LONDON: The UK Government is planning new measures to restrict foreign takeovers of high-tech industries on national security grounds. Security experts have cautioned the UK Government that it has been late to address the issue. This comes amid growing concern about the risk of China buying high-tech companies, especially in the economic turmoil resulting from … Read more
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, says it’s a matter of fact that intelligence agencies bug homes and cars, so why not cyberspace? Fair question, except those technology companies, like Facebook, … Read more
Australia led the world in the total power of solar-powered storage batteries in 2017, according to the nation’s chief scientist Alan Finkel. Finkel bases his claim on a report by Greentech Media, a US-based company that generates daily reports and market research on electricity systems and green technology. The report estimates the combined power of … Read more