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Inside NSW, Victoria’s race for data centres
2+ hour, 10+ min ago (71+ words) Senior ministers have held dozens of meetings in both states in the past year as they compete for a share of the technology-driven building boom. Senior ministers in Victoria and NSW " including Premier Chris Minns " have held dozens of meetings…...
TPG Telecom, Telstra losing internet customers to cheaper rivals
3+ week, 2+ hour ago (100+ words) TPG is losing broadband customers to rivals offering better service and cheaper prices, after a string of operational missteps from the Vodafone operator. Telstra and TPG Telecom, which owns the Vodafone and iiNet brands, are losing broadband customers to alternative…...
Snapchat offered to lock kids out of features. Government said no
3+ week, 13+ hour ago (112+ words) The number of local teenage accounts closed by Snapchat has been disclosed after it tried to dodge Australia's social media ban by offering major app changes. Executives at US-based Snapchat proposed a compromise to the Australian government to avoid its…...
Victoria woos monster data centres with light-touch regulation
3+ week, 3+ day ago (107+ words) This is a race," says minister Danny Pearson, who wants to snag the biggest projects by making things easier for firms like AirTrunk and NextDC. Victoria is promising data centres less regulation under a strategy to land the country's biggest…...
New iPhone failures on Telstra network compound Triple Zero crisis
3+ week, 4+ day ago (66+ words) New iPhone failures on Telstra network compound Triple Zero crisis'AFR Technology giant Apple was scrambling on Thursday to ensure some of its older iPhones could make regular and emergency calls on Telstra's network in the latest in a series of…...
Welcome to the home of the US data centre boom (and growing backlash)
3+ week, 5+ day ago (92+ words) Welcome to the home of the US data centre boom (and growing backlash)AFR Virginia is at the forefront of a growing backlash against data centres.Bryan Cook When Matt Hagerman opened his Lost Rhino Brewing Company in a business…...
‘Shocked at how easy it is:’ Snapchat failing to stop teen users
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (131+ words) Snapchat is proving to be a problem for the government's landmark teen social media ban with families saying it is too easy to bypass its age restrictions, as Australia's eSafety Commissioner said ... Snapchat is proving to be a problem for…...
Telcos knew some phones wouldn’t be able to reach Triple Zero on 4G
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (97+ words) Australia's big telcos did not initially block mobile phones they couldn't connect with Triple Zero services over 4G because they didn't want to cut people off. Australia's three big telco companies did not initially block mobile phones they knew could not…...
ACCC pushes Labor on powers to go after Apple, Google app stores
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (75+ words) ACCC pushes Labor on powers to go after Apple, Google app stores'AFR The competition watchdog has urged the Albanese government to get on with passing laws that would empower it to force Apple and Google to allow third-party app stores…...
Iran’s master class in how to shut down the internet
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (118+ words) Iran's master class in how to shut down the internet'AFR So complete was the blackout that even regime insiders and journalists, who had been issued with so-called "white" SIM cards, found themselves cut off. Experts who study digital repression said…...