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The middle child of Apple’s iPad range exudes power but falls short on storage options.
Samsung 2022 Neo QLED TVs will rotate between horizontal and vertical orientations, making them suited to displaying columns of social media feeds as well as TV and movies.
The tech giant is confident it can rid its own platform of misinformation, but critics are openly doubting its efforts.
Non-fungible tokens will take a giant step towards being mainstream this week when Samsung unveils TVs in Australia that will support them.
While not a true believer yet, venture capitalist Paul Bassat is cautiously interested and open to investing in the next evolution of the internet.
Zip Co aims to capture a bigger share of the buy-now-pay-later sector via product innovation after its acquisition of Sezzle.
The buy now, pay later group plans to slash its North American headcount by 20 per cent, just weeks after agreeing to a merger with Zip Co.
Driverless trucks have made their biggest move in the mining sector since they were first deployed on Pilbara iron ore mines a decade ago.
An affordable yet powerful iPhone, a new iPad Air and Mac mini desktops aimed at studios were launched today by Apple.
The leaking of more than a 100,000 internal messages has offered explosive insights into how Conti attacks its victims which include Australian companies.
The nation’s minister for digital transformation abruptly cancelled an ‘airdrop’ after raising more than $40m and has instead revealed plans for a new set of non-fungible tokens.
Large cryptocurrency transactions have quadrupled, sparking fear that Russia is using digital currency to circumvent sanctions.
Laptops that run for 28 hours, Wi-Fi 7, better 5G, the metaverse and digital twin car capabilities were among topics showcased at this year’s Mobile World Congress.
A 40-year-old has gone from flipping burgers as a teenager to running one of Australia’s most successful tech ventures ever, Virtual Gaming Worlds.
Dark web hacktivists including the Anonymous collective throw support behind Ukraine, attacking Russian government websites and infrastructure.
Global markets will be bracing for fallout as Russia is severely restricted from accessing global banks and cash reserves.
Decisive action on climate matters as much as taking democratised design to the world for the co-founder of tech heavy-hitter, Canva.
CEO Iñaki Berroeta says TPG delivered its ‘best network ever’ in 2021 and has welcomed international border openings.
A flurry of Chinese made electric cars is about to hit the market with the Build Your Dreams Atto 3, the latest. We test drive it.
AGL’s seasoned boss says a rapid green switch will cost billions more and everyone will pay.
AGL’s battle-hardened chairman Peter Botten is determined to push ahead with a painful split, but he knows how to strike a deal.
AGL Energy has rejected Mike Cannon-Brookes’ push to accelerate the closure of coal-fired power stations and reshape the energy grid.
The days of choosing items on shops shelves and then heading out the door without visiting the checkout may be upon us.
Motivated by her own high school stress, this start-up founder has raised $1.2m to take her education program global.
Google has been forced to withdraw more than 100 phone apps from its store after a company backed by Telstra Ventures uncovered a multibillion-dollar scam.
New statistics show Australia’s start-ups raked in more money last year than the previous three combined, with the nation boasting a record number of billion-dollar tech companies.
There’s less difference between the online and physical world for Gen Z, who have little issue talking about their mental health online.
Former NSW premier Gladys Berejiklian has accepted a newly-created corporate role, far from state politics.
The corporate watchdog wraps up its investigation into Nuix’s IPO prospectus, but continues to review the embattled tech firm’s market disclosure.
Samsung is prepping for a stellar year, unveiling three premium Galaxy S22 phones and three Tab S8 tablets.
Jaguar and Amazon have teamed up so drivers of the luxury brand can now control home lights and air conditioners from the steering wheel.
The tech giant had claimed it technically doesn’t operate its business in Australia, but the Federal Court has disagreed.
The maker of stationary bikes faces pressure from activist investor as its share price sags.
Facebook’s parent company Meta Platforms has served up a stark sign of how Apple’s new ad privacy policy is roiling the digital advertising world.
The social media group’s sales grew 42 per cent, while it appears to be adjusting to ad market shifts that pummelled Facebook.
The billionaire alleges the social media giant’s algorithms funnelled users to cryptocurrency scams that used his name to defraud victims.
Jack Dorsey’s Block has begun its integration with Afterpay, making the Australian buy now, pay later platform available to its customers for the first time.
From Afterpay to Sezzle and Zip, the business model of buy now, pay later has one major problem.
Samsung’s freestyle projector may not be the best choice for your local cinema but could be a hit for projecting movies on the go.
Major sport sponsorships, a $42m hack, signing Hollywood celeb Matt Damon all while investors have lost billions is not enough to perturb one of the world’s largest crypto exchanges.
There may be another explanation as to why Prime Minister Scott Morrison lost control of his WeChat account.
Online cycling sensation Peloton has lost 80 per cent of its value and there is a call for its CEO to go.
The Biden and Trump administrations had years of warnings, setting two powerful industries on a major collision course.
A push to force Mark Zuckerberg-run Meta Platforms to sell Instagram and WhatsApp is gathering pace, in a focus on monopolistic behaviour in the tech industry.
Whispir is positioning itself to emerge strongly from the share price rout that has plagued the tech sector, signing on a smorgasbord of customers.
The tech giant has made an all-in bet on the future control of the internet and this time it doesn’t want to get left behind.
Microsoft’s proposed $US75bn acquisition of "Call of Duty" maker Activision Blizzard is likely to be examined by antitrust enforcers in the US and abroad.
Big tech companies this year face the biggest expansion in potential technology regulation in a generation.
A 26-year-old former gymnast has created a Brisbane-based mental health start-up that could hit the $50m valuation mark this year after impressing some influential investors.
The four tech giants increasingly dominate the internet’s critical cable infrastructure. Their share of the world’s undersea fibre-optic capacity has risen to about 66 per cent.
Facebook was used to recruit women who were manipulated into photographing the US embassy and other activities.
This start-up is using the technology behind bitcoin to help revolutionise financing for agriculture.
A Queensland space technology firm has successfully tested its innovative engine and now expects to launch its first rocket into orbit this year.
Foundries with ties to a little-known Chinese entrepreneur set out to match TSMC and Samsung, but never commercially produced an advanced semiconductor.
A former Google executive says while Canva and Atlassian dominated last year’s headlines, the next 12 months will look very different.
On a pig farm across the road from a coalmine near Biloela in central Queensland, mining of a very different sort is underway.
Ahmed Fahour has delivered the strongest message yet to the digital payments sector that the party is over.
Car makers are missing the real Australians who will make or break the future of EVs. This is who they have to convince.
The latest announcements and releases at the global Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.
Apple’s shares climbed on the first day of trading for 2022, forging a new record and a first in US corporate history.
Organisers of the world’s biggest consumer electronics show will offer participants free rapid antigen and PCR tests.
The race to set the standards in the metaverse is shaping up to become a billionaire battle similar to the Bezos-Musk space race.
A content moderator for the video-sharing platform claims she suffered ‘severe psychological trauma’ from watching disturbing films as part of her job.
A handful of powerful crypto players including a whiz-kid are battling to rule a universe that has grown 12-fold in total market value to $3.2 trillion since the start of 2020.
The world’s most powerful space telescope, three decades and billions of dollars in the making, has blasted off to study the early universe.
