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ASIO’s No.1 Spy Weighs Into Encryption Debate

CANBERRA: Australia’s spies have expressed frustration at technology companies that encrypt their messaging and communications systems, calling on them to stop the practice. The head of ASIO, Mike Burgess, pictured,...

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Canberra Seeks IT Specialists To Set Up New Election Systems

CANBERRA: The Australian Electoral Commission – a Canberra-based outfit charged with  conducting and supervising federal elections, by-elections and referendums – is on the hunt for extra staff as it preps...

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Musk Puts America Back In The Space Race

CAPE CANAVERAL: Americans are back in space, courtesy of a rocket developed by Elon Musk’s SpaceX. The Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon spacecraft carrying NASA astronauts Douglas Hurley and...

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CSIRO Tenders For IT Portal

SYDNEY: Boffins at the CSIRO are looking to build an online portal for the procurement of IT services and hardware. Australia’s science supremos will use the portal to acquire IT...

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Lithium Producers Slam On The Brakes

JOHANNESBURG/HOUSTON: The coronavirus pandemic has paused the electric vehicle revolution, forcing lithium producers into survival mode due to output cuts. The lithium industry has also been forced to delay expansions,...

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100-PLUS TO GO IBM’s Axe Falls Heavily On Big Blue’s Aust Office

SYDNEY: True to its nickname IBM staff in Australia have the blues after being told at least 100 of them will go in a major shift at the computer giant...

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SK cafe hires robot barista

 SEOUL: Tens of thousands of baristas have lost their jobs as a result of lockdowns during the coronavirus – and in South Korea many may be out of work permanently...

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Billions Of Web Records Leaked

BANGKOK: It’s one of the biggest data leaks on record, with eight billion Internet records dropped out of nowhere by Thailand’s largest cellular network AIS. The embarrassed telco has pulled...

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Facebook Remote Work Plan Thwarts Hopes Of Pay Arbitrage

SAN FRANCISCO – Following Facebook’s adoption of a permanent remote workforce, CEO Mark Zuckerberg has pulled up the anchor to set sail from Silicon Valley, following three months of lockdown...

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Optus Links Arms With Cisco In New Contact Centre Offering

SYDNEY: Optus is looking to strengthen its appeal to business customers via a new deal set up with Cisco. It is offering a service based on Cisco’s cloud-based Webex contact...

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