Archived News for IT Professionals - February, 2020
Reporting reforms pass
New changes will require welfare recipients to report income as it appears on a payslip rather than estimating a figure.
ALP wants eyes on spies
Labor wants Australia's intelligence and security agencies to be more closely monitored.
Patents pass for new fusion
Australian engineers have secured patents for a new kind of fusion energy generator.
Soft robots gentle on jellies
Engineers have created a soft-fingered robot to gently handle jellyfish.
AI trained on antibiotics
An artificial intelligence system has identified a powerful new drug for antibiotic-resistant bacteria.
Top plans selling well
NBN Co has seen a rise in the take-up of 250Mbps plans after a recent price cut.
Bank ditches staff spy
Barclays Bank has scrapped an internal tracking system that monitored when staff while they worked.
Engineers work on solar skin
Queensland researchers are working on solar power technology that can be used as a flexible ‘skin’ over hard surfaces.
Court closes AFP questions
The Federal Court has dismissed a case about the validity of police warrants used to raid media outlets.
New record for quantum comms
Chinese scientists have transmitted information between two entangled clouds of atoms 50 kilometres apart.
No NBN plans hit top speed
An official report shows users on the NBN’s most expensive plans are suffering the biggest dips in speed ...
Switch flicked to wake brains
New research has revealed what appears to be a ‘switch’ that controls consciousness in the brain.
Fintech sandbox expanded
The Federal Government has passed laws to extend the fintech regulatory sandbox.
Telco merger moves ahead
The Federal Court has given the green light to a proposed merger of TPG and Vodafone.
Parliament security questioned
A leaked report describes Federal Parliament’s cyber security as being of a “low level of maturity”.
Artificial atoms for quantum balance
Quantum engineers have created artificial atoms to improve the stability of quantum computing.