Archived News for IT Professionals - January, 2022
FWC rules on Menulog claim
The Fair Work Commission has ruled food delivery riders and drivers must be paid under the same rules as other truck and van couriers.
Mystery bursts emerge from space
A team mapping radio waves across the Universe has discovered something unusual.
CSIRO enhances high-tech diet
CSIRO has developed an AI weight loss coach to administer its data-driven diet.
E-planning costs decried
SA councils say an expensive new e-planning portal is not doing what it should.
F-35 processes picked apart
A software update being rolled out to F-35 fighter jets comes through an “immature, deficient and insufficiently tested” process, a review has found.
Sims reflects on tenure
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) chair Rod Sims will soon leave his position.
VR gives new sub view
Maritime archaeologists are allowing people to access a protected submarine wreck from the comfort of their homes.
5G fears impact travel
Travel disruptions over 5G infrastructure will have lasting flow-on effects, some officials claim.
Experts call for local eyes
Experts say Australia must build its own network of Earth Observation satellites.
Experts prove quantum viability
Australian researchers have proven that near error-free quantum computing is possible.
Medicare systems bring risks
Australia’s outdated Medicare billing technology could open the door to dangerous and expensive mistakes, a new report says.
MS buys embattled gamer
Microsoft is buying Activision in the video gaming industry's biggest deal yet.
Pezzullo warns of private spying
Tech firms are a bigger surveillance threat than government spies, a government figure has warned.
Clicks guide quantum compilation
Local engineers say quantum computers could be constructed cheaply and reliably using a new technique.
Microsoft reports on Ukraine hack
Microsoft says it has found destructive malware in Ukraine government agency systems.