to open access to cyber security model (IT News Australia) | Barracuda Networks Models How AI Will Shift Vulnerability Discovery Toward Attackers Over Next Five Years (SMBTech AU) | Webjet Launches ChatGPT App With In-Chat Flight And Hotel Search (SMBTech AU) | Australian Regulator’s AI Risk Warning To Financial Institutions (SMBTech AU) | Trump, Xi and the AI race that could reshape global power (ABC Tech AU)

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