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DTA admits COVIDSafe performance "highly variable" on iOS

DTA admits COVIDSafe performance "highly variable" on iOS

But refutes some Bluetooth bugs witnessed.
Justin Hendry May 6 2020 6:07PM Software
Book a table for fast food? Burger King trials post-lockdown app in Italy

Book a table for fast food? Burger King trials post-lockdown app in Italy

Seeks to persuade locals it is safe to eat out again after more than two months of lockdown.
Elvira Pollina May 6 2020 1:50PM Strategy
Home Affairs led early contact tracing app work at DTA's request

Home Affairs led early contact tracing app work at DTA's request

Workload saw IT agency farm out initial dev.
Justin Hendry May 6 2020 1:17PM Strategy
Faithtech play Pushpay hits collect on surge in virtual congregations

Faithtech play Pushpay hits collect on surge in virtual congregations

Digital donations platform rises on megachurches, becomes a $1.2bn affair.
Julian Bajkowski May 6 2020 12:45PM Financial Services
Telstra throws deep learning at its network challenges

Telstra throws deep learning at its network challenges

Builds powerful 'AI Lab' on IBM, Cisco kit and K8s.
Ry Crozier May 6 2020 11:19AM Cloud
SAP discloses security lapses; says there was no data breach

SAP discloses security lapses; says there was no data breach

Some cloud products did not meet contractual or statutory security standards.
Douglas Busvine and Nadine Schimroszik May 6 2020 6:54AM Security
NSW pours another $10m into ePlanning platform

NSW pours another $10m into ePlanning platform

Plans for mass take up by councils.
Justin Hendry May 5 2020 1:31PM Strategy
UK to test COVID-19 tracing app on the Isle of Wight this week

UK to test COVID-19 tracing app on the Isle of Wight this week

Opts for centralised tracing model.
Paul Sandle May 5 2020 1:14PM 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
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
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
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
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
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
COVIDSafe likely to fall short of 40 percent target: iTnews poll

COVIDSafe likely to fall short of 40 percent target: iTnews poll

But not by much.
Justin Hendry May 4 2020 6:35AM Software
Indonesia's Tokopedia probes alleged data leak of 91m users

Indonesia's Tokopedia probes alleged data leak of 91m users

Indonesia's largest e-commerce platform investigating attempted hack.
Fanny Potkin May 4 2020 6:32AM Security
Google travel data show lockdown fatigue in Australia, US

Google travel data show lockdown fatigue in Australia, US

Return to parks and jobs as infection rates flatten.
Paresh Dave May 4 2020 6:32AM Security
Tencent buys 5 percent stake in Australian buy-now-pay-later firm Afterpay

Tencent buys 5 percent stake in Australian buy-now-pay-later firm Afterpay

Shareholding in the Australian firm was worth about $390 million.
Staff Writer May 4 2020 6:32AM Financial Services

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