Tech stalwarts are debating how decentralised the future internet might be, after comments by the former Twitter CEO.
It began life as a forlorn reminder of what South Australia had lost – a sparsely tenanted technology park on the ruins of what had once been the bustling home of Australian car manufacturing.
Millions of Australians face a ‘cyber security ticking time bomb’ as software vulnerabilities are exploited across more than 100,000 devices, apps and games.
This Australian tech outfit wants to be in one million learning spaces globally within the next five years.
Crypto networks are run on a voluntary basis and fees are incentives for keeping them alive. Here are some FAQs.
We’ve needed hi-tech gadgets more than ever this year, relying on them to stay productive and connected. Here are 2021’s best stocking stuffers.
This Lachlan Murdoch-backed start-up has surpassed Atlassian and Canva to become Australia’s next tech giant.
The cryptocurrency Dogecoin has soared after Elon Musk said Tesla would accept it for payments.
Elon Musk is stirring the possum again, tweeting he could quit his jobs and become an influencer.
Prospective Australian parents who want to know whether they could give their child a genetic condition can now take a new test. See how it works.
Broadband and mobile prices have gone up over the past year, with consumers not using the extra data or higher speeds that they’re paying more for.
Italy’s massive penalty reflects increased scrutiny of tech giants by antitrust regulators globally.
The sector-agnostic fund has already backed two local companies and says there are plenty more on the agenda.
This Sydney entrepreneur has grown his start-up into a $100m company, and will recruit more than 100 new staff.
Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies suffered steep declines, losing up to $500bn in value in a single day, as jitters over the impact of Covid-19’s Omicron variant rattled investors.
In a world-first, Pearls of Australia and Everledger add blockchain technology to the romance of pearls.
Hisense‘s 100-inch TriChroma Laser TV brings even better screen quality to ultra short throw projector-based TVs.
If you had the nous to invest in Omicron on the weekend, you may have made a 1000 per cent profit.
Global chip shortages are impacting sales of entry level Xiaomi, Oppo, Vivo and Samsung phones.
‘State-sponsored’ cyberattackers are using malware on iPhones to spy in Thailand, Ghana, Uganda and El Salvador, Apple warns.
The tech giant is facing calls to ditch technologies that track workers' physical movements and workplace interactions.
The family of Cygnett co-founder Tim Swann has paid tribute to one of Australia's passionate technologists.
Samsung will help address the global chip shortage with a $US17bn chip factory in the US.
Tens of thousands have completed free online technology courses offered by Skill Finder since its inception a year ago.
Consumers are signing up to a new type of shopping bot that crawls retail sites for hard-to-find items.
Dyson will let customers view, handle, try and even buy its products in virtual reality from their homes.
The robots are already whizzing around Amazon’s first robotics fulfilment centre in the southern hemisphere, at Kemps Creek in western Sydney.
Shares in graphics company stocks nVidia and AMD are surging on the promise of the metaverse.
Tension with Russia has flared after orbiting astronauts took evasive action following a claimed anti-satellite weapons test.
Power outages, chip shortages and production snarls keep merchants on edge and customers waiting during ‘Singles Day’.
A decorated former RAAF combat pilot is spearheading a joint US-Australia program for outer space that is vital to national security.
Uber allowed dozens of drivers who were not on the its database to use its platform and subsequently did not receive any background checks for disqualifying offences, according to a confidential audit.
An EU court has upheld a decision that the tech giant's behaviour was anti-competitive, adding to the bloc’s assault on big tech.
It comes just days after the social media giant revealed a controversial shift to the 'metaverse'.
Elon Musk polled Twitter users on whether he should sell Tesla shares and pledged to abide by the outcome of the vote. Will he?
The Labor Party has promised to set up a national anti-scam centre to combat online fraud if it wins the coming federal election.
The big tech companies have been accused of lowering the age of consent over its handling of children as young as 13.
This Melbourne start-up is taking on the likes of Finder and iSelect, and is gearing up for a blockbuster IPO later this year.
Insatiable player appetites during the pandemic have seen Dell release the x-series in its Alienware gaming range.
Microsoft has overtaken Apple as the world's most valuable company for the first time in more than a year.
A growing number of Australian companies have been investigated by AUSTRAC over potential money laundering breaches.
Volvo Cars’ independently run EV brand Polestar will debut in Australia in early 2022 with an electric car that leads with its expansive software.
Facebook’s Metaverse is like Second Life 20 years on, with VR technology and big real world profits.
This group of scientists, farmers and entrepreneurs have raised $40m in a bid to remove gigatonnes of CO2 from the atmosphere.
Google has nailed it in 2021 with new Pixel 6 phones that combine great hardware with imaginative and powerful software.
Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin plans to launch a space station that will house up to 10 people in the second half of the decade.
A new study has revealed six key clean energy export opportunities for Australia to ensure we don’t lose our edge to rivals like China, the UAE and Germany.
The popularity of Australian start-up Zed Run is booming and its blockchain platform will feature the racing that stops the virtual nation.
More young business savvy Aussies are stepping up to meet the challenges of climate change – and attracting the attention of leading investment firms.
Windows 11 is rolling out and the Microsoft Surface Go 3 and Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Carbon are among the first to offer it.
Google’s new Pixel 6 Pro is the first phone to support a superfast version of 5G called millimetre wave in Australia.
Apple has unveiled new high end MacBook Pros, AirPods 3 and colourful HomePod minis at a video launch today.
Apple is tipped to reveal a MacBook Pro, more powerful Mac mini and new AirPods at a launch event tonight.
ACCC chair Rod Sims says he is considering asking the government for extra powers to help tackle the dominance of tech giants such as Google, Apple and Facebook.
The move marks the end of the last major American social media service operating openly there.
The actor who played Captain James T. Kirk, one of history’s most recognisable science fiction characters, becomes the oldest space traveller at the age of 90.
This data start-up has raised $3.5m in its race to connect car part buyers and sellers across the globe.
Telstra Ventures is betting on a San Francisco-based company that can slash the number crunching involved in fully getting on top of significant Covid-19 outbreaks.
Facebook’s reputation has become as toxic as its products as fears mount over mental health, monopoly power and politically motivated censorship.
Facebook is taking baby steps in the rollout of internet in Australia through Perth company Pentanet.
Facebook has slowed its product rollout to address the crisis caused by damaging media reports.
Former Facebook employee Frances Haugen testifies to Congress how Facebook’s moderation rules and algorithms favour elites, foster discord and let drug cartels use its services.
Facebook is battling duelling crises as it tries to fix a large-scale outage of its dominant social network and deal with a whistleblower’s damning revelations.
Apple may not put cinematographers out of work with its latest iPhone feature but it could help you become the next Hitchcock.
The National Basketball League, Melbourne Victory soccer club and Golf Australia are among sporting bodies exploring marketing opportunities using blockchain.
This Sydney start-up is on track to join the likes of Afterpay and Airwallex, closing a global $110m funding round.
The ACCC has argued against recommending that consumers choose who they share their data with for digital advertising purposes.
Despite all the concerns and reservations about its content, TikTok says it has one billion active users and is growing exponentially.
One of Canva’s earliest backers says the start-up is growing at record pace, but should hold its horses when it comes to an IPO.
