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Experts warn government and business must step up its cyber efforts
Tough words from the Prime Minister on Friday belie a lack of government action on cyber security, but could energise complacent companies, experts said.
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NSW centralises digital spending, establishing $1.6b fund
The $1.6 billion fund is in addition to an initial $100 fund, drawn last year from agency IT budgets, to enable whole-of-government approaches to digital services.
- Tom Burton
'Let me put it to words in English you can understand'
The former chief information officer of GetSwift says she was criticised by board members when she asked questions about ASX announcements the firm wanted to make.
- Liz Main
How the pandemic has helped Fineos accelerate growth
Having emerged relatively unscathed from the dotcom crash and GFC, the ASX-listed insurance software player is now capitalising on accelerated digital transformation journeys because of the pandemic.
- Yolanda Redrup
Afterpay rival Splitit surges 125pc on Mastercard deal
Shares in ASX-listed buy now, pay later fintech Splitit have soared more than 100 per cent after it announced a deal with Mastercard, to help global expansion.
- Paul Smith
ACCC to examine Google's acquisition of FitBit
The regulator says Google's purchase of FitBit last year raises concerns about the tech giant having too much power when it comes to consumers' personal data.
- Natasha Gillezeau
Opinion & Analysis
More questions than answers as PM goes on cyber offensive
The Prime Minister had nothing new to say about cyber attacks, as he called out China without mentioning it, but tech execs can use his words for much-needed investment.
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The product that can transform your home Wi-Fi
If you're lucky enough to live in a big house, the Amazon Eero "mesh" system will definitely boost your signal.
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Apple to sail through antitrust crackdown
Apple is being targeted by regulators, but investors looking beyond these threats can't see any significant long-term damage to the firm's money generating power.
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Biometric myopia risks stifling the facial recognition debate
The rush to suspend the use of facial recognition, and the use of reactive regulation, risks stifling the necessary responsible innovation to get the technology right.
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Will the faster version of 5G be worth the wait?
Telstra’s latest hotspot supports a very fast version of 5G known as "mmWave", which hasn't yet even been rolled out in Australia.
- John Davidson
- Opinion
- Review
Turn any old screen into a home office dream PC
The NUC has a silly name but is a very useful tiny computer that you can attach to the back of most screens to effectively turn them into an all-in-one computer.
- John Davidson
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- Cyber warfare
More questions than answers as PM goes on cyber offensive
The Prime Minister had nothing new to say about cyber attacks, as he called out China without mentioning it, but tech execs can use his words for much-needed investment.
- Updated
- Paul Smith
- Opinion
- Home entertainment
The product that can transform your home Wi-Fi
If you're lucky enough to live in a big house, the Amazon Eero "mesh" system will definitely boost your signal.
- John Davidson
US pulls out of global digital tax talks
The decision suspends the Trump administration's previous approach to find a global deal and could increase the likelihood that technology giants Amazon, Google and Facebook face a wave of foreign taxes.
- Jenny Leonard and Laura Davison
Twitter says you can now speak rather than type when you tweet
The feature will be available to a limited number of users on Apple's iOS platform for now and be rolled out for more iOS users in the coming weeks.
- Ayanti Bera and Elizabeth Culliford
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
Apple to sail through antitrust crackdown
Apple is being targeted by regulators, but investors looking beyond these threats can't see any significant long-term damage to the firm's money generating power.
- Tony Boyd
Macquarie Telecom pushes its sovereign advantage to government
Macquarie Telecom is building a second Canberra data facility to capture surging demand for cloud services from government agencies.
- Tom Burton
Amazon urged GetSwift to keep deal under wraps
'Please do not release the announcement from GetSwift,' Amazon's lawyer emailed in bold. GetSwift announced the deal the next day, sending its share price rocketing 119 per cent in three days.
- Liz Main
Bill Ferris mounts push for new innovation policies
JobKeeper is a 'well-designed prop-up', but Bill Ferris says the country needs to be thinking to 2030 and beyond.
- Yolanda Redrup
CIA turns to Kasada as bot attacks spike
Venture capital funds associated with the CIA and KKR have invested in an Australian cyber start-up to help it grow in the US.
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- James Eyers
- Opinion
- Privacy
Biometric myopia risks stifling the facial recognition debate
The rush to suspend the use of facial recognition, and the use of reactive regulation, risks stifling the necessary responsible innovation to get the technology right.
- Anna Jaffe and Kwok Tang
CBA warned GetSwift it had overblown $9b deal
The corporate regulator has accused former market darling GetSwift of misleading investors by claiming it had landed an agreement with a transaction value worth $9 billion with the bank.
- Liz Main
eBay execs sent critics cockroaches, pig foetus, bloody mask and porn
Six former eBay employees, including senior execs mounted an astonishing harassment campaign against the editors of an online newsletter, who had published critical articles.
- Natasha Singer
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- Investing
Beware the SoftBank-Credit Suisse financing loop
Supply chain finance typically provides a discounted advance on anticipated cash flow. Unfortunately, it can also mask early signs of trouble in a situation such as the pandemic.
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CSIRO signs AI deal with Microsoft
CSIRO will use AI to try and get plastic out of waterways, tackle illegal fishing and help farmers, while it is also digitising decades-worth of research to share globally.
- Paul Smith
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- Social media
TikTok targets Australia with new leadership team
The budding social media giant has firmed up its Australian presence by hiring former Google executives Lee Hunter and Brett Armstrong to top positions.
- Natasha Gillezeau
How TikTok is making advertising jingles cool again
The secret to going viral on TikTok can often be to find an unshakable earworm, and brands and advertisers are starting to rediscover the lost art of the catchy tune.
- Natasha Gillezeau
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- Cyber security
Hacked: Aussie websites for sale on dark web
ASX-listed companies, financial services firms and law firms are among hundreds of Australian websites for sale on the dark web.
- Ronald Mizen
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- Venture capital
Sicilia's Hostplus propels Bassat's Square Peg past $1b milestone
Super funds Hostplus and AustralianSuper have piled in to back a big new tech VC fund, as Square Peg Capital defied fears about the ravages of the COVID-19 recession.
- Yolanda Redrup and Paul Smith
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- AI
Australia joins world-first AI group to tackle ethics, commercialisation
A new global AI partnership pledges to guide its worldwide development, stopping dangerous applications before they're even made.
- Yolanda Redrup
