Archived News for IT Professionals - March, 2018
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.
Leak revealed under new laws
The first data breach has been reported under the new notification laws.
NBN switch leaves a third in the dark
A third of households that try to switch over to the NBN are left without connectivity during the process, official stats say.
Citizens build bat algorithms
Using data collected by citizen scientists, researchers have developed new algorithms to automatically detect bat echolocation calls.
DeepMind boss admits AI risks
A leading figure in the AI world has discussed the risks of the growing technology.
Future security plans proceed
Australian engineers are developing nanoscale ID tags for next-level security.