Smart home standard Google Matter coming later this yearThe wait for Google Matter is slated to end later this year, whilst the company announced a new machine learning solution to protect Australia's Great Barrier Reef.May 11, 2022 by Julian Bingley in Google
Meta to begin testing NFTs on InstagramThe company also has future plans to roll out so-called digital collectibles on Facebook, and allow people to display and share them as AR stickers on Instagram Stories.May 10, 2022 by Julian Bingley in Metaverse
Clearview AI agrees to restrict sales of facial recognition technologyThe settlement reigns in a technology criticised for threatening Americans' privacy rights.May 9, 2022 by Julian Bingley in Security
Federal Court finds RI Advice failed to manage cybersecurity risks in landmark decisionThe company has been ordered by the court to pay AU$750,000 toward ASIC's costs.May 4, 2022 by Julian Bingley in Legal
SoftBank Vision Fund posts ¥3.5 trillion loss for last fiscal yearSoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son said the company and its fund should be taking a defensive posture.May 12, 2022 by Julian Bingley in Finance
China, India, Russia missing from future of internet pledge by US, EU, and 33 othersThe countries agreed to promote a democratic internet, whilst notable absent signatories included Russia, China, and India.April 28, 2022 by Julian Bingley in Internet of Things
German regulator to tackle Meta with new anti-trust rulesThe new provision enables the German Federal Cartel Office to intervene earlier and more effectively against the practices of large digital companies.May 4, 2022 by Julian Bingley in Social Media
SEC issues Nvidia $5.5m fine over inadequate cryptomining disclosuresThe SEC found that the GPU maker failed to disclose that cryptomining was a significant part of its gaming revenue.May 8, 2022 by Julian Bingley in Business
WhatsApp to roll out larger file size sharing, bigger groups, and new reactions featureIn line with last month's communities announcement, users can now send files up to 2GB in size at a time, protected by end-to-end encryption.May 5, 2022 by Julian Bingley in Social Media
ACMA to target SIM swap scams with new industry rulesThe industry watchdog will be granted a host of legal powers to enforce the rules.April 7, 2022 by Julian Bingley in Mobile Carriers