Archived News for IT Professionals
South Australia’s giant Tesla battery has delivered a $22 million profit in its first full year of operation.
'Trust' measures slammed
Australian scientists say the internet’s ‘trustability’ protocols are severely broken.
DHS rejigs CIO group
The Department of Human Services has restructured its chief information officer group.
Facebook targets fake ads
Facebook is attempting to bolster the accountability and transparency of political content in the current federal election campaign.
Foodora skips on big bill
Foodora owes nearly $8 million in unpaid wages and superannuation, but is expected to pay only a small fraction to its former employees.
New scheme for space tests
The Federal Government wants to pay companies to test space equipment in Australia.
Phone fight goes to court
Telstra is headed to Federal Court after its ads on the back of payphones were dubbed a “cash grab”.
TPG-Vodaphone deal denied
The competition regulator has opposed the planned merger of TPG and Vodaphone.
'Scope creep' surveillance warning
Reports say police face-matching software used during the Commonwealth Games was rushed and ineffective.
Diamonds zapped for new reading
Australian engineers have come up with a way to use a diamond nanoparticle as a thermometer.
Robo-debt wiped before court
The Department of Human Services (DHS) has wiped a $4,000 Centrelink ‘robo-debt’ just before a legal challenge.
Nine offloads regional news
Nine has sold more than 160 regional newspapers to a former Fairfax employee.
Tech giants using money trick
Facebook and Google continue to funnel most of their money out of Australia to the low-tax haven of Singapore.
Uber faces class action
The taxi industry has launched a class action alleging that Uber operated illegally in Australia.
Fibre study gives 3D view
A new technique could see normal optical fibre technology used to produce microscopic 3D images.
Hungry black hole watched
Australian astronomers have spotted swirling jets coming from a black hole in a “feeding frenzy”.