Australia’s technology sector has not yet felt the “whistleblowing wave” that has torn through Silicon Valley and the European Union, and a new guide is aiming to encourage more insiders to come forward and expose corporate wrongdoing. The past year has been marked by scandals at local technology companies, including WiseTech Global , Grok Academy and Metigy , with executives at each organisation resigning after alleged misconduct was revealed by whistleblowers who raised concerns. American Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen. Credit: AFR Other tech scandals this year include a secretive algorithm that was found to be determining the fate of Australia’s immigration detainees and revelations that photos of Australian children have been used to train AI tools without the knowledge or consent of the children or their families. As the federal government moves ahead with its aggressive plans to regulate Big Tech and reduce the harm caused by social media and artificial intelligence, there are concerns that the role of whistleblowers has been lost in the debate. Technology-Related Whistleblowing: A Practical Guide will be launched on Monday and is the work of The Human Rights Law Centre, Reset Tech Australia, Psst.org and Digital Rights Watch. It builds on equivalent resources in the US and the EU. Frances Haugen, the high-profile American whistleblower who leaked the so-called “Facebook Files” said Australia was, in many respects, a proving ground for many of the world’s incumbent tech giants and an incubator for the good, bad, and the unlawful. ‘Few people, if any at all, actively set out to be whistleblowers. It is a difficult and hazardous path, but sometimes it’s the only path we have to serve the public interest, and even save lives.’ Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen Haugen formerly served as a senior product manager at Facebook before quitting in May 2021 and leaking tens of thousands of internal documents that exposed how much the company knew about the harm it was causing, including knowingly promoting misinformation and hate speech, and pro-eating-disorder content to teenage girls. “Just in 2024, a wide variety of tech scandals came to light in Australia. These powerful investigations by top reporters detail a taste of what’s happening under the surface in data-powered digital companies. There are almost certainly more,” Haugen said.It's usually not difficult to find a compelling growth stock to step into. Choosing a growth stock you're confident holding onto for a decade or more, however, is a different story. Some story stocks just don't have enough proven potential for investors to make a long-term commitment to them. Are You Missing The Morning Scoop? Wake up with Breakfast news in your inbox every market day. Sign Up For Free » Still, investments that fit that bill are out there. If you can stomach the risk, these three stocks have the potential to be monster winners for investors who buy and hold for at least 10 years. Iovance Biotherapeutics Investing in drug companies can be a tricky business. If you dive in too early, you may learn the hard way that the potential miracle drug in development is actually a bust. If you wait too long, you could miss out on the bulk of a stock's gains. With that in mind, risk-tolerant investors should look at Iovance Biotherapeutics (NASDAQ: IOVA) while shares are still down more than 80% from their early 2021 peak. Such pullbacks aren't particularly unusual for the biopharma industry's younger names. Iovance soared when its flagship drug first started showing promise in clinical trials back in 2019 and 2020. Investors got a bit ahead of themselves though. The first regulatory approval of its cancer-fighting Amtagvi didn't materialize until February of this year. While the market rewarded the company for that accomplishment with a bounce in the share price, most of the bullish euphoria had already worn off by then. And most of the gains the stock booked earlier this year have since evaporated. But you can use the stock's current weakness to your advantage. While Amtagvi's FDA-approved uses may be relatively narrow in scope right now -- it is approved only for the treatment of certain types of solid tumors -- this T-cell therapy is a potential treatment for a much wider range of cancers. The drug is being tested in 12 other clinical trials at this time, and a handful of them are promising late-stage trials. 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Even analysts don't anticipate an actual profit until 2027 at the earliest. Much can happen between now and then, so you want to carefully consider the size of any position in this stock. Amtagvi needs time to reach its proverbial cruising speed, so the challenge for investors will be having the patience to allow Iovance to make the most of the opportunity. Palo Alto Networks As long as there are internet-connected computers and networks, there will be criminals looking to digitally exploit them. Indeed, cybersecurity outfit Check Point Software reports that weekly cyberattacks surged a record-breaking 75% year over year during the third quarter, up from Q2's 30% increase. This problem isn't going away anytime soon, but Palo Alto Networks (NASDAQ: PANW) stands ready to answer the call. In simplest terms, Palo Alto helps enterprises of all shapes and sizes protect themselves from cybercrime and other types of digital