WeChat Pay follows Alipay in allowing foreign visitors to make payments in China
It has partnered up with Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Discover Global Network, and JCB to allow foreign visitors to link their credit cards to WeChat Pay.
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Australia to reform copyright laws in face of digital and COVID-19 world
The changes include a new fair dealing exception that allows cultural and educational institutions, governments, and other persons engaged in public interest or personal research to quote copyright material.
IBM and White House to provide supercomputing power for COVID-19 efforts
IBM's Summit will be provided to researchers as part of the consortium.
ANU applies space tech to predict future droughts and bushfires
The university used space technology to predict droughts and increased bushfire risk up to five months in advance.
Rio Tinto completes rollout of world-first autonomous iron ore rail operation
Mining Giant creates 'world's largest robot' as its driverless rail network goes live in Pilbara, Western Australia.
UQ develops new ultrasound that listens to bacteria and cells
The Australian university has a developed a world-first, ultra-precise ultrasound sensor that can measure miniscule random forces from surrounding air molecules.
NNNCo trials IoT network for Hunter region's water pipe network
25 kilometres of pipe mains will trial NNNCo's IoT network which will enable real-time monitoring of water pressure and flow.
Companion robot trialled in Victorian classrooms
La Trobe University is trialling a class companion robot at a Victorian school to help teachers with special needs students.
SpaceX launches 60 Starlink satellites
The payload sent on the Falcon 9 rocket weighs around 30,000 pounds.
Acer and UTS trial classroom program that monitors student movements
It uses laptops to collect data on students' hand gestures, eye movements through webcams, as well as mouse, keyboard, and digital pen movements to better understand the link between behaviour patterns and learning outcomes.