Bodegas and local grocers adopt delivery robotsA side-effect of the ongoing pandemic is a light speed shift in how mom & pops are adopting cloud-based technology and even robots.November 13, 2020 by Greg Nichols in Robotics
Manufacturing is becoming a major target for ransomware attacksA combination of the critical nature of manufacturing plants and security vulnerabilities mean hackers are eyeing up easy pay days - and attacks are on the rise.November 13, 2020 by Danny Palmer in Security
DHS rejects Trump's fraud claims: 'Election was most secure in US history'Department of Homeland Security's cybersecurity agency rejects US president Donald Trump's claims of election fraud.November 13, 2020 by Liam Tung in Security
L’Oreal debuts ‘virtual makeup’ for work from home video meetingsYou can use “Signature Face” to brighten up your look before jumping on the next Zoom work call.November 13, 2020 by Charlie Osborne in Innovation
This startup wants to fix your biased AI, one dataset at at timeA UK startup has released a new tool that could finally give coders a practical way of identifying bias in their datasets.November 13, 2020 by Daphne Leprince-Ringuet in AI & Robotics
Chainalysis launches program to manage cryptocurrency seized by law enforcementThe program will monitor and store virtual coins confiscated in criminal cases.November 13, 2020 by Charlie Osborne in Security
Amazon files lawsuit against Instagram, TikTok influencers over 'dupe' sales scamThe company claims influencers worked together to promote fake products listed on Amazon’s platform.November 13, 2020 by Charlie Osborne in Security
Info of 27.7 million Texas drivers exposed in Vertafore data breachVertafore blames incident on human error after user data was stored on an unsecured external storage service. The files were accessed by an external party.November 12, 2020 by Catalin Cimpanu in Security
Commonwealth skirts full support for half of 5G inquiry recommendationsFive recommendations noted with two supported in principle, as government says some recommendations are the responsibility of industry and states.November 12, 2020 by Chris Duckett in 5G
AGL makes its move into reselling NBN servicesGas and energy giant has begun to sell broadband under its own name.November 12, 2020 by Chris Duckett in Networking
Play VideoNSW firefighters get AU$192m from state government for equipment upgradesThe funding will be used to upgrade aerial fleets, existing emergency infrastructure, and the Fires Near Me app.November 12, 2020 by ZDNet Editors in Innovation
Australia Post using machine learning to tell you when to expect a deliveryIt will give customers a two-hour window for when a delivery will arrive, although it has mapped it down to plus or minus 15 minutes.November 12, 2020 by Asha Barbaschow in Innovation
US Commerce Department accepts court order to block Trump's TikTok banIt will appeal the court order, however.November 12, 2020 by Campbell Kwan in Legal
Labor to oppose Cashless Debit Card legislation and NT rolloutShadow Social Services Minister has called the government out for being 'absolutely determined to ram through and roll out this ideological obsession with broad-based compulsory income management'.November 12, 2020 by Asha Barbaschow in Innovation
Australian government warns of possible ransomware attacks on health sectorThe ACSC says it has seen an uptick in attacks targeting the health sector with SDBBot, a known precursor of the Clop ransomware.November 12, 2020 by Catalin Cimpanu in Security
Virgin Galactic's COO tapped as new Australian Space Agency bossEnrico Palermo will take over from Dr Megan Clark in January.November 12, 2020 by Asha Barbaschow in Innovation
Play VideoTelstra to provide NSW government with AU$328m internet upgradeIt will roll out 5,200 km of fibre to benefit 2,000-plus public schools.November 12, 2020 by ZDNet Editors in Networking
Palantir, citing global uncertainty, beats Wall Street’s Q3 expectationsThe shadowy provider of data mining technology to three-letter-agencies said results are benefitting from a global rise in uncertainty amidst the coronavirus pandemic.November 12, 2020 by Tiernan Ray in Big Data