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Optus goes with Nokia for NB-IoT management
Nokia's management platform to be used by Singaporean-owned telco.
Australians are caring more about data privacy but don't know how to protect themselves
In a survey conducted by the OAIC, 70% of respondents consider the protection of their personal information to be a major concern in their lives.
Westpac agrees to AU$1.3 billion penalty for breaching anti-money laundering laws
Almost double the penalty the Commonwealth Bank paid for a similar faux pas back in 2018.
Fibre to the basement left out of NBN plan to update fibre to the node
2 million premises on FttN will have the opportunity to move to full fibre, but only an additional 400,000 are expected to take it up by the end of the fiscal year 2024.
Facebook claims 'scheduling issue' in avoiding Australian foreign interference probe
The social network would prefer to testify after the United States election, the committee undertaking the probe said.
RMIT University researchers develop ultra-thin photodetector that can detect shades of light
The technology could potentially be used to help advance the early detection of cancer.
University of Queensland partners with IBM to progress data research
What does a university do when it's over 11,000kms away from the tech giants' R&D labs? It stands up its own sandpit and encourages major vendors to take part.
Backflip to the home: NBN to upgrade FttN areas with fibre
NBN's AU$4.5 billion plan will see 75% of its fixed footprint gain access to 1Gbps speeds.
Facebook tries to make it harder to find an anti-vax group
But it's just preventing pages that spread misinformation from showing up in its search function, rather than removing them.
Kmart Australia uses AI and AR to bring KBot shopping experience in-home
The AR technology has been developed by Valis, while the AI platform is powered by the Oracle Digital Assistant platform.
Foreign investment framework tweaks could hinder Australia's quantum future
ARC Centre of Excellence for Engineered Quantum Systems and quantum firm Q-CTRL say the Bill's changes could potentially cut off the industry at its knees by implementing an 'expensive and time-consuming review process' on low-risk early-stage companies.
NBN throws AU$700 million at hooking up 700,000 businesses with fibre
Do it once, do it right, do it with something else, then do it with fibre.
Sydney man sentenced for mining over AU$9,000 in crypocurrency on CSIRO kit
He will cop 15 months of imprisonment to be served by way of an intensive community order, which includes 300 hours of community service.
TikTok tells Australian Senate committee it doesn't want to be a 'political football'
Submission to the Foreign Interference Through Social Media inquiry says it wants to give peace of mind by providing 'even more transparency and accountability'.
Ericsson picks up Cradlepoint for enterprise value of $1.1 billion
Cash deal expected to close in the fourth quarter of the year.
A peek inside NextDC’s S2 data centre
NextDC let ZDNet inside its second of three facilities in Sydney. Here’s a look at the 30MW facility located in Macquarie Park, 13 kilometres north-west of the Sydney CBD.
iPhone 6s, 6s Plus Sydney launch: Photos
Hundreds of die-hard Apple fans lined up in the rain to obtain one of the new iPhones, launched on Friday morning -- though significantly less turned up than for the iPhone 6 launch.
UNSW to visualise data sets using DomeLab
The University of New South Wales has launched a DomeLab in the hope to help researchers visualise data sets in the medical and museology field.
Honeywell's Command Suite puts design at the focus
Honeywell's plans to improve user experience is reflective in the interface of its newly announced Command and Control Suite, aimed to provide personnel holistic views of a building's video feeds, access control, and fire alarms.
Who's who in Australia's mandatory data-retention debate
There are a lot of players in the mandatory data-retention debate. We look at who is for the legislation, and who is opposing it.
Telstra opens high-tech Customer Insights Centre: Pictures
Telstra has opened its Customer Insights Centre (CIC) in Sydney for enterprise and business clients, with the high-tech 3,600 square metre facility boasting a 300-person auditorium, a workshop, collaboration spaces, partner pop-up installations, a restaurant, and a broadcast studio.
