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Huge NSW Floods Now Causing Widespread Outages

Computer Daily News March 23, 2021 No Comments

The devastating floods sweeping NSW have left thousands without power and limited communications. Mobile phones services and the internet have been severely disrupted as the rising water inundate underground cables…

Verkada Hacker Charged

Computer Daily News March 22, 2021 No Comments

A Swiss computer hacker who exposed images from more than 150,000 company surveillance cameras from around the world, including Australia, has been charged with various offences by the US government.…

Australians Install 31,000 Solar Batteries In A Year

Computer Daily News March 22, 2021 No Comments

Recent data from solar analytics group SunWiz shows the global pandemic failed to dampen enthusiasm for solar and storage in Australia. Instead it may have led the public to examine…

Federal Court Gives ACCC The Nod On Facebook Suit

Computer Daily News March 22, 2021 No Comments

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has been granted legal approval to continue its lawsuit against Facebook and a pair of its subsidiaries. Facebook has been accused of using…

ASX Delays Airtasker Listing, Blaming ‘Human Error’

Computer Daily News March 22, 2021 No Comments

If you were looking to pump a few dollars, or maybe a few thousand, into ASX new listing Airtasker today, just hold your horses (and your wallet): the Sydney-based company…

70pc Of Biz Without Offices

Computer Daily News March 17, 2021 No Comments

About 70 percent of the world’s companies are getting rid of physical offices, according to Chafic Nassif, president for Ericsson Taiwan. The figures are based on a survey conducted by…

Xi Ramping Up Controls To Rein In Chinese Tech Giants

Computer Daily News March 17, 2021 No Comments

In a sign that Beijing’s crackdown on Chinese tech giants is just beginning, President Xi Jinping, pictured, has warned he will go after tech companies that have amassed data and…

Many Aussies Now Ditching Facebook, Uni Lecturer Claims

Computer Daily News March 17, 2021 No Comments

Despite the recent threats by the US-based Facebook to pull its services from Australia – a move it has since abandoned in favour of doing deals with Down Under news…

Top Aussie Spook Urges Biz, Govt To Boost Hacker Defence

Computer Daily News March 17, 2021 No Comments

Australia’s national cyber security agency, the Australian Cyber Security Centre, is urging businesses and other Down Under organisations to urgently beef up their defences against would-be hackers. This follows a…

Outgoing Panasonic CEO Urges Looser Ties To Tesla

Computer Daily News March 16, 2021 No Comments

Panasonic’s outgoing CEO, Kazuhiro Tsuga, said the company will need to reduce its heavy reliance on Tesla, by making batteries more compatible with electric vehicles from other global carmakers. “At…