Author: James Riley

Facebook signs new misinformation code

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Facebook has signed up to a voluntary Big Tech code aimed at combating online misinformation just days after blocking all legitimate news content across its platform. Along with Google,...

IoT Alliance to launch first-ever security guides

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The Internet of Things Alliance Australia (IoTAA) will unveil Australia’s first ever IoT Security Awareness Guides during a special webinar event on Wednesday morning covering the trinity of security,...

Security credentials and the remote access challenge

Posted on   |  by Stuart Corner
Artificial intelligence technology could provide a solution to the growing challenge of securing access for remote office workers, without creating unreasonable hurdles to them working effectively and productively. With...

‘Largest ever’: RDTI adviser cops $23m penalty

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The Federal Court has handed down its largest ever promoter penalty of nearly $23 million against a former research and development tax incentive adviser for systemic abuse of the...

Manufacturing fund opens for business

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The first program under the $1.3 billion Modern Manufacturing Initiative – this one focused on the space sector – is open for business, with government calling for the first...

Nothing burger media code is a dog’s breakfast

Posted on   |  by James Riley
With the amendments added in Parliament this week, the media bargaining code is a giant nothing burger. Facebook has taken that nothing burger and turned it into a global-scale...

Facebook is right to call the government’s bluff

Posted on   |  by Paul Budde
As mentioned in previous analyses the way that the government has approached its battle with the digital giants has been flawed from the beginning. True its tough stand had...

Vaccine maker CSL’s massive year, massive profits

Posted on   |  by Peter Roberts
Australia’s largest company by market capitalisation, biotechnology manufacturer CSL has powered ahead in the first half of the financial year reporting a net profit after tax up 44 per...

Vic’s buy $6m Microsoft vaccine platform

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The Victorian government has paid tech giant Microsoft nearly $6 million to use its COVID-19 vaccination management platform, with the vaccine rollout set to start next week. The Microsoft...