One of Australia’s wealthiest businesswomen, Maxine Horne, will expand her wellness empire after finalising a $110m sale of her telco shops to Telstra.
The iPhone 13 is clearly an improvement on iPhone 12 and the four variants offer amazing camera capability. Is it worth the upgrade?
Fresh from a blockbuster $39bn merger, the buy now pay later darling is unveiling a new key feature.
Telstra’s CEO Andy Penn has described the telco as a long-term holder of Foxtel, saying its content is ‘highly valued’.
SpaceX's first all civilian space flight is due to blast off from the Kennedy Space Centre within a few hours.
Four iPhone 13 models, a new iPad, iPad mini and Apple Watch were unveiled at a launch event early Wednesday.
A ruling seen as a partial victory for the iPhone maker describes it as being on the brink of having monopoly power.
One of Covid’s legacies is a rewriting of how we conduct business and for many, the change will be permanent.
QR code check-ins in NSW should display people's vaccination status by the time 70 per cent of the public are double vaccinated.
Microsoft and the Australian Institute for Machine Learning have signed a deal that will radically change how satellite data is handled in space.
Apple says it will launch its next generation iPhone on September 14 at an event to be streamed from Apple Park in California.
Sir James Dyson, notoriously secretive about his inventions, is poised to move into robotics, energy storage and artificial intelligence.
The RBA and other central banks are aiming to develop shared platforms for cross-border transactions using multiple CBDCs.
The US tech unicorn wants less Snoop Dogg and more local celebrities as it ramps up a local expansion on its talent platform.
Google is investing in Germany’s potential and supporting the transition to a digital and sustainable economy.
The Sony ZV-E10 is a dream come true for video loggers, and a Swiss Army knife for consumer oriented cameras.
The tech company has faced criticism for years over alleged anticompetitive practices in connection with the App Store.
Facebook, Google and Apple have gone from inventors to ‘serial acquirers’, prompting the need for competition reform, says ACCC boss Rod Sims.
Sextech start-ups like Sydney-based Normal are finding opportunity in a once-stigmatised space.
Afterpay’s co-CEOs have spelled out their plans for a blockbuster $39bn merger with US tech giant Square.
As Tim Cook celebrates his 10th anniversary at the helm, the world’s most valuable company faces fresh challenges
The TCL Nxtwear G is a pair of frames that house two micro OLED screens, which simulate a huge 140-inch cinema screen right before your eyes
Hungry Australians will be able to get groceries on demand within an hour under a new partnership between Woolworths and Uber Eats.
From Apple’s rainbow iMacs to Peloton’s at-home fitness revolution, the latest life enhancers do just that.
Virtual reality and other new technologies are changing the way Australians play sport, entertain themselves and get through lockdowns.
Range anxiety could soon be a thing of the past, with electric vehicle drivers promised they’ll be able to will travel anywhere in Australia within five years ... well, almost anywhere.
An army of stork robots that disperse coral babies into damaged areas of the reef too dangerous for humans are the latest tech solution being used to save the icon.
Australia is playing a crucial role monitoring the increasing danger presented by space junk.
The custodian of the Nokia Brand has released a smartphone it claims offers military grade toughness.
Australia’s competition tsar Rod Sims says an investigation into Facebook’s completed acquisition of search engine Giphy is ongoing, after his UK counterpart flagged competition concerns.
Kamikaze drones, relentlessly hunting down and attacking dozens of people, without any human in control, isn’t science fiction.
After a three-year grind of implementing Telstra’s T22 strategy, most of which went rather unloved by the market, Andy Penn has the telco starting to hum again.
A foldable phone, flip phone, two smartwatches and new wireless earbuds were unveiled at Samsung’s much-anticipated Unpacked event.
Taiwanese brand HTC seems to have beaten Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg to the punch when it comes to staking out the metaverse.
Australia’s biggest telcos are facing Federal Court action for underperforming broadband plans.
The telco giant is set to scoop up software firm MedicalDirector after reaching a deal with owner Affinity Equity Partners.
An eight-sided polyhedron has been crucial to helping me manage the way I work from home. Here’s how you can put it to good use yourself.
This Aussie company is now worth half a billion dollars as the global meat-free craze continues to sizzle.
It is the first time in five years the $2.2bn company SafetyCulture has appointed a director, as it seeks to expand its safety software and app brand around the world
An online security firm has warned that the federal government‘s digital Covid vaccination certificates will be easy to forge without better security.
The newly minted ability to store your digital Covid vaccination certificate in your phone throws up the question of just how will it be used?
Digital vaccination certificates for Covid are now available in Australia and you can download them to an Apple Wallet on an iPhone.
American financial services and digital payments giant Square plans to acquire Australia’s buy now, pay later star Afterpay.
A Covid-fighting disinfectant that lasts more than 15 weeks has achieved TGA approval in Australia despite a ban being slapped on it in the US this month.
The new fund aims to raise $US200 million through the Airwallex founders and other investors, according to Jack Zhang.
The result comes despite a drop in Xbox content and services revenue for the software giant.
The tech giant says it will develop the app in consultation with child safety experts, as it unveiled a suite of new safety features.
Rivian plans to launch three new models in 2021, including commercial delivery vans for Amazon.com.
A US start-up says it’s built an inexpensive battery that can discharge power for days using Australia’s biggest export: iron.
Tennis Australia has formed a venture capital fund targeting technology and health start-ups, and has clinched a multimillion-dollar deal for its first investment.
This Sydney tech start-up has tripled its valuation in just six months, and is not planning on slowing down.
Huawei’s fall has left space in the Australian market for other phone brands to thrive.
A lack of government funding for GPs to perform Covid-19 and flu tests means the US is first in line for Ellume’s rapid point-of-care tests.
The Morrison government will launch a massive operation led by the Australian Federal Police to strike back against ransomware attackers in Australia and Russia.
Telstra chief executive Andy Penn has issued a stern warning about the rise of supercomputers and artificial intelligence.
Microsoft users will soon run complete Windows 10 desktop systems that exist only in the cloud.
The Oppo Find X3 Pro 5G‘s microlens turns your phone into a portable microscope. That’s a wonderful thing, but it can be a case of too much information.
The interest in emerging foldable and flip phones was subdued during the pandemic, but now momentum is building afresh, with Samsung to unveil new devices for the global market.
Nike’s $370 ‘premier racing shoe’ sure looks weird — but does all that technological wizardry pay off?
Just as humanity has grappled with creating a vaccine for coronavirus, some technologists say we desperately need a ‘vaccine’ for ransomware.
Apple wants to appeal today’s Federal Court appeals decision, and lawyers say that means heading to the High Court.
The NSW Department of Education is working to restore online access after a debilitating cyberattack that threatens to disrupt students working online.
Former president Donald Trump is suing Facebook, Twitter and Google to restore his social media accounts.
Australian cyber experts say the increasing ransomware attacks across the world are only going to get worse.
Sports Moments says it has struck a deal with Australian sporting codes to adapt non-fungible tokens to trading cards and moments.
Safety regulations and fear of accidents are the greatest impediment to the mass rollout of driverless cars, says Uber’s global chief Dara Khosrowshahi.
