Archived News for IT Professionals
Feds detail tech desires
The Federal Government has laid out its new safety expectations for tech firms.
Telcos slammed for speed claims
Court action has been launched against Telstra, Optus and TPG for allegedly misleading consumers over NBN maximum speeds.
Telstra buys GP booking
Telstra Health is buying GP clinical and practice management software company MedicalDirector for $350 million.
Local makes ancient maths find
An Australian expert has decoded what may be the world’s oldest example of applied geometry.
Locals bid for missile money
Local firms are bidding to become Australia’s next missile manufacturer.
Wire firm seeks new fields
A university spinoff company is seeking to commercialise superconducting wires.
COVIDSafe "rarely" helps
The Federal Government concedes that its COVIDSafe app has been “rarely used”.
Inventive AI accepted
Australia's Federal Court has opened the door to artificial intelligence being recognised as an inventor.
Services CIO heads south
The Victorian Government has hired Services Australia CIO Michael McNamara to lead a new digital arm of the Department of Premier and Cabinet.
Sky News slapped by YouTube
Sky News Australia has been suspended by YouTube after breaching its COVID-19 misinformation policy.
Citizens study Google influence
A new citizen science project will examine just how much influence search engines have over individuals.
Detailed star-sweep coming
NASA has backed one of the most precise tools ever built for detecting new planets outside our solar system.
AI set on protein view
An AI system has been trained to identify the billions of proteins that make up the human body.
ACCC to probe general giants
The ACCC is examining competition and consumer concerns with big online retail marketplaces such as eBay, Amazon, Kogan and Catch.
KPMG to check NBN subs' pay
Experts have been brought in to audit the pay regime for NBN subcontractors.
Space radar tests continue
Australian engineers are working on high-tech probes for human settlement in space.
Uber ordered to protect data
Uber breached the privacy of 1.2 million Australians in 2016, official stats show.