Episode 535 - Aussie Tech Heads Shownotes
Australian businesses lose $1.7 million to hacking scams A report published by the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC) showed that 21 businesses lost a total of $1.7 million...
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WannaCry could spark lawsuits, but Microsoft not to blame The WannaCry worm has affected more than 200,000 Windows computers around the world since Friday, disrupting car factories, global shipper...
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Govt to introduce legislation for broadband tax The government is pushing to introduce a $7.10 minimum monthly broadband tax for fixed-line NBN users to pay for the future cost of the fixed wireless...
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BBC Worldwide and Skype to launch Doctor Who Bot In a world first, users get the thrilling opportunity to be the Doctor's companion as the bot immerses them in a specially-written six-part Doctor Who...
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JB Hi-Fi concedes most reputable company title JB Hi-Fi has lost the top spot in the Australian Corporate Reputation Index of 2017, dropping to third, while Air New Zealand claimed number one after...
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Amazon retail is officially coming to Australia Amazon has finally made an official announcement that it will set up its retail business in Australia, ending years of speculation While no official...
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MYOB customers targeted by malware with fake invoices The fake emails contain an invoice telling victims they owe between $6300 and $6400 to MYOB due today, according to enterprise email security...
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ACCC takes Apple to court over alleged misleading consumer guarantee representations The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has initiated proceedings in the Federal Court against Apple...
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Microsoft calls time on Windows Vista support upport for Windows Vista support is finally coming to an end, just over a decade after it went on sale. No more updates after April 11, 2017 Windows...
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US charges 4 Russian-connected Yahoo hackers over 2014 data breach The charges apply to the 2014 data breach that affected 500 million users and exposed account information, which could include...
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WikiLeaks says it has CIA's secret trove of hacking tools Among the most noteworthy WikiLeaks claims are that the CIA, in partnership with other US and foreign agencies, has been able to bypass the...
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Amazon Web Services outage downs major websites Amazon Web Services was struck with a major fault at its US-East-1 data centre region in North Virginia on Tuesday, causing service outages for some...
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Apple's new US$5 billion headquarters opening in April the first wave of employees will begin moving into the new Cupertino, California, headquarters in the US Spring, it will take about six months...
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Apple will fight proposed “right to repair” legislation in the US, legislation has been proposed in eight states that would force companies to sell spare parts to the public and private repair shops,...
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Apple to start manufacturing iPhone in India Apple's Taiwanese manufacturing partner Wistron is setting up an assembly plant in Bengaluru to focus solely on assembling iPhones, a source familiar with...
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Telstra restores calls but SMS still down The fire at the Chatswood exchange damaged power infrastructure and left some customers disconnected for more than two hours. While calls have been restored,...
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NBN puts up $150,000 in grants for organisations using the network The NBN is teaming up with the Australian Information Industry Association by putting up $150,000 in grants for organisations to...
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Apple's $5 billion 'spaceship' campus is covered in mud Last year, Apple CEO Tim Cook reportedly told Apple employees that the company planned to start moving into its new $5 billion Campus 2 in...
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Ovo Mobile offers $9.95 plans designed for kids on Optus 4G network The "hero offer" costs less than $2.50 a week and, according to Ovo Mobile, has no lock-in contracts, $200 worth of calls, 1GB of...
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Fitbit confirms Pebble takeover deal the deal does not include any of Pebble's products, and work on several crowdfunded devices that have yet to be made has been cancelled. Fitbit have confirmed it...
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