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Back In The Black: Amazon Oz

Computer Daily News March 17, 2020 No Comments

CANBERRA: Amazon Web Services Australia is back in the blue, reporting an $8.6 million profit for the year ended December 31, 2019. That compares with a loss of $15.7 million…

ASX’s Worst Day Ever: $160bn Lost Amid Heavy Trade

Computer Daily News March 17, 2020 No Comments

SYDNEY: The Australian Stock Exchange yesterday had another horror day, losing around $160 billion and falling almost 10 percent yesterday in one of the worst days of trading in the…

Coronavirus Spurs App Demand

Computer Daily News March 16, 2020 No Comments

SAN FRANCISCO: Global downloads of business apps including Tencent Conference, WeChat Work, Zoom, Microsoft Teams and Slack have risen nearly five-fold since the start of the year, largely due to…

Bill Gates Exits Microsoft Board

Computer Daily News March 16, 2020 No Comments

SEATTLE: Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has stepped down from the company’s board to dedicate more time to his philanthropic priorities, including global health, education and tackling climate change. Gates has…

Morrison Offers $17.6bn Injection

Computer Daily News March 16, 2020 No Comments

CANBERRA: Prime Minister Scott Morrison has outlined a $17.6 billion stimulus package, aimed at heading off full-blown recession, partly brought on by the coronavirus. The nation’s first stimulus package since…

How Canberra Spent $490bn On Contracts In 10 Years: New Report

Computer Daily News March 16, 2020 No Comments

CANBERRA: Australian Government entities were awarded A$490.8 billion in procurement contracts between 2009 and 2019, according to a new report by the Australian National Audit Office (ANA). with around $7.3…

Microsoft In Botnet Takedown

Computer Daily News March 12, 2020 No Comments

REDMOND: Software and services giant Microsoft and partners in 35 countries have linked up to bring down one of the largest global malware botnets known to date. Called Necurs, the…

No Tracking Please! We’re Corona-Infected Europeans

Computer Daily News March 12, 2020 No Comments

BRUSSELS: EU technology experts are at loggerheads over whether the tracking of people with the coronavirus is legal. Some analysts say Europe’s privacy rulebook does not create obstacles to taking…

Aussie And UK Spooks Team For Stolen Credit Card Crackdown

Computer Daily News March 12, 2020 No Comments

CANBERRA: The spooky Australian Signals Directorate (ASD) and the UK Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) have been working jointly to crack down on stolen credit card numbers. In an opening statement…

NBN Co Warns Against Cams

Computer Daily News March 12, 2020 No Comments

SYDNEY: Scammers have ramped up their efforts to use the NBN brand to steal people’s personal or financial details, according to NBN Co’s contact centre, which received an average of 643 enquires…