It’s becoming increasingly obvious that many Windows 10 computers will be incapable of running the new Windows 11.
Liberal senator Sarah Henderson has lashed out at Telstra for preventing Australian mobile phone users from roaming between signal towers.
Amazon’s digital assistant can also praise or prompt children when they read aloud, and tell parents what books kids choose.
A US judge dismissed government antitrust lawsuits against Facebook before the cases barely got off the ground.
Non-fungible tokens could protect artificial intelligence-generated music which is the subject of copyright infringements.
Australian inventor Ric Richardson’s amazing story where he took on big tech and achieved a $530m court judgment has lessons for today.
Microsoft used human brain scans to help evaluate design elements of its new Windows 11, unveiled overnight.
Antivirus software pioneer John McAfee dies in jail after Spanish court approves extradition to the US over tax evasion.
RMIT University in Melbourne will launch a space hub where businesses wishing to use satellite data can get advice, technical support and research data.
If you’re a journalist or writer, an AI-created portfolio of your contributions on the internet may come in handy.
NSW to join Victoria and South Australia in implementing a controversial tax on electric vehicles.
ASIC will review of its assessment of the prospectus for Nuix’s ill-starred sharemarket debut, but its new chair argues weeding out dud IPOs is not its job.
Australia’s most senior corporate regulators have been accused under parliamentary privilege of a conflict of interest over a company that’s wiped out nearly $3bn in ASX investor wealth.
I’m pedalling furiously on a Peloton Bike Plus strategically stationed in front of a big window with a multimillion-dollar view of Sydney Harbour.
Apple’s ‘spatial audio’ is being hailed as the biggest change in how we listen to music since stereo.
The resignations are the first fallout in a scandal that has highlighted Japan’s business-government ties.
A raft of bipartisan legislation aimed at reining in big tech has been proposed, including a bill that seeks to make Amazon split or shed some of its products.
Australia needs to launch more online attacks against cybercriminals to reduce ransomware attacks, technology security analysts have warned.
The amount of time kids spend staring at the screen at the expense of what used to be normal play and exercise is of real concern.
Dozens of US and European websites went offline overnight due to an internal glitch at a major cloud-service provider.
Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian is spending millions, tech investors Schwarzenegger and Sacca are on board and Bella Hadid’s ‘f***ing addicted’ to them.
Apple has spent two hours announcing an avalanche of new software features coming to iPhones, iPads, Macs, Apple Watch and Apple TV.
The University of Adelaide has dressed down its cyber security team after a simulated phishing exercise went wrong.
Apple is reported to be contemplating turning iMessage into a social network. Could it work?
Chinese tech giant launches own operating system to rival Android after U.S. sanctions; Samsung and Microsoft failed in similar challenges.
The Australian arm of one of the world’s largest meat processors remains in limbo after being hacked in a massive ransomware attack believed to originate from Russia.
From Tuesday, storing your smartphone photos with Google Photos will no longer be free beyond the first 15GB. So what should you do?
As the Swiss have their watches and the Danes their furniture, maybe Australia could have its artificial intelligence.
Sydney’s tech start-up scene is levelling up, building the jobs of the future and creating billionaires in the process. Here are the five hi-tech companies leading the charge.
Matthew Pavlich and James Begley have global aspirations for the software they built for their own talent booking business.
Aussie entrepreneur and investor James Spenceley is excited after comparing notes on his Airtasker listing with the public debut of Swoop on Thursday.
The Tesla boss has been under fire for sparking the sell-off which has halved the value of many cryptoassets in May.
The incident comes amid growing calls for a national cyber security education campaign.
Bitcoin plunged another 12pc, extending a week of declines after regulators in the US and China ratcheted up scrutiny on cryptocurrencies.
In a world gripped by Covid, cyber attacks are escalating dramatically, with big ransoms being paid.
In a world gripped by Covid, with technology critical, cyber attacks are escalating dramatically, with big ransoms being paid.
Apple TV 4K has quietly morphed to a generation two version and I’ve been trying it out.
Swimming Australia will use a state-of-the-art training and competition data analytics system for the first time at the Tokyo Olympics.
Apple says it will roll out spatial audio music with Dolby Atmos support in Apple Music from next month.
AWS country manager Adam Beavis has lauded the crucial role that the cloud played with workforces at home during the pandemic.
A French subsidiary of Japanese industrial giant Toshiba has been hit by the same shadowy group that disrupted a major US fuel pipeline.
Colonial Pipeline’s apparent decision to pay a $US 5 million ransom can only validate ransomware attacks in the eyes of hackers.
Amazon has successfully appealed an antitrust order in the EU to pay $US295m in back taxes.
The IT community has welcomed tech-focused initiatives in the budget but vision and filling vacant IT jobs remains an issue.
With $US10 billion contract mired in litigation from Amazon, defence officials are reviewing other options to move forward.
The first thing I noticed about Roxxxy was not her improbable proportions but the look frozen on her face, somewhere between pleasant surprise and utter horror.
IBM says it has prototyped a new computer chip smaller than the width of a single strand of human DNA.
The tech industry seems mainly supportive of the Morrison government’s $1.2bn digital economy strategy although some say Australia still lags in technology development.
The prospect of a painful legal action forced aerial mapping firm Nearmap to place itself into a trading halt on Wednesday just as its shares had surged.
Optus CEO Kelly Bayer Rosmarin says it’s about time telco networks did more for customers other than just basic plumbing.
The communications regulator has hit Telstra with a record $1.5m fine involving local number porting.
The global chip crunch will only worsen with new technology that we use in our daily lives impacted.
Apple AirTags are amazing, but $679 Hermès luggage tags and talk of electronic stalking raise eyebrows.
Shares in Australia’s biggest tech company have soared after a bumper quarterly period.
The world’s biggest consumer technology fair is back as a person-to-person event, but can the world attend in January?
Record sales by Google’s parent fuelled by a surge in digital ad spending, strengthening the giant amid bids to curtail its power.
Elon Musk says there’s a ‘real shift’ in perception of electric vehicles, as Tesla’s quarterly sales jumped 74pc.
Ignore the doomsayers of the world. For the newly minted Generation Alpha, the future’s bright.
David Teoh’s bumper termination payout comes despite his company’s valuation tumbling by $1bn, and amid assurances his exit was always ‘part of the plan’.
Bluetooth beacons that mean the search for your lost keys just got easier among an avalanche of new Apple products.
Two iPad Pros, seven coloured iMacs, a purple iPhone 12 and new Apple 4K TV are revealed at a power-packed event.
In a rush to claim orbital real-estate, competitors ask regulators to clamp down on SpaceX’s Starlink project.
Two Wall Street veterans plan to smash the Rolodex and use technology to shake-up the dealmaking market.
Google is facing massive penalties for misleading millions of Australians about how their personal data was stored and used.
Hacking and cyberattacks are key drivers of the freshly announced US sanctions against Russia.
Eighty per cent of internet users say they don’t have enough control over how their data is used and abused, but a new solution is on the way.
The leaking of details of 530 million Facebook users shows yet again there is a dire need for all of us to create a safer online presence.
Australia’s competition regulator says it is aware of an alleged secret Google program in which the tech giant boosted its own ad-buying systems over competitors.
