Technology

AGL trains its chatbot Alfie to comprehend Aussie understatement

AGL trains its chatbot Alfie to comprehend Aussie understatement

Uses analytics to hear what customers are really asking.
Ry Crozier Mar 13 2019 6:58AM Software
Elon Musk shoots down US regulator's complaint about his Tesla tweet

Elon Musk shoots down US regulator's complaint about his Tesla tweet

Argues he cannot be held in contempt.
Alexandria Sage Mar 13 2019 6:58AM Strategy
Crypto defect found in Swiss e-voting system

Crypto defect found in Swiss e-voting system

Same software that underpins NSW's iVote.
Justin Hendry Mar 12 2019 7:01PM Security
Boeing to upgrade software in 737 MAX 8 fleet in 'weeks'

Boeing to upgrade software in 737 MAX 8 fleet in 'weeks'

Hours after the Federal Aviation Administration said it would mandate "design changes".
Staff Writer Mar 12 2019 12:39PM Hardware
Aurecon taps Orange Business Services as IT services provider

Aurecon taps Orange Business Services as IT services provider

Signs five-year, US$25 million contract.
Staff Writers Mar 12 2019 11:59AM Strategy
Huawei, ZTE face retrenchments, espionage claims "so-far unfounded": Fitch Solutions

Huawei, ZTE face retrenchments, espionage claims "so-far unfounded": Fitch Solutions

Lower prices and cheap credit propels purchases.
Julian Bajkowski Mar 12 2019 11:58AM Financial Services
How NAB is transforming the world’s most complex Salesforce structure

How NAB is transforming the world’s most complex Salesforce structure

Bringing 2800 instances together.
Justin Hendry Mar 12 2019 11:17AM Software
Big tech companies team up for new interconnect standard

Big tech companies team up for new interconnect standard

Compute Express Link products to appear in 2021.
Juha Saarinen Mar 12 2019 7:23AM Cloud
Swinburne Uni looks to robots to extend surgeons’ careers

Swinburne Uni looks to robots to extend surgeons’ careers

Reducing RSI in the operating room.
Matt Johnston Mar 12 2019 7:14AM Projects
China's Mobike to pull out of some Asian countries, evaluate other markets

China's Mobike to pull out of some Asian countries, evaluate other markets

Wide-scale contraction in the market follows bankruptcy of top competitor Ofo.
Staff Writer Mar 12 2019 7:05AM Hardware
Nvidia outbids Intel to buy Israel's Mellanox in data center push

Nvidia outbids Intel to buy Israel's Mellanox in data center push

US$6.8 billion bid seals transaction.
Sayanti Chakraborty Mar 12 2019 7:02AM Cloud
Vodafone OZ charts own 5G path... despite 15 other Vodas going virtual

Vodafone OZ charts own 5G path... despite 15 other Vodas going virtual

Infrastructure still being defined, while much of VodaWorld is already software-defined.
Simon Sharwood Mar 12 2019 6:55AM Networking
Westpac CEO Hartzer cops it over real time transaction delays, NPP

Westpac CEO Hartzer cops it over real time transaction delays, NPP

Hogan now "really quite old and therefore challenging to modify.”
Julian Bajkowski Mar 12 2019 6:45AM Financial Services
Centrelink wants new software to learn why it annoys customers

Centrelink wants new software to learn why it annoys customers

System to collect, track feedback.
Justin Hendry Mar 11 2019 12:30PM Strategy
Local data nerds Appen make $430 million swoop on US rival Figure Eight

Local data nerds Appen make $430 million swoop on US rival Figure Eight

Bot trainers to AWS, IBM, Microsoft, Google and Facebook tie the knot.
Julian Bajkowski Mar 11 2019 12:11PM Financial Services
Pharmacy's buzzer suspected of jamming car keys in Perth

Pharmacy's buzzer suspected of jamming car keys in Perth

Interference locks customers out of their cars.
Staff Writers Mar 11 2019 10:43AM Telco/ISP
Vodafone starts re-purposing 2100 MHz spectrum to 4G

Vodafone starts re-purposing 2100 MHz spectrum to 4G

Work to continue through 2019.
Ry Crozier Mar 11 2019 9:37AM Telco/ISP
Honda Australia re-platforms divisions onto single SAP core

Honda Australia re-platforms divisions onto single SAP core

Undertakes 'biggest transformation in 30 years'.
Ry Crozier Mar 11 2019 6:56AM Cloud
Aquabotix secures NSW Defence Innovation Network grant

Aquabotix secures NSW Defence Innovation Network grant

Continuing underwater drone startup’s explosive growth.
Matt Johnston Mar 11 2019 6:55AM Hardware
No "silent lambs": China supports Huawei's bid for US legal redress

No "silent lambs": China supports Huawei's bid for US legal redress

Chinese government's top diplomat speaks out.
Ben Blanchard Mar 11 2019 6:25AM Strategy

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