Google misled some consumers about the digital giant’s collection and use of their location data, the Federal Court has ruled in a decision touted as a world-first by the consumer watchdog. In a decision on Friday, Justice Thomas Thawley said the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) had established Google misled some users of Android...
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Facebook will not notify the 533 million users exposed in online database
Facebook does not plan to notify its customers who may be among the half a billion users whose personal information was exposed after being posted to a website used by hackers. Last weekend, it was reported that a database of records from more than 533 million Facebook accounts — including phone numbers, email addresses, birthdays...
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Should firms be more worried about firmware cyber-attacks?
Computing giant Microsoft recently put out a report claiming that businesses globally are neglecting a key aspect of their cyber-security – the need to protect computers, servers and other devices from firmware attacks. Its survey of 1,000 cyber-security decision makers at enterprises across multiple industries in the UK, US, Germany, Japan and China has revealed...
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Australian scientists turn skin cells into human embryo-lookalike
Australian scientists have found a way to redesign human skin cells so they act just like a early-stage human embryo. The skin cells are reprogrammed so they form a 3D cellular structure which acts remarkably like a human blastocyst, without the use of either an egg or sperm. Named iBlastoids, the breakthrough is hoping to...
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Google is accelerating partial reopening of offices and putting limits on future of remote work
Google, one of the first major U.S. companies to send employees home last year because of the coronavirus, is setting new remote work guidelines as it speeds up plans to get staffers back to the office. As millions more Americans get vaccinated by the day, Google is accelerating reopening plans in some parts of the...
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2021 Samsung Australian IT Awards Now Open for Entries
Awards Evening set for July 16th, 2021 The 19th Annual Samsung IT Journalism Awards is open for entries with the industry’s night of nights to be held on July 16th, 2021 at Luna Park, Sydney. Samsung has again re-committed to supporting this year’s Awards program, which will recognise excellence in technology journalism and media for the...
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Tesla ordered to have Elon Musk delete anti-union tweet
The National Labor Relations Board has decided that Tesla violated labor laws when it fired a union activist, and when CEO Elon Musk wrote on Twitter in 2018: “Nothing stopping Tesla team at our car plant from voting union. Could do so tmrw if they wanted. But why pay union dues & give up stock...
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Super Nintendo World opens in Japan after Covid delays
A theme park dedicated to Nintendo’s famous Super Mario World has opened in Japan, nearly a year after it was originally due to welcome guests. Super Nintendo World – which cost about $0.5bn (£0.36bn) to build – was meant to open last summer but was delayed by the coronavirus pandemic. Initially only Japanese visitors can...
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Samsung warns of ‘serious imbalance’ in chip industry
Samsung, the world’s biggest computer-chip manufacturer, has warned of a “serious imbalance” in the semiconductor industry, as global shortages cause disruption. It also said it might skip the launch of the next Galaxy Note smartphone, to streamline its lineup. There are growing fears market shortages could slow economic recovery after coronavirus. EU, US and Chinese...
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Apple discontinues the original HomePod smart speaker for HomePod mini
Apple on Friday said that it is discontinuing the original HomePod smart speaker and will instead focus on the smaller, more affordable and newer HomePod mini. The original HomePod was launched in 2018 but never quite grabbed the mass market the way competing products like the Amazon Echo or Google Home smart speakers did. While...