Australia is behind in developing a strategy for adopting artificial intelligence, a situation that’s impacting investment.
The next big listing on Wall Street will be a disappointment — at least for cryptocurrency purists.
The office cleaner of coming years will be replaced by robot vacuum fleet managers, in charge of several autonomous robotic vacuums.
The Sydney design company is now one of the fastest growing software companies in history.
Boileau Business Technology has launched a digital signage division following a hit to its traditional printer services caused by the work-from-home revolution.
A massive leak of surveillance data held by the Chinese government has exposed Australian travellers to identity theft.
Counting of votes cast by Amazon employees has begun to decide whether Alabama would become the first union shop at the e-commerce colossus.
Apple has announced it again will hold a virtual form of its Worldwide Developers Conference in June.
The former Attorney General will replace Karen Andrews, who is taking on the Home Affairs portfolio.
David Teoh in surprise exit from TPG board to ‘pursue other interests’, while son also departs following assault conviction.
There’s a lot of money to be made by splitting Telstra. But there are dangers, including for SMSFs and other small investors.
The famous Parkes radio telescope will provide ground station support for one of the first commercial lunar landings probably later this year.
The famous Parkes radio telescope will provide ground station support for one of the first commercial lunar landings later this year.
The CEO of a Malaysian blockchain company was the winning bidder, as the digital collectible trade heats up.
There’s an easy way to shoot professional-looking video interviews of people for journalism, documentaries, or for fun.
Winter storms and crammed ports in the US add to disruptions of production and supplies during the pandemic.
NSW Police Commissioner Mick Fuller's idea of a sexual consent app has generated plenty of debate. Does technology have any role to play?
Amazon has unveiled plans to launch a health care service across the United States, including telemedicine and home care visits.
LG is back in the Australian laptop market with its elegant Gram range of Windows laptops.
Oppo has launched its premium Find X3 series as its star continues to rise in Australia,
Australian businesses and universities would be natural partners with our aligning interests in innovation and new solutions.
The competition tsar says he's confident the tech giant will reach deals with Australia's major publishers.
Shares of Tesla, Roku and Square rose substantially, while heavyweights Apple, Amazon.com and Facebook are also up.
US connected-fitness maker Peloton will enter the Australian market in the second half of this year.
An academic paper has ignited a firestorm inside Google, across AI field over how the technology is being developed, by whom and its potential dangers.
The veneer of the equality of women in the technology industry vanishes the deeper you delve.
Australia’s health regulator has finally approved the long-awaited Apple Watch electrocardiogram feature.
Australia’s health regulator has finally approved Apple’s ECG function on its watches, paving the way for full functionality down under.
Subsidies and more choices have helped spur consumer demand, but China serves as a warning that such momentum can be fleeting.
A venture capital group backed by the Darling and Wilson families is launching its first public fund to invest in US software start-ups.
Australia’s competition regulator points to deals that smaller media organisations have already done with Facebook and Google.
EU countries face a June deadline to adopt national versions of a law that aims to improve media producers’ bargaining position against tech powerhouses.
Anti-vaccination candidates are contesting every seat in the West Australian election in March as activists around the country seize on the COVID-19 immunisation rollout.
The competition regulator’s merger law reform options could affect the fundamental shape of the economy for decades.
It’s time for Australian businesses and services to develop a Plan B to rid themselves from an utter dependence on Facebook.
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Former ACCC boss warns Facebook it could face class actions and even prosecution over its controversial news ban.
The nation’s leading health authorities have condemned Facebook for blocking genuine COVID-19 advice days before the rollout of the Pfizer vaccine.
Social media giant Facebook has blocked both users and publishers from sharing or viewing news content, citing Australia’s proposed media bargaining code.
8K TV remains an enigma. There aren’t 8K telecasts in Australia. Our streaming movie services offer 4K at best. Why then have an 8K set?
Microsoft wants the US to follow Australia’s lead and make tech giants pay for news, further putting it at odds with Google and Facebook.
A US plan to force the sale of TikTok’s American operations to a group including Oracle and Walmart has been shelved indefinitely.
China’s Huawei Technologies has filed a lawsuit in the US disputing its designation as a national security threat.
Technology giants such as Alphabet, Amazon and Apple are more dominant than a year ago thanks to a greater reliance on their services during the pandemic.
After a decade of rapidly falling costs, the rechargeable lithium-ion battery is poised to disrupt industries.
Alarm rises over iPhone 12 handsets potentially interfering with pacemakers and implanted defibrillators.
Telstra will push ahead with cuts of up to 1425 jobs as part of its massive staff retrenchment exercise.
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos says he will give up his role as chief executive of the tech and e-commerce giant.
Brisbane’s Ellume is at the forefront of the US government’s COVID-19 response, after signing a $303m deal to produce at-home tests.
The US government is being pressured to retract its objections to Australia’s news media bargaining code, amid accusations its public stance is a threat to high-quality journalism.
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The ACCC interim report released on Thursday accuses Google of abusing its dominance of the $3.4bn sector.
The chief executive of local start-up success story, Fast, has just closed a mammoth $100m funding round.
CBA boss Matt Comyn is expected to announce a sizeable lift in the bank’s $1bn-a-year technology budget in an update on Thursday.
Corporate regulator halts credit applications after cyber attack, says some credit information may have been viewed.
The incoming Biden administration is preparing to take a more active approach to technology policy.
PM delivers searing reprimand to Google, Facebook after they issue fresh threats to shut down search, news sharing in Australia.
IBRS says Australian businesses put themselves at risk in the way they deployed Microsoft Teams during the pandemic.
Apple CEO Tim Cook hints at lifting the suspension of Parler if it eliminates incitement content.
The Federal Government’s COVIDSafe app did not uncover contacts of COVID-19 cases in the recent holiday outbreaks.
Encryption plays a vital role but it can be exploited for nefarious means. The safety of the public must come first.
Executives from Google and Facebook are set to front a Senate committee hearing, as debate reaches fever pitch.
Samsung has unveiled its premium Galaxy S21 smartphone range. It’s available from January 29.
Semiconductor giant Intel’s dumping of Bob Swan follows technology missteps, market-share losses and hedge fund pressure.
Twitter has followed up suspending Donald Trump by removing more than 70,000 QAnon accounts.
A medically graded sensor that claims to detect the signs and symptoms of an early COVID-19 infection is among gadgets revealed at CES.
MicroLED, 8K resolution, and TVs with short throw projectors are in focus as manufacturers release details of new smart TVs ahead of CES 2021.
Donald Trump uses official @POTUS account to suggest he’ll build an alternative platform to keep posting on social media.
Agencies fight back against specially-modified encrypted mobile phones that have become central to organised crime.
Facebook has banned Donald Trump from the platform indefinitely due to his efforts to incite violence, CEO Mark Zuckerberg says.
Previous generations have had to be content to look at pictures of their deceased loved ones, but today’s tech-savvy generation has come to expect more — with potentially creepy results.
ACCC chair flags more uncertainty ahead but also reforms relating to electricity, gas and the tech giants.
The US technology giants not only rose above the carnage of 2020 but gained from it. So what will 2021 bring for Big Tech?
Buy now pay later has delivered Afterpay riches, particularly for its executives after they embarked on an options bonanza.
