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Intel buys Moovit transit app for $1.4bn

Intel buys Moovit transit app for $1.4bn

To help develop robotaxis.
Staff Writer May 5 2020 6:50AM Software
Apple and Google to ban use of location tracking in contact tracing apps

Apple and Google to ban use of location tracking in contact tracing apps

That are built on their forthcoming capability.
Stephen Nellis and Paresh Dave May 5 2020 6:50AM Software
WHO says apps can't replace 'boots-on-the-ground' in virus fight

WHO says apps can't replace 'boots-on-the-ground' in virus fight

"Shoe-leather epidemiology" still important.
Staff Writer May 5 2020 6:50AM Software
France deals blow to Amazon as warehouses remain shut

France deals blow to Amazon as warehouses remain shut

State-funded scheme to subsidise employee salaries out of reach.
Mathieu Rosemain and Gwénaëlle Barzic May 5 2020 6:49AM Strategy
Vodafone trials 5G services in 700MHz spectrum in Sydney

Vodafone trials 5G services in 700MHz spectrum in Sydney

To improve indoor coverage.
Ry Crozier May 5 2020 6:49AM Telco/ISP
Govt unveils COVIDSafe contact tracing app bill

Govt unveils COVIDSafe contact tracing app bill

Unlawful access punishable by five years jail.
Justin Hendry May 5 2020 6:48AM Security
Apple updates its 13-inch MacBook Pro

Apple updates its 13-inch MacBook Pro

Updated keyboard, extra storage.
Staff Writer May 5 2020 6:04AM Hardware
Toll Group shuts IT systems amid new security scare

Toll Group shuts IT systems amid new security scare

Exclusive: Logistics giant detects 'unusual activity' on 'some' servers.
Ry Crozier May 4 2020 6:54PM Security
Data61 taps Monash Uni's Dean of IT as new director

Data61 taps Monash Uni's Dean of IT as new director

Jon Whittle to lead CSIRO's data science arm.
Matt Johnston May 4 2020 5:37PM Training & Development
McKinsey tapped for myGov upgrade business case

McKinsey tapped for myGov upgrade business case

Key platform an increasingly outsourced affair.
Justin Hendry May 4 2020 5:00PM Strategy
Afterpay surges on reveal of Tencent shareholding

Afterpay surges on reveal of Tencent shareholding

Up 36 percent in early trade on Monday on possible expansion in Asia.
Nikhil Nainan May 4 2020 2:02PM Financial Services
Match-fixing corruption threat hits Australian online games

Match-fixing corruption threat hits Australian online games

Police reveal they had charged five men.
Staff Writer May 4 2020 2:02PM Cloud
IoT to track urban mobility changes during pandemic

IoT to track urban mobility changes during pandemic

Gathering data as restrictions begin to lift.
Matt Johnston May 4 2020 2:00PM Strategy
Hackers hit remotely rootable SaltStack systems

Hackers hit remotely rootable SaltStack systems

Patch, and do not expose Salt masters to the internet.
Juha Saarinen May 4 2020 1:52PM Security
Fax-loving Japan to introduce online system for reporting coronavirus

Fax-loving Japan to introduce online system for reporting coronavirus

Plans to go nation-wide within two weeks.
Staff Writer May 4 2020 1:32PM Benchmarking Change
For cloud giants, usage soars but tech investment delays hobble revenue growth

For cloud giants, usage soars but tech investment delays hobble revenue growth

Supply chain issues delay infrastructure developments.
Paresh Dave and Stephen Nellis May 4 2020 1:15PM Financial Services
Google warns of overreach in proposed cross-border data access regime

Google warns of overreach in proposed cross-border data access regime

Fines for non-compliance go against the CLOUD Act.
Justin Hendry May 4 2020 1:08PM Security
Westpac tech spend up 12 percent as new systems come good

Westpac tech spend up 12 percent as new systems come good

Massive Microsoft upgrade could mean less office space post-COVID.
Julian Bajkowski May 4 2020 12:38PM Hardware
ANZ converts Chengdu data ops to IT service desk, adds 'significant' system capacity

ANZ converts Chengdu data ops to IT service desk, adds 'significant' system capacity

Reveals more about its transition to almost full remote ops.
Ry Crozier May 4 2020 12:14PM Strategy
NAB mines Outlook metadata to understand team workloads, prevent burnout

NAB mines Outlook metadata to understand team workloads, prevent burnout

Moves quickly to reduce pandemic-related pressure on its people.
Ry Crozier May 4 2020 6:38AM Financial Services

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