Industry News
Japanese Terra Drone sets up presence in Queensland
Queensland has been selected as the location of a major Japanese drone company's regional office. [ + ]
US branch of CSIRO to open in 2017
The CSIRO will be opening an office in San Francisco, taking Australian scientific innovation to the United States. [ + ]
Many Android VPN apps are not secure: CSIRO
An analysis by the CSIRO of 283 Android VPN apps on Google Play found that many contain malware, third-party tracking libraries and code that raises a host of other security and privacy concerns. [ + ]
95% of IT leaders are adopting DevOps philosophy
Nearly every IT professional quizzed for a recent survey conducted by B2B ratings company Clutch stated that they have or will embrace DevOps philosophy — even though they could not agree on a definition. [ + ]
Autonomous shuttle on trial in Christchurch
The first trial of a driverless shuttle has begun at Christchurch International Airport. [ + ]
Start-ups supported by new laws in WA
New laws in WA will modernise the regulation of limited partnerships and allow for companies that develop entrepreneurial ideas into new products and services to become eligible for tax concessions. [ + ]
Android devices at risk of attack
Researchers have uncovered vulnerabilities to SMS-based attacks in Android phones. [ + ]
Microsoft fends off appeal in foreign data case
A US appeals court has declined to reconsider an earlier verdict holding that Microsoft does not need to provide US law enforcement agencies with access to emails stored on overseas servers. [ + ]
ATO appoints PwC to review December outage
The ATO has engaged PwC to conduct a thorough review into the cause of its December ICT storage system outage, as well as any steps that can be taken to prevent a recurrence. [ + ]
Samsung details findings of Note7 battery probe
Samsung has announced the findings of its thorough investigation into the causes of the exploding batteries in its now-discontinued Galaxy Note7 smartphone line. [ + ]
Driverless car firm opens Adelaide office
UK-based driverless car company RDM Group will open an office in Adelaide's Tonsley Innovation District that will serve as the company's Asia–Pacific headquarters. [ + ]
Primary motivators for renewable adoption revealed
A new survey has explored the reasons why consumers invest in solar and battery technology. [ + ]
WA signs IaaS contracts with Atos, Datacom and NEC
The WA government has entered an arrangement with Atos, Datacom and NEC whereby the three providers will compete to provide infrastructure as a service on a whole-of-government basis. [ + ]
First Windows 10 Branch for Business to be retired in March
The first Windows 10 Branch for Business, released in July 2015, will no longer receive updates of any kind after the 26th of March. [ + ]
Telstra wins legal battle over metadata
The OAIC has failed in its appeal to overturn an earlier verdict overruling its order for Telstra to provide metadata collected about subscribers. [ + ]