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Elastic changes open-source license to monetize cloud-service use
The business-model war between open-source software vendors and cloud providers heats up with Elastic taking on Amazon Web Services.
Kogan cops AU$310,800 spamming fine
An ACMA investigation found the retailer sent more than 42 million emails that did not feature an easy unsubscribe function.
Ethical-source movement opens new open-source organization
Ethical-source leaders are trying to find more support for their open-source approach by creating the Organization for Ethical Source.
Samsung Electronics leader gets 2.5-year sentence in bribery retrial
Lee Jae-yong has been sentenced to two and a half years in prison at the retrial for his bribery case.
Investigation launched into vulnerabilities found within US Judiciary case file system
An audit is underway into the Judiciary's Case Management/Electronic Case Files system.
Twitter should immediately and permanently ban Trump
Opinion: As should Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, and all other responsible social media sites. The right to free speech doesn't give you the right to right to shout fraud in a fractured country.
After inflammatory tweets, Twitter permanently suspends Donald Trump
Twitter thought they could wait out Trump's term in office. After putting the President on a 12-hour time-out earlier this week, the company has banned the President's account permanently.
Facial recognition: Now algorithms can see through face masks
The US Department of Homeland Security has carried out trials to test whether facial recognition algorithms could correctly identify masked individuals.
81,000 UK-owned .eu domains suspended as Brexit transition ends
The UK lost its right to a .eu website when it left the European bloc, leaving many domain name owners in limbo.
UK court rejects US extradition of Assange
The London judge ruled that Julian Assange would be at extreme risk of suicide if he were sent across the Atlantic.
Data can still flow freely between Europe and the UK. But for how much longer?
The new Brexit deal establishes a six-month transition period for data flows, but what will happen when the bridging agreement ends is still up for debate.
Google Docs versus Microsoft Word: Attorneys blame 'technical incompatibilities' for late filing
In a high-profile election-related lawsuit in a U.S. District Court, the plaintiffs' legal team filed a motion begging for an extension, blaming “numerous technical incompatibilities" between Google Docs and Microsoft Word. They made three rookie mistakes.
Microsoft, Google, Cisco, and others file amicus brief in support of Facebook's NSO lawsuit
Tech giants show support for Facebook's legal case against spyware vendor NSO Group.
Google faces third antitrust lawsuit for allegedly manipulating searches
Filed by a bipartisan group of 38 attorneys-general.
10 US states accuse Google of colluding with Facebook to manipulate online ad market
Lawsuit accuses Google of violating antitrust and consumer protection laws.
Wild computing devices from the late 1800s and early 1900s
At the beginning of the 20 century, inventors put computing devices on everything from scales to cheese cutters.
A closer look at Office Starter 2010
Office 2010 Starter is a new option that replaces the old, time-bombed trial versions from earlier Office versions. This no-nonsense splash screen explains what’s available in the “reduced functionality” version and includes one of many Purchase buttons available throughout the program.
ANZ trials iPhone payment app: photos
ANZ is currently trialling ePOS, an app that will allow merchant customers to take payments from their iPhones.
Gallery: Google Chrome adds privacy, translation settings
Google announced new features in a new beta version of its Chrome web browser, including instant language translation and a new privacy settings tab.
Apple vs HTC - court documents
Today sees Apple's legal hounds take on handset maker HTC. Apple claims the company is infringing on nearly two dozen iPhone patents.
NZ copyright protest: Photos
Check out our photos of copyright amendment protesters in Wellington, New Zealand, outside the country's parliament yesterday.
Internet Explorer 8 RC1
Get a glimpse of new features in IE 8's first Release Candidate
Gallery: 10 Apple patents to watch
Silicon.com has rounded up and rated 10 of the most interesting and absurd patent applications submitted by Apple in recent years.
Photos: NICTA robot plays the clarinet
Australian ICT research centre NICTA has teamed up with a robotics group from the University of NSW (UNSW) to build a robot that plays the clarinet, demonstrating new applications of embedded systems.
Securing Firefox: How to avoid hacker attacks on Mozilla's browser
Here are several configuration settings you can make to reduce the attack surface on Mozilla's open-source Firefox browser.
iPhone Unboxing
Photos of the unboxing ritual of the new Apple iPhone. This is an 8GB model purchased at an AT&T corporate store.
Securing Safari: How to run Apple's Web browser securely
Here are several steps you can take to disable various features in Safari to reduce the risk of hacker attacks.
Images: How to run Internet Explorer securely
Here are the key configuration changes you can make to disable various features and reduce the attack surface in Microsoft's Internet Explorer. This guide provides a walk-through of IE 6.0 but applies to the latest IE 7.0 as well. (This guidance was prepared and distributed by Will Dorman, vulnerability analyst at Carnegie Mellon Software Engineering Institute CERT Cordination Center).
Images: Safari a welcome addition to Windows
Safari 3 comes to Windows and it brings just enough features to make the browser wars interesting.
Apple's double-sided fullscreen/touchpanel patent application
Images from Apple's double-sided fullscreen/touchpanel patent application
US federal regulator looks into Google's latest health venture
Google defends its Project Nightingale deal with Ascension, which involves access to detailed patient records.
US Court rules travellers' phones and laptops cannot be searched arbitrarily
Any searches conducted at the US border without reasonable suspicion will now be a violation of the Fourth Amendment.
Deepfake tech is mainly being used for porn and women are the main victims
Deepfakes pose a serious threat to democracy in the long run but women are likely to suffer first, a new study says.
Facebook to test anti-misinformation measures in Singapore elections
Advertisers running campaigns on social or political issues in the country now must confirm their identity and location as Facebook looks to stem misinformation.
Organized crime in the UK turns to cryptocurrencies for money-laundering schemes
Albanian gangs are using fintech. Law enforcement says it needs a new approach to tackle the problem.
Bill Gates: Don't break tech giants, strengthen antitrust laws instead
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates thinks breaking up tech giants isn't an effective answer to antitrust concerns.
Portuguese startup designs 3D tech to help ports tackle marine waste
Prize-winning LiDAR system can precisely measure how much waste ships bring into ports.
German court ruling dampens hopes of those seeking to regulate Facebook
What was seen as one of the best ways to regulate social-media giants like Facebook has just fallen apart in a Düsseldorf court.
Samsung boss faces retrial for Korean corruption scandal
It is the worst possible scenario for Samsung as its boss may face a heavier sentence than previously.
China's car-hailing giants in deep trouble with new regulations
Two of the country’s major car-hailing services providers, Didi Chuxing and Meituan Dianping, have been fined 5.5 million yuan and 1.47 million yuan, respectively, by regulators in Shanghai.
France levies 3% turnover tax on world's largest tech companies
Tech companies making €750 million globally and €25 million in France will have to pay the new tax.
Village Roadshow wins court order to block 76 overseas video piracy websites
Telstra, Optus, Vocus, TPG, and Vodafone are required to block the sites within 15 days.
The SEC is suing Kik over its $100m Kin token ICO
Kik's CEO said he will be challenging the claims and had been expecting SEC action for 'quite some time'.
Is the Huawei ban an assault or simply just part of a trade war?
TechRepublic's Karen Roby talks to David Gewirtz of ZDNet to gain his perspective on the latest happenings surrounding Huawei and the implications of a trade war. Read more: https://zd.net/2KlPYZ3
WhatsApp bug opens door to spyware with just a phone call
WhatsApp patches a flaw that has been used to install spyware on Android and iPhone devices.
