June 2014
Proposed ASIO spying laws threaten bystander privacy
Civil liberties groups have criticised proposed laws allowing spy agencies to access the computers of a suspect’s associates as part of investigations.
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June 2014
ACCC takes Spreets to court
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission is taking the Yahoo-owned group buying website Spreets to the Federal Court, alleging misleading conduct.
Netflix moves focus to Europe, delays Australian roll-out
A long-rumoured move by US online streaming giant Netflix to dominate the Australian market appears to have been delayed.
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Tesla supercar to arrive in September
“There’s a belief your manhood is somehow diminished if your car doesn’t make a loud noise,” says Simon Hackett.
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Payday lender Nimble raises $10m, appoints CEO
Short-term cash lender Nimble has raised $10 million in funding and appointed its first chief executive as investors increasingly look to the financial services industry for new business models.
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Police urge reporting of ransomware attacks
Federal and state police are split on whether they would prosecute companies and directors who agree to pay ransoms to computer hackers holding sensitive or confidential information.
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Paying hacker ransoms could cost directors more than they expect
Company directors who agree to pay ransoms to hackers holding sensitive or confidential information could face prosecution, legal experts have warned.
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Worrying lack of computer science graduates
The local IT industry is desperate for the software developers, analysts and support staff it needs to operate but Australian universities are not producing them.
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Data error brought down Optus network
An error with the database used to track and block stolen mobile phones caused a national widespread outage to Optus Singtel mobile customers on Thursday up to eight hours in the afternoon and into evening.
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Optus, Vodafone suffer network outage
The Vodafone and Optus mobile networks that have suffered widespread outages on Thursday appear to have been fixed.
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Banks face losing market share to start-ups
Big banks beware. Your “insane” profits – estimated at $29 billion this year – are in the sights of some of Australia’s most ambitious technology entrepreneurs.
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Concern over start-up tax change delay
Australian technology luminaries have voiced frustration at the federal government’s slow moves to end up-front taxation of employee share options, saying it’s holding back start-ups.
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DesignCrowd mulls moving headquarters to US
Graphic design outsourcing website DesignCrowd is considering a long-term plan to shift its headquarters overseas to the United States after the company more than doubled the number of users it has through an acquisition.
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Cloud computing giants gain foothold
Cloud computing giants Amazon, Microsoft and Google are getting a greater foothold in the Australian market and could soon dominate, according to analyst firm Telsyte.
Blue Chilli takes start-up hub to the US and Europe
Technology start-up incubator Blue Chilli is set for a global expansion, opening offices in the United States and Europe as it looks to more than double the number of companies it invests in over the next two years.
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Data#3 shifts direction with wireless analytics move
ASX-listed Data #3 has moved to slowly acquire wireless analytics company Discovery Technology over the next three years, as it looks to find new avenues to sell products and services to businesses.
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MYOB takes minority stake in Kounta
MYOB has taken a strategic stake in Kounta, which makes cash register software, as the accounting software maker ramps up efforts to corner the small business payments market ahead of the big banks and US venture Square.
Quickflix investors to vote at board spill
A months-long battle for control of Quickflix, the video streaming and DVD rental company, will reach its peak next Thursday when shareholders vote to keep or spill the company’s board of directors.
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Former Vmware chief Paul Harapin joins Decimal as CEO
Former VMware executive Paul Harapin has joined the recently listed software maker Decimal as chief executive.
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Former News Corp CFO Stephen Rue joins NBN Co
Former News Corp Australia chief financial officer Stephen Rue will join the company rolling out the national broadband network from July, NBN Co has announced.
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