disruption. From threat detection to malware defense to phishing protection to remote employee logins (and more), this company can meet almost any cybersecurity need. And it can do so with easy-to-use turnkey solutions that allow for a minimal number of user interfaces. That's one of the reasons why, in 2024, Palo Alto was once again ranked by technology market research outfit Gartner as a leader in the endpoint protection platform market. Moreover, for the eleventh year in a row, Gartner rated Palo Alto as a leader in the network firewall market. The company is good at what it does. This is evident in its fiscal results too. Not only has its revenue grown in every quarter for more than a decade, but its operating income and EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization) have grown almost as reliably. Then, there's the detail about this progress that isn't readily apparent: Palo Alto Networks' profit margins are expanding too. 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Sign up to our daily newsletter Did you know with an ad-lite subscription to Lancaster Guardian, you get 70% fewer ads while viewing the news that matters to you. Extraordinary talent can bud from anywhere, and one North West sixth form has committed to seeking it out - and nurturing it until it blossoms into something great. In our regional league tables measuring the performance of state-funded sixth form schools and colleges across the UK, the University of Liverpool Maths School took out the top spot in the North West , among some fierce competition. In the 2022/23 school year (the most recent data available, until this year’s data has been finalised and published), it had an exceptional A Level point score of 47.93 - giving it an average grade of A-. Advertisement Advertisement The school was also rated ‘outstanding’ across the board by Ofsted, the government’s education inspector, in its most recent review, which looks at quality of education, student behaviour and attitudes, school leadership and management, and student safeguarding. We caught up with headteacher Damian Haigh about the selective college’s unique curriculum, as well as what makes it a great place to be a student - and what it takes to secure a spot. This is what he told us: The University of Liverpool Maths School and its students The University of Liverpool Mathematics School is a specialist 16-to-19 sixth form school, housed in a university building on its central Liverpool campus. It’s fairly new, only having opened in September 2020. Mr Haigh, a maths teacher of nearly 30 years, has been the school’s headteacher since its inception - and worked on getting it up and running while it was still in the project stage. With just over a hundred students, the school is a pretty big contrast from his past life as an assistant head teacher at Wilmslow High School in Cheshire, which houses more than 2,000. Advertisement Advertisement The University of Liverpool Maths School is selective, meaning that while it is a fees-free state-funded school, it admits students based on how well they meet certain criteria. But Mr Haigh said they very rarely turned applicants away, with some eager young people travelling up to 40 kilometres each day to attend. “They have to be really keen on maths, because we do an awful lot of maths. But the students are really, really varied, actually,” he continued. “I really welcome applications from students from all over the region to places at the school. If they love maths and want to do maths A Levels, then they I would really encourage them to to check us out. “Most people who apply for a place get offered a place. The only reason that we wouldn't offer somebody a place would be if we thought they weren't going to enjoy it and weren't going to thrive here. Other than that, we're really keen to have everybody come and be part of what we do.” Standing out The University of Liverpool Maths School teaches just four A Levels; maths, further maths, physics and computer science, “plus a whole load of other stuff on top of that to some of the most amazing students across Merseyside and the North West”. But A Levels are just a small part of what the school offers, with a unique and varied curriculum that goes above and beyond - meeting its academically-advanced students where they stand. Advertisement Advertisement The titular university is one of the school’s key sponsors. It is currently housed in a university building - and all going well, may soon move to a more permanent home, a “lovely old building” in the north end of campus. But the institution is also vital in providing pupils with that extra academic challenge. “In the specialist maths school system, you're required to have a university with a strong maths department to support you in your work. And that's actually really important for us because our students are very high potential students,” Mr Haigh said. “Sometimes they're students who might come to us already having learned a lot of the content of A Level maths, sometimes even A Level further maths, and I will use university lecturers [and] researchers to help me with extending those students.” That meant young people might work with staff from the university on research projects, physics experiments, or even competitions. This classwork was supplemented with field trips to CERN and other major European research institutions - generously funded by donations for families