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EV Prices Set To Soar Due To Russia Sanctions

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Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has seen many companies stop dealing with the country. While this has resulted in record high petrol prices, it has also impacted the electric vehicle market,…

Government Gives Telcos $10.9M To Upgrade Networks In Disaster Areas

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The Australian government has awarded Telstra, Optus and TPG a cool $10.9 million in order to upgrade mobile networks in bushfire and disaster-prone regions. The Mobile Network Hardening Program will…

Consumers Optimistic, Despite Inflated Prices: Wesfarmers Boss

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Wesfarmers CEO Rob Scott told attendees at a business conference this morning that consumers are showing “confidence” and “a sense of optimism” as retail reopens. This is despite this morning’s…

Aussie Consumer Confidence Lowest Since Sept 2020

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Australian consumer sentiment has fallen sharply this month, as ongoing flooding, supply chain woes, inflation, and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine all combine to destroy confidence. The consumer confidence index dropped…

Major League Baseball Coming To Australia, Via Apple TV+

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Apple announced a slew of new products overnight, but Australian baseball fans will be thrilled by the company’s only sports-related announcement: it will be broadcasting two Major League Baseball games…

Nielsen Finally Brings Ratings System Into Digital Era

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Nielsen has finally twigged that gathering around a glowing black box at a prescribed time isn’t the sole way that people watch television shows anymore. The revamped Nielsen Identity System…

Google Buys $7.4 Billion Cybersecurity Firm Mandiant

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Google has announced it will purchase cybersecurity company Mandiant for nearly US$5.4 billion (A$7.42 billion), a timely acquisition given the rise of cybercrime. Mandiant has been instrumental in uncovering malicious…

China Hacked Six US Government Networks

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US cyber security firm Mandiant (soon to be owned by Google) has identified “at least six U.S. state government networks” that were hacked by a Chinese state-sponsored espionage group known…

Lenovo Launches New ThinkStation P620

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Lenovo has launched the next-generation of its ThinkStation P620 desktop workstation. Powered by the AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5000WX-Series processor, which Lenovo claims offers 25 per cent better performance over…

Sharp Focuses On VR Hardware, After Successful 2021

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Sharp is shipping over a million high-end VR displays each month, as the Japanese company sharpened its focus on the growing sector. Revenue for Sharp’s VR display shipments came to…