Breakthroughs in medicine and technology, set to roll out this year, bring hope of a healthier, more entertaining future.
Beijing may take a larger stake in Jack Ma’s businesses in a bid to tighten tech oversight, but it’s a tough balancing act for China.
Treasury and Defence are among a number of federal government departments that have failed to fully implement a cybersecurity system designed to protect them from malicious emails.
The quicker the delivery is, the more likely a consumer will jump online instead of jump in their car.
Anti-monopoly probe into Alibaba is Beijing’s strongest action yet against the tech giant and its billionaire founder Jack Ma.
Celebrity chef and conspiracy theorist banned from Facebook after he repeatedly shared COVID-19 misinformation.
Using Star Wars language as a code, Google and Facebook agreed to work together against any probe into online ads, a lawsuit says.
A US military aircraft has flown for the first time with an artificial intelligence robot co-pilot sharing command of operations.
A planned corporate metamorphosis into a share-trading service by neobank Xinja has run into a trademark fight with a tech entrepreneur.
Owning an NBA team is about the next 10-20 years, rather than just upcoming seasons, Atlassian CEO says.
Google targeted by a second antitrust suit from US states in two days, this time alleging monopoly abuse in the search market.
ASG Group is expanding its groundbreaking traineeship program to employ more Indigenous IT consultants.
Draft EU rules to be unveiled today would see tech giants heavily fined and even banned for serious and repeated breaches.
A new phenomenon is occurring across the c-suite in companies: the rise and rise of the chief information officer.
Airbnb co-founder Joe Gebbia, who became a multi-billionaire when his company listed on Friday, says a pandemic won’t change peoples desire to travel.
Airbnb’s successful IPO follows a difficult year for the homesharing company, which has had to readjust in the pandemic.
News of the first COVID-19 jabs has sparked an avalanche of vaccine misinformation, says NewsGuard.
Apple wants to own the audio experience produced by its devices by finally announcing over-ear headphones.
A cutting-edge Australian-US tech firm in the disabilities sector will list on the ASX on Monday.
Australia has some of the world’s most capable hackers, and they might be our most underutilised and underappreciated workforce.
Parents can manage children’s online encounters with Apple Family Setup now in Australia.
The global professional services giant is acquiring this Victorian tech company and its 50 staff.
Tesla will expand trials of its full self driving (FSD) software allowing autonomous driving in about two, says CEO Elon Musk.
Britain will unleash a new watchdog on Google, Facebook and other tech giants in an effort to limit their power.
Scott Morrison will create a cyber security role in cabinet as part of a ministerial reshuffle.
Uber chief executive Dara Khosrowshahi says his company will launch an internal investigation into a recent spate of food delivery driver deaths and ramp up its safety protocols.
GetSwift’s plans to delist from the ASX and redomicile in Canada have hit a major hurdle, with Treasurer Josh Frydenberg stepping in.
The Microsoft Surface Laptop Go is small, light, stylish and affordable, but is it the laptop for you?
Conservative social media site Parler shows that offering free speech to everyone is a lofty ideal.
Perth based Nuheara has achieved the rare accolade of a listing in Time Magazine’s top 100 inventions in 2020.
This asset manager says risks in market darling Afterpay seem heavily skewed towards the downside.
Facebook, Twitter accused of of political censorship and failing to stop spread of misinformation in US Senate hearing.
Apple has delivered power in its new 13-inch MacBook Pro equivalent to a premium model costing $1000 more.
The ‘Resilience’ launch is the first of what the US hopes will be many missions for Elon Musk’s company.
ASIC on Monday is expected to make public a report detailing both its concerns and insights into the buy now, pay later industry.
Elon Musk says he believes he has a mild case of COVID-19 after receiving conflicting test results.
Former US ambassador to Australia Jeffrey Bleich has found a place at the intersection of law, politics and technology with forensic software company Nuix.
Telstra has unveiled its biggest shake-up since privatisation, with plans to split the business into three separate entities.
The pending arrival of a vaccine won’t replace the need for rapid testing and one key question remains: do we have enough freezers?
The next-generation Xbox Series X flagship console and the accompanying Xbox Series S already are a huge buzz.
The decision by NSW to mandate QR codes at venues and centralise the collection of check-in data is a major new step in using digital contact tracing.
Stored-value facilities should form a new class of regulated product, a review recommends.
Ridesharing and food delivery companies such as Uber can treat drivers as contractors and not employees following a massive electoral win in California.
The CEO’s role appears safe, after his leadership drew scrutiny from one of Wall Street’s toughest activist investors.
Apple’s fourth generation iPad Air sits between the basic iPad and premium iPad Pro as the “just right” iPad.
The Chinese tech giant has fell behind Samsung in global smartphone shipments during the third quarter.
Gold Coast firm Gilmour Space and Griffith University have signed a five-year deal to locally develop and launch low earth orbit satellites.
Apple is rumoured to be building its own search engine as the US antitrust spotlight zooms in on its multi-billion Google Search deal.
The CEOs of Twitter, Facebook and Google were accused of political bias during a US Senate hearing itself accused of being ‘a sham’.
The Australian Fonzarelli NKD produces plenty of power for a small electric motorcycle.
The US government has insisted on the need to ban TikTok and has set November 12 for closure.
Peter Dutton has unloaded on Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg, saying the company was facilitating child sexual abuse at ‘incomprehensible’ levels.
Shape of deal could turn on whether federal judge blocks app’s shutdown or bolsters U.S. demand for sale by ruling against TikTok.
Woolworths CEO Brad Banducci says there is no going back on digital revolution, saying digital will double in-store visits in a few short years.
COVID-19 has brought e-commerce to the fore light never before, so what are the secrets to success
The chief executives of Facebook, Twitter and Alphabet will face questions about their policies for moderating content on their internet platforms.
Vinomofo is reportedly gearing up for an IPO before the year’s end, with the company now valued at more than $300m.
Video-sharing app asks judge to stop U.S. from imposing measures that would essentially force a shutdown of TikTok’s U.S. operations next month.
Google Pixel 5 offers great photography features, runs Android cleanly and delivers on 5G.
Apple has embraced 5G, unveiling four iPhone 12 models, but faster 5G mmWave won’t be on Australian handsets.
When 31,000 backers sink $24 million into a Danish e-bike, you want to ride it to understand why.
Remote tech workers who leave expensive housing areas such as San Francisco and take advantage of cheaper regions will earn less.
The world’s most valuable public company is planning to unveil a new line of iPhones that will operate on 5G networks.
Export sales platform Aumake.com.au has launched an e-commerce marketplace that can help Australian companies sell goods into China.
Google has maintained its argument against copyright in its 10-year court battle with Oracle.
The control of the pandemic sees Lime share electric bikes return to Sydney but they are not the green ones of old.
A US government effort to break up Facebook from Instagram and WhatsApp would defy established law.
Google says it will pay publishers more than $US1bn ($A1.4bn) over three years to license news content for a new product.
Infrastructure specialist Cloudflare has celebrated 10 years by launching a set of analytics tools, dubbed Cloudflare Web Analytics.
Large spikes in data usage through the COVID crisis demonstrate a ‘mismatch’ in the NBN pricing system, says Optus CEO.