who couldn’t otherwise afford it - and visits to top UK universities like Cambridge and Imperial College London. A great place to learn Part of what made the school such a great place to learn was the young people themselves, and their zeal for the subject. Advertisement Advertisement “If you go and listen in when our students are in a room with no staff around, if you just listen in at the door, then sometimes they'll be talking about the normal stuff that teenagers are talking about,” Mr Haigh said. “But a lot of the time, they're actually just doing maths and science together. And they're just genuinely having fun talking about how to code and how to solve problems and things like that. It's a brilliant peer group to be part of.” But this didn’t mean that they didn’t have to face or overcome any challenges, with the headteacher saying many pupils came to them very shy, or introverted, or lacking confidence. Some had even experienced bullying or social exclusion in their previous schools because they loved maths, and were seen as “different” by their peers. “When they come to us, suddenly they're in a much safer place. They're able to be themselves, and then we're able to take advantage of that newfound sense of safety in challenging them to go further with their maths, but also to go further with their team-working skills, their leadership skills and their communication skills,” he added. Stay up-to-date with the latest UK news and culture with our free UK Today newsletter. Advertisement Advertisement Community While the University of Liverpool Maths School didn’t tend to run as many community events as other schools might, they were no less present in the Merseyside and wider North West community. Part of that was outreach work - built on the recognition that great minds, and young people who will go on to change the world, can come from anywhere. “Every week we send teachers out from here to schools all over the region to run maths clubs or physics clubs, or do a bit of extra revision work for the top end of GCSE,” Mr Haigh said. “The reason that we do that is that we are very keen to identify talent in areas where there is disadvantage.” As a result, they had students come to them that have had a tough time in life, whether that be growing up in more deprived households, or having lived through serious and traumatic childhood experiences. They also had students coming to them who have had a great childhood, and “maths teachers who've been able to challenge them and support them”. “But they're not all like that,” he continued. “So we want to find the talent wherever it is so that we can nurture it, develop it, and send those students - whatever their starting points - we want to send them on to great success at university and to have great careers in science, technology, engineering and maths.” The University of Liverpool Maths School also made our list of the top 25 sixth form schools and colleges for A Levels in all of England. To learn more, check out our league table here .

Australia’s technology sector has not yet felt the “whistleblowing wave” that has torn through Silicon Valley and the European Union, and a new guide is aiming to encourage more insiders to come forward and expose corporate wrongdoing. The past year has been marked by scandals at local technology companies, including WiseTech Global , Grok Academy and Metigy , with executives at each organisation resigning after alleged misconduct was revealed by whistleblowers who raised concerns. American Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen. Credit: AFR Other tech scandals this year include a secretive algorithm that was found to be determining the fate of Australia’s immigration detainees and revelations that photos of Australian children have been used to train AI tools without the knowledge or consent of the children or their families. As the federal government moves ahead with its aggressive plans to regulate Big Tech and reduce the harm caused by social media and artificial intelligence, there are concerns that the role of whistleblowers has been lost in the debate. Technology-Related Whistleblowing: A Practical Guide will be launched on Monday and is the work of The Human Rights Law Centre, Reset Tech Australia, Psst.org and Digital Rights Watch. It builds on equivalent resources in the US and the EU. Frances Haugen, the high-profile American whistleblower who leaked the so-called “Facebook Files” said Australia was, in many respects, a proving ground for many of the world’s incumbent tech giants and an incubator for the good, bad, and the unlawful. ‘Few people, if any at all, actively set out to be whistleblowers. It is a difficult and hazardous path, but sometimes it’s the only path we have to serve the public interest, and even save lives.’ Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen Haugen formerly served as a senior product manager at Facebook before quitting in May 2021 and leaking tens of thousands of internal documents that exposed how much the company knew about the harm it was causing, including knowingly promoting misinformation and hate speech, and pro-eating-disorder content to teenage girls. “Just in 2024, a wide variety of tech scandals came to light in Australia. These powerful investigations by top reporters detail a taste of what’s happening under the surface in data-powered digital companies. There are almost certainly more,” Haugen said.