Tropical tech: IT challenges in remote communities
Operating and maintaining the sensitive IT equipment in Australia's tropical far north can be a challenging undertaking, but NEC Australia has worked out a way to keep things running for some of Australia's most remote communities.
One Laptop per Child reaches 20K devices in Aussie schools
Not-for-profit organisation OLPC Australia's new program, One Education, has now distributed 20,000 computing devices to schools throughout Australia, with a celebration held last week at a school where every student and teacher has a device.
NextDC's Sydney datacentre at 27% capacity
At the launch of NextDC's S1 Tier III Sydney datacentre last night, CEO Craig Scroggie confirmed uptake was already at 27 percent.
Inside Adobe's new office in Sydney
The creative software vendor shifted its operations from Chatswood to the Sydney CBD.
ZDNet App Wrap: February 11, 2013
This instalment of the App Wrap covers Mailbox, Horizon Calendar, Carbon for Twitter, Foursquare for Business, Documents On The Go Pro, Basecamp, Queensland Tide Times, and O'Week at Uni of Adelaide.
Digital Realty officially launches Western Sydney datacentre
The datacentre provider showed off the new facility with NSW Premier Barry O'Farrell attending the launch ceremony.
ZDNet App Wrap: January 21, 2013
This week, the App Wrap looks at Dolphin Browser, CommBank Kaching, CommBank Property Guide, yourMyki, Armadale Shopping City Shopper Guide, iBulkBill, and Australian Open.
Australian Open 2013: tech running the tournament
ZDNet goes behind to scenes to learn more about the tech that is used to support the Australian Open.
ZDNet App Wrap: January 14, 2013
This week we look at the following newcomers from Apple and Google's app stores: Arrivo Sydney, Facebook Pages Manager, Fitocracy, PlayTube, PresentEasy, Python 3.4 for iOS, Share The Fare, and TrackMySpend.
Airservices and QUT join forces to develop automatic drone management technology
It will replace the need for drone operators to seek approval through a manual, paper-based system that is currently in place.
CyberCX continues NZ expansion with Insomnia Security purchase
Australia and New Zealand cybersecurity megamix adds first Kiwi acquisition.
Australian government releases voluntary IoT cybersecurity code of practice
It's based on 13 principles, and applies to all IoT devices that connect to the internet to send and receive data in Australia.
Telstra, Optus, TPG, and Dodo hit with 8,000 breaches of NBN service continuity rules
All four telcos hit with enforceable undertakings by ACMA, but Telstra says the shutdown of Indian outsourced offices has impacted its compliance efforts.
Commercialisation of Aussie big bank-backed IBM blockchain guarantee platform Lygon
Commercial launch for the blockchain-based platform for bank guarantees is backed by three of Australia's finance heavyweights.
QUT develops algorithm aiming to block misogyny from Twitter
With people just not being awful failing to work, researchers are using machine learning to detect and block online abuse towards women on social media.
Tech apparently the solution to stop harassment on NSW public transport
The state government has also launched a new death notification service and upped support at schools for students with disability.
NSW bushfire inquiry calls for use of more advanced drones and remote sensors
Equipping firefighters with these technologies will help them better understand and respond more quickly to bushfires, the report found.
Defence hands AU$20m data centre contract to Datapod
Defence Mobility and Digitisation Project aims to give personnel a better mobility experience.
Gonski to leave ANZ and hand reins over to former Optus CEO O'Sullivan
The current chairman said 'the time is right' to exit the blue bank.
Australia's financial services sandbox gets a makeover
The new enhanced regulatory sandbox will allow the testing of a broader range of financial services and credit activities for a longer duration.
NSW pledges AU$60m to create cyber 'army'
As part of the New South Wales government's AU$240 million commitment to all things cyber.
NSW government taps into AI and satellite data for bushfire detection and prevention
Elsewhere, the state government is making technology upgrades to the Sydney rail network.
Eftpos rolls out digital payment service
Initially focusing on processing regular card-on-file payments.
Xero to acquire Waddle for AU$80 million
In a move to help small businesses access capital.
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