Here you will find all the articles with the tag: Australia.
DP World had a weekend to forget in Australia. After cyber attackers struck on Friday, the shipping giant was forced to shut down multiple ports. It also disconnected from the Internet to fight off the hackers. For now, the perpetrators are unknown. A spokesman for DP World states that 5,000 con... Read more
5 months ago
Apple has responded to the suggestion that the company maintains a monopoly with its App Store policy. The company suggests that iOS users can also consume digital content via websites. The response follows an investigation by the Australian Competition Authority into Apple's App Store policies.... Read more
3 years ago
Apple has responded to complaints received by the Australian consumer commission from developers. The developers felt that Apple was not properly accessible to consult on the app review process. Last autumn, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) launched an investigation into... Read more
3 years ago
The producer of Fortnite advances its crusade against Big Tech. Epic Games, the Fortnite developer, is taking Google to court in Australia. This seems to be the latest l;legal battle in the company's war against Big Tech hegemony. Last summer, Epic sued both Apple and Google in the US to for... Read more
3 years ago
Microsoft has announced that it supports the move to charge tech giants in the EU for news shared on their platforms. In doing so, it joins a coalition of European media companies. With this, Microsoft is aiming at a similar system as the Australian government uses in its country. That country g... Read more
3 years ago
Australian researchers believe they have achieved the highest internet speed ever with a speed of 44.2 terabits per second. They broke previous internet speed records using what is known as a micro-comb. Researchers from the University of Monash, Swinburne and RMIT worked together to use the&nbs... Read more
4 years ago
With only a few weeks to go before the elections, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has announced that the country's three largest political parties have been hacked. This is a hack from a party that probably works on behalf of a government, although it is not certain which country and with w... Read more
5 years ago
In a short space of time, both the Australian and European market watchdogs have given the green light for the acquisition of chip manufacturer Gemalto by Thales. There are, however, a number of conditions attached to this. The chance that the companies will actually merge is high by now. Press agen... Read more
5 years ago
The Australian Parliament has passed a law requiring all tech companies to hand over encrypted data if requested to do so by the police. That's what Silicon Angle reports. The law has been widely criticised by privacy campaigners. The government states that the law is necessary to fight organised cr... Read more
5 years ago