1 2 Hyderabad: While artificial intelligence (AI), is being extensively used for disruptions in technology, it is much harder to use for protecting technology. This is due to the nature of the prompts required, making it challenging to apply AI effectively in cybersecurity, cite experts. They say designing and deploying AI for protection is complex because cybersecurity prompts must be carefully crafted to detect subtle, often obfuscated patterns in massive datasets. Unlike disruptive AI applications, where more generic prompts may suffice, defensive AI requires a deep understanding of the systems involved and the potential threats. Prompts are foundation for using AI-based models in both disruptive and protective measures. While cybercriminals exploit vast amounts of mined data already available on dark web, the use of AI for disruptive practices is relatively easy. "For instance, attackers, through phishing or mined data, can pinpoint specific application vulnerabilities to exploit. However, when it comes to using AI for defense, firms can't afford to provide exact data—this information could end up in the AI's history, which attackers could later exploit. On the other hand, if firms provide slightly altered data, AI hallucinations come into play, leading to inaccurate predictions and undermining defensive efforts," said expert, Prasad Patibandla. "As attackers find even the smallest weaknesses, defenders must protect against an ever-expanding perimeter of vulnerabilities.However, there is a looming revolution in cybersecurity—the Cyber Dome—a next-generation digital shield similar to advanced missile defense systems, designed to protect an organization's cyber landscape," said Piyush Somani, CEO of ESDS Software Solution. Stay updated with the latest news on Times of India . Don't miss daily games like Crossword , Sudoku , and Mini Crossword .

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If someone offered to sell me something for 10 or 15 times the price I could have paid for it just a few years ago, I may feel at risk of . But that is the sort of return seen on ( ) shares in recent years. Having been under 40p at its 2020 low, the Rolls-Royce share price this week hovered close to the £6 mark. But while that may be welcome news for , what might it mean for an investor such as myself, hunting for value in today’s market? Potentially further to run In fact, I think the Rolls-Royce share price could potentially go from here. For starters, its of 21 while not exactly cheap does not look outrageous to me. Other firms have a higher P/E ratio. Fellow engineer , for example, trades on a P/E ratio of 28. Rolls’ P/E ratio is based on past earnings. But its prospective earnings may be stronger – potentially much stronger. It is still in the process of undergoing a medium-term transformation programme. Demand for civil aviation engine sales and servicing is high. Many Western governments are ramping up defence spending. Meanwhile, Rolls’ nuclear business may have large sales potential, thanks to its line of small modular reactors. I’m hesitant – and here’s why Still, although I see arguments as to why the Rolls-Royce share price could keep on moving up, I also have some reservations. To start with, the transformation programme remains a work in progress. Rolls is a large, slow-moving and historically unpredictable business in terms of performance. Whether that can change permanently and by how much remains to be seen. If cost-cutting goes too far, there is a risk of reputational damage. Airline customers pay a premium for Rolls’ engines because they want total peace of mind that their planes have top notch engineering underpinning every flight. The nuclear business could do very well, but people have been saying that about different nuclear businesses for decades already – with very mixed results. I feel this part of Rolls’ operations still needs to prove it can add significant long-term value for the company. Meanwhile, in the core civil aviation engine business, Rolls only has so much under its control. Historically, one of the biggest challenges has been unforeseen external demand shocks for the airline industry, from terrorist attacks to volcanic clouds and the pandemic. Indeed, that explains why the Rolls-Royce share price was in pennies in 2020. The company was on its knees. I see a risk that such events will happen again at some point in future – and there is little or nothing that Rolls can do about it. I reckon the current share price does not offer me a margin of safety considering that risk. So although I reckon the share may move higher still from here, I will not be along for the ride as I have no plans to invest.Airborne LiDAR Market Mapping the Future with High-Precision Aerial Survey Technologies