EU votes to split Google; Qld pursues IBM over payroll losses; NICTA CEO quits
02 December, 2014 by Andrew CollinsEurope's parliament wants to split Google into separate businesses; Queensland to pursue IBM Australia to recover losses from the billion-dollar payroll debacle; and Prof. Hugh Durrant-Whyte quits over a dispute about NICTA's future.
Geek Weekly: Our top weird tech stories for 27 November
27 November, 2014This week we look at: Microsoft's Azure being attacked by the 'Blob' bug; a South Australian government IT failure; the new, holographic way to shop; and a high-tech headband that will help you relax.
Google balloons coming to Qld; Nationals Senator "ashamed" of Coalition NBN; Veterans' Affairs ordered to apologise for privacy breach
25 November, 2014Google will begin a trial of its balloon-based internet plan, Project Loon, in Queensland; a Nationals Senator says he is "embarrassed" by the Coalition's own broadband policy; and the Veterans' Affairs has been ordered to apologise for disclosing personal information.
Geek Weekly: Our top weird tech stories for 20 November
20 November, 2014This week we look at: the gun that Russian cosmonauts used to carry in space; which country has the world's top supercomputer; a biopic on the late, great Alan Turing; police tracking your phones from the sky; and technology you can feel.
Hackers target CEOs; Immigration Dept broke privacy law; Juniper CEO mysteriously quits
18 November, 2014Hackers have been targeting high-profile CEOs and executives when they stay at hotels, the Immigration Department broke the law when information on almost 10,000 asylum seekers was leaked and Juniