Archived News for IT Professionals
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BOM sued over balloon crash
Legal action is being taken over a serious balloon incident in Victoria.
Defence drags out file shift
The Defence department will continue to store sensitive documents with a Chinese-owned firm, despite pledging to move them.
AI aiding eye health
Researchers say eye health is one of the areas where artificial intelligence is having the greatest effect.
Depression seen between Tweets
Experts say a person’s social media posts could reveal symptoms of depression.
Drones flown for health boost
A new project will investigate using drones for remote NT health delivery.
Molecules controlled for new CPU
Researchers are working on a way to compute using long-distance interactions between individual molecules.
New firm seeks giant fibre
A new company has announced plans to build a $1.5 billion, 20,000km fibre-optic “backbone” for Australia.
ACCC watching software deal
Regulators have some concerns about a proposed purchase by finance software giant MYOB.
Locals keen for gene edits
Australians have reported a high level of optimism about the new field of synthetic biology.
Cool future for local qubits
Australian researchers are working on a ‘cryogenic chip’ to boost the power of quantum computers.
New funds test home storage
Rheem has received government funding to see if it can store excess solar with hot water systems.
Slow response to Service hack
Up to 30,000 NSW residents do not know their private information was compromised in a massive hacking incident last year.
US spies buy location data
Reports show a US intelligence agency has been buying location data from tech companies.
Seven-year sweep yields galactic map
Australian researchers have created a new database of over 3,000 galaxies.