Australian telcos, government, the NBN and iconsumers will benefit from Amazon’s long-awaited launch of its first Project Kuiper satellites.
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From isolation to innovation: Rethinking social media for under 16s
We’ve got off on the wrong foot with the government’s social media ban for Under 16s. Let’s add some positivity to the negativity of a ban.
Wind, solar and pumped hydro stored energy can deliver baseload power years ahead of nuclear
Baseload power can be delivered by wind, solar, and hydropower from stored renewable energy without any need for a nuclear solution.
YouTube TV growth is a warning to Australian TV stations
TV has surpassed mobile as the primary device for watching YouTube in the US. It’s a development that will worry Australian free-to-air stations.
Warning on Australian digital currency
Experts have warned that any move in Australia to produce its own central bank digital currency could risk destabilising regular currency.
Australia tracks ‘scary’ space junk
Australia is playing a crucial role monitoring the increasing danger presented by space junk.
Aussies exposed in China data leak
A massive leak of surveillance data held by China’s government has exposed Australian travellers to identity theft.
Facebook faces backlash after blocking legitimate news sources in Australia
Facebook should’ve heeded the lessons of the likes of Yahoo and AOL before it spitefully booted real news from its echo chamber.
Australia’s geekiest politician
His greatest success could be his QR code check-in system during the pandemic.
Trapped in a Google vortex
Google’s threat to block its search engine in Australia reminds us how increasingly powerful and assertive big tech is.
Calling time on the COVIDSafe app
The COVIDSafe app has delivered an abject lesson that with computer solutions, complexity isn’t better than simplicity.
NSW mandating QR codes is a game changer
The decision by NSW to mandate QR codes at venues and centralise the collection of check-in data is a major new step in using digital contact tracing.
Decision time for Google in Australia
The $US1 trillion valued Google is playing hardball with Australian media over demands it pays to use their content.
Infrastructure a heightened risk
Australia’s industrial infrastructure faces a heightened security risk from state sponsored hackers.
Rewriting the script
Having to front up to a doctor to replace a lost prescription may be a thing of the past thanks to a new electronic system.
Secrets and lies
Federal parliament passed amendments last month to give Australian agencies more tools to access encrypted conversations.