Archived News for IT Professionals
Witness app for victim assistance
Scientists and crime experts have created an app to assist victims and witnesses record information to help with convictions and prevent miscarriages of justice.
FTTC option opened
NBN CO has announced the first 1000 premises can connect to its fibre-to-the-curb services.
Photon control coming
Australian scientists have overcome a key challenge in bringing quantum speed computing closer to reality.
Station crash confirmed
China’s Tiangong-1 space station has crashed to Earth over the South Pacific.
Google backs off binary ads
Google says it will stop carrying advertisements for binary options trading and other risky financial schemes.
Locals create stunning sensor
Australian researchers have created a incredibly sensitive new device that uses a single atom as its sensor.
Saildrones set for sea data
A fleet of wind and solar-powered ocean drones will soon capture valuable data off Australian coasts.
Space station crash coming soon
The Chinese space station Tiangong-1 should crash somewhere on Earth around Easter.
Telstra admits bill deception
Telstra has admitted thousands of customers may have been charged for content they did not mean to buy.
Big data could predict protests
Australian researchers are developing data mining software to predict civil unrest and other big social changes.
Online tax sting considered
The Federal Government is considering imposing a $7 tax per package when buying products from overseas online.
Data project launched
The Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet wants to make large government datasets more useful.
Gold Coast to harvest tourist data
Gold Coast City Council will collect large amounts of data from its free Wi-Fi service.
PC checks local links in Cambridge scandal
Australia’s Privacy Commissioner is investigating whether any locals are caught up in an international scandal about the misuse of Facebook profiles.
Wellbeing risk for tech teens
Research suggests social media use at age 10 could reduce the wellbeing of adolescent girls.
AI trained on prostate cancer
AI can now diagnose and identify cancerous prostate samples as accurately as a professional pathologist.
Facebook cuts off Cambridge
Facebook has suspended Cambridge Analytica over improperly obtained user data.