Amazon’s Werner Vogels says the tech giant thrives by having small teams that behave like start-ups.
A building believed to be a research facility operated by telecommunications giant Huawei is ablaze in the southern China city of Dongguan.
Melbourne software company Panviva says it is experiencing strong demand in the US to assist with COVID-19 contact tracing.
Some 60 per cent of Australians believe privacy concessions should be made to help fight COVID-19.
South Australian company Entrust Global is using a blockchain-type system to help track the authenticity of wine, and fight wine fraud.
I thought my generation was the last that bothered much with handwriting. Apparently not.
A US judge says she is convinced that there are no viable substitute platforms or apps for the Chinese-speaking and Chinese-American community.
Global platform Zwift has attracted a massive $615 million investments in virtual cycling.
Trump administration to ban downloads of popular apps, which are active participants in China’s civil-military fusion.
ACCC chair Rod Sims has moved to dispel myths and misinformation about the upcoming mandatory media bargaining code.
A pandemic and reduced adventure travel hasn’t stopped GoPro further improving its premium action camera.
Before 3am, I’m preparing to hunker down in front of my desktop to watch Apple’s latest product reveal, streamed from Steve Jobs theatre in Cupertino.
Quality earbuds have come to market under a brand name we associate with the 60s vinyl era.
SoftBank Group is nearing a deal to sell British chip designer Arm Holdings to Nvidia for more than $US40 billion ($55bn).
Artificial intelligence and big data are being unleashed across Australian businesses to combat predicted shortages in the lead-up to Christmas.
Nearly half of Australians would consider subscribing to a car rather than buying one, new research says.
TikTok’s parent ByteDance is discussing with the US government possible arrangements to avoid a full sale of its US operations.
Urgent need to revitalise Australia’s manufacturing sector, says former Dow Chemical chief executive Andrew Liveris.
The foldable phone was supposed to up-end the smartphone industry, but so far it has flopped.
Rob Le Busque has a warning to go with the laudable tech acceleration by business in response to the pandemic.
The venture capital arm of the Tarascio family is joining with former Aconex founder Leigh Jasper to bankroll a new tech fund.
Josh Frydenberg has declared he won’t be intimidated by scare tactics from Facebook and Google.
Australia’s buy now, pay later stocks have continued their wild ride up and down the bourse.
As artificial intelligence becomes increasingly user-friendly, the benefits of adoption are clear
The valuation of Australia’s buy now, pay later stocks may seem ludicrous, but they are still just getting started.
Shares in buy now, pay later provider Zip defied the broader market on Wednesday and soared by 31 per cent.
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An unusual looking high tech toothbrush has attracted half a million dollars of crowd-funding.
The $US1 trillion valued Google is playing hardball with Australian media over demands it pays to use their content.
The company once known as Vodafone Hutchinson Australia has copped a hefty COVID-19-related hit in its first results as a combined entity.
Shares in Afterpay hit a new high on Thursday, as tech stocks continued to defy the pandemic.
Apple has doubled its market value in just two years to become the first $US2 trillion US company, as the tech sector surges.
Samsung’s new Galaxy Note20 Ultra 5G smartphone is the most sophisticated Android phone on the market.
The phenomenally popular TV series Game Of Thrones has spawned some worthwhile gaming spin-offs.
The company behind the hit video game Fortnite is spearheading a battle app developers have waged for years against two of the world’s tech giants.
This is the most important escalation yet of the threat to Australia posed by America’s confrontation with China.
The perennial second-placed telco has seized on the deep shifts under way in the market with new purpose.
Satellite comms company’s Speedcast’s proposed $US395m sale to lender Centerbridge could leave other creditors unhappy.
Facebook has become so powerful its collapse would have ‘catastrophic social and economic consequences’, researchers say.
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Covid-19 is changing our lives and accelerating Australia’s shift to a digital economy. It’s critical this momentum continues.
The industrial engineer has delivered one of the most lucrative business successions in history.
Researchers say it’s time to look beyond the COVIDSafe contact tracing app in harnessing phones to help fight coronavirus.
The Australian government’s decision not to ban TikTok has drawn ire from Huawei Australia.
Samsung has launched a flurry of new gadgets – phones, tablets, a watch, earbuds and a foldable, in a virtual “unpacked” event.
Google’s plan to buy Fitbit is facing monthslong delays amid a European Union inquiry which echoes Australian concerns.
Donald Trump is open to a US company buying TikTok, but says his government should be paid for clearing a deal.
The ACCC is trying to make tech giants pay for news content. If publishers aren’t careful, some money might flow the other way.
After almost losing his fortune in the last recession Elon Musk’s Tesla has sustained a profit through one of the worst economic shocks ever, thanks to a series of savvy moves in the pandemic.
Facebook and Google face hundreds of millions of dollars in fines if they don’t pay for news content used on their platforms.
Rojo the cat shows there are hidden complications to democracy by video. They can be overcome.
CEOs of the word’s tech giants are being grilled by both sides in Washington, accused of being a virtual ‘private government’ with way too much power.
The pandemic has led to a 27 per cent drop in smartphone sales in Australia, according to research firm Kantar.
Sitting on the couch with a laptop on your knee is no way to work from home. This is what you should do.
Government Services Minister Stuart Robert has fired a barb at Apple over the COVIDSafe contact tracing app.
The long-awaited return of America’s NBA season next week received some of its bounce from a small tech company in Queensland.
Australian expert on China warns UK business people will be enlisted to ‘do their dirty work for them’ in wake of Huawei exclusion.
A US TikTok ban seems almost inevitable which means TikTok celebrities will have to look elsewhere.
Australia must consider imposing economic and diplomatic sanctions to us from mass cyber attacks, according to the expert security strategy panel.
We are at a time when some robotic vacuum cleaners not only vacuum and mop, they see, speak and patrol your home.
Just days after India banned TikTok and dozens of other Chinese apps, a crop of lookalikes, such as Ding Dong, started climbing the charts.
Embattled social video platform TikTok could reconstitute as a US company to avoid being banned.
Security tightens around Australia’s vaccine trials after Russian hackers, with close links to the Kremlin, seek to steal vaccine information.
TikTok might consider a different corporate structure to avoid Chinese government influence and a ban in Australia and the US.
Britain has banned Huawei from the country’s new 5G mobile networks to protect critical systems from potential Chinese security threats.
Going online as a nation could help inform and reunify us in the fight against coronavirus.
There’s a snowballing story about apps that copy your phone or tablet clipboard contents and it begins with TikTok.
Sezzle has emerged as the new star of Australia’s fast-growing buy now, pay later players, but the sector’s white-hot run could be in danger.
Telstra has declared itelf carbon neutral while warning of a shortage of suitable offset projects in Australia.
ABC managing director David Anderson says the public broadcaster should be paid by Google and Facebook for the content they use.
The security of western business information held in dozens of data centres in Hong Kong faces review as China tightens its grip on the once British-run colony.
Remember innovation? If the economy is to prosper once more, we need to allow ideas to flourish
Universities will be key to reviving Australia’s economy and dragging it out of recession, says Ziggy Switkowski.
After seven years helming Australia’s most contentious and ambitious infrastructure project, Ziggy Switkowski can take a breath.
A NAB unit that works with doctors has revealed it was a cyber attack victim just days before the government revealed a wider attack across the nation.
Woolworths has been forced to pay a record million dollar fine for spamming customers after they had unsubscribed from promotional messages.
Australia’s industrial infrastructure faces a heightened security risk from state sponsored hackers.
The world’s iconic cycling race, Tour de France, will take place with real riders slogging it out in virtual depictions of Paris and France’s mountainous terrain.
The tech giant’s local boss says media companies get enough value from click-throughs, and shouldn’t be paid any extra.
Australia is playing a leading global role in fighting back against an increasingly aggressive Chinese Communist Party.
The Sydney tech giant says its new headquarters will be the world’s tallest hybrid timber building, and generate 2500 jobs.
Canva co-founders Melanie Perkins and Cliff Obrecht will target US politics as they donate their billions to ‘the greater good’.
A new menu system for iPhone, dance workout tracking on Apple Watch and a new chip for the Mac are among big changes unveiled by Apple.
A redesigned iMac all-in-one system will be a key announcement when Apple hosts its Worldwide Developers Conference this week
Senior intelligence sources have revealed the targets and aims of the cyber assault on Australia, as China issues a furious denial.
While Scott Morrison has not named China as the nation ‘sophisticated actor’ behind attacks, Beijing has issued an angry denial.
Recent BNPL entrant Splitit more than doubled its share price following the announcement of a new partnership with Mastercard.
US corporation Oracle has branded Google’s adtech advertising service as anticompetitive and monopolistic in a scathing submission to Australia’s competition regulator.
Sony’s latest console looks like it’s from The Jetsons, and it’s sure to be a hit this Summer.
Australia's technology start-ups are beginning to re-emerge from the COVID-19 winter, believing the worst is behind us.
The world’s red-hot glamour tech stocks are continuing to rally in the face of COVID-19, with US-based “big tech” only getting bigger.
While the health and wellbeing of employees is paramount, the health of IT systems and data cannot be ignored.
With the wider rebound in the market being questioned, the outlook for technology stocks appears stronger.
Australia’s emergence from shutdown has opened up a once-in-a-generation reform opportunity, according to Yasser El-Ansary.
FirstWave Cloud Technology has revamped its cloud-based security offering to cater to firms with staff working at home
Shares in Kogan.com touched $13 on Friday as the company’s market value eclipsed that of Myer and David Jones combined.
Australia will need more than 17,000 additional cyber security workers over five years to protect against ‘devastating’ attacks.
When New York ordered teachers to stop using Zoom videoconferencing for classes because of security concerns, the tech giant sprang into action.
Zoom’s pandemic transformation from obscure conferencing service to Wall Street star is confirmed by new revenue figures.
A new trans-Tasman app allows travellers to book accommodation, rent campervans and book tours and activities.
The President’s spat with Jack Dorsey’s empire could turn into a big headache for Big Tech — and might undermine reforms.
Elon Musk’s SpaceX rocket carrying two American astronauts has blasted off from the Kennedy Space Centre, launching a new era of private spaceflight and a revival of the US space program.
The US state of Arizona has followed the ACCC’s lead in filing a deceptive and unfair practices legal action against Google over location data.
NBN Co will radically increase consumer download speeds but many Australians will miss out.
Some 81 per cent of people working from home say their work/life balance has improved as a result of the enforced lockdown.
New Zealand, Canada, the UK, Peru, and some US states have approached the government about the COVIDSafe app.
Ticketek’s plan to recover from the total shutdown of public events includes a new agreement with Afterpay to lure credit-card averse Millennials.
Exiting lockdown brings new challenges for us and the government which has shifted the goalposts on the COVIDSafe app take-up.
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Products that Australia’s e-sports gaming professionals use will help you to work — and to play — more productively.
The former chief executive of Australia’s domain-name administrator has responded to claims in The Australian that he falsified his academic record, before departing the role last year.
Chris Griffith joins 350 singers in a massive virtual choir and discovers the tech bringing them together.
Businesses preparing to reopen in coming months now have an online planning tool to help them set up a coronavirus-safe workplace.
COVID-19 case data allegedly hacked from China’s Wuhan lab suggests the number of cases has been under-reported.
The government is confident more than 5.2m downloads of the COVIDSafe app will lead to an easing of social restrictions.
Employers are seeking the right to require employees to download the COVIDSafe app as a condition for returning to work.
Australia’s hospitals and medical data have been targeted by ‘a number of malicious actors’ during the coronavirus pandemic.
Afterpay shares rose by as much as 30pc with investors hoping its partnership with Tencent will lead to growth in Asia.
Data harvested by tech giants Google and Apple has illustrated the sharp impact of coronavirus containment measures.
Don’t underestimate the appeal of Apple’s new budget iPhone SE. We live in tough economic times.
The operation of the COVIDSafe app on iPhone is a big problem but an overseas report suggests help might be imminent.
A rise in revenue at Google’s parent suggests Silicon Valley might weather the pandemic better than others in the corporate world.
The COVIDSafe contact-tracing app is likely to face changes to address Bluetooth issues and an awkward user experience on iPhones.
Legislation will be key to convincing Australians to install a contact tracing app on their phones.
The Federal Government has defended choosing Amazon to store data uploaded from its contact tracing app.
NBN Co chief executive Stephen Rue believes the coronavirus will transform the way people work, learn, shop and seek medical advice.
Privacy concerns about TraceTogether stem from a poor understanding of how the app works.
More than 300 senior academics including around 240 professors across the world have signed a joint statement warning about privacy with contact tracing apps.
Bill Gates last week posted a three-second video on Instagram of himself hanging a sign in a window reading “Thank you health care workers.”
The government could struggle to meet one of its key targets for relaxing social-distancing restrictions and reigniting the economy.
Employees admit stealing confidential Tesla documents when they joined the Cannon-Brookes backed company.
The lower-priced iPhone is a bid by Apple to revitalise its biggest franchise by targeting a broader group of potential buyers.
The Communications Minister has backed a decision by France’s competition regulator in favour of publishers.
Reports of cyber abuse up by 50 per cent since social-distancing measures were introduced last month.
Reality can be hard to take right now, which makes virtual reality all the more appealing.
There is an instance where I might support a COVID-19 personal tracking app on my phone.
A group of teenagers has joined forces with a digital innovation centre to use 3D printers to make face shields for medical staff.
NBN network traffic has rocketed by more than 70 per cent during business hours and as much as 25 per cent in the evenings.
Google is tracking Australian mobile users’ movements to profile where we are going and what we are doing during the pandemic — and the change is stark
Internet demand is skyrocketing as Australians increasingly self-isolate and stay at home, a new snapshot of NBN Co data reveals.
Australia’s science agency has begun the first stage of testing potential vaccines for COVID-19.
Google search numbers have revealed a massive spike in interest in buying stocks as COVIT-19 hits.
We might be locked down in the real world, but in the virtual world, we are running wild.
Researchers have discovered more than 300,000 suspicious coronavirus-themed websites designed to trap the unwary.
Telstra boss Andy Penn’s comments show his telco is out of touch, according to this Macquarie Telecom executive.
Satellite data allowances are being boosted for NBN customers in rural and regional Australia.