Tech talent visa scheme to continue
The federal government has announced it is making its Global Talent Scheme permanent, following a pilot period which started in July last year.
Stories by George Nott
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Vault Cloud, Quintessence Labs and Ziroh Labs combine tech for world first
ASD certified cloud service provider Vault Cloud has integrated Ziroh Labs’ homomorphic encryption technology and QuintessenceLabs’ true quantum random number generator into its offering in an effort funded by AustCyber – the Australian Cyber Security Growth Network.
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Laptops holding 30 years’ worth of student data stolen from UWA
Laptops holding 30 years’ worth of applicant data were stolen from the University of Western Australia late last month, the university’s vice-chancellor revealed at the weekend.
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ACCC wants 'specialist digital platforms branch' with additional powers
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has recommended the government establish a ‘specialist digital platforms branch’ to closely monitor the conduct of major online platforms likes Facebook and Google.
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Atlassian revises performance reviews to mark down 'brilliant jerks'
Atlassian moves beyond performance reviews that “over-emphasise delivery of results and ignore behaviours that can take a toll on team health and company culture”.
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Microsoft to launch new office suite in 2021
Microsoft Australia has signed a ten year lease on office space in what will be the tallest building in North Sydney.
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Near to go far with funding boost
A Telstra backed platform which claims to hold “the largest data-set of people’s behaviour in the real-world” has raised $143M in a Series D funding round.
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Huawei: UK government report "yet another repudiation" of Australia ban
The UK Parliament’s Science and Technology Committee has found “no evidence” that excluding Huawei from the countries telecommunications networks would “constitute a proportionate response” to the potential security threat of using foreign suppliers.
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NSW transport minister floats facial recognition as Opal alternative
New South Wale transport minister Andrew Constance has revealed plans to roll out facial recognition technology across the transport network as an alternative to Opal cards.
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NAB leads $10M investment in risk protection firm Digital Shadows
Digital risk protection managed service provider Digital Shadows has today announced it has secured $10M in a funding round led by National Australia Bank (NAB).
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Huawei: “The NBN project has failed”
The National Broadband Network (NBN) is a “catastrophe” that has “failed to deliver on its promise” according to Huawei Australia’s chief technology officer.
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Thousands of dodgy copycat apps identified in Google Play Store
A two year study has discovered 2040 malware-laden counterfeit apps in Android app store, Google Play.
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Protesters take to streets to fight 5G roll out
The protests were promoted in a number of Facebook groups including Stop5G Australia which claims 5G is "probably the greatest threat to humanity we have ever faced" which is being delivered by the "psychopathic ruling elite".
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'Vaccine' for machine learning models developed by CSIRO's Data61
Researchers from CSIRO’s Data61 have formalised a technique to ‘vaccinate’ machine learning models against adversarial attacks and make them more robust.
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HCL goes into bat for Cricket Australia
Cricket Australia has announced a multi-year partnership with HCL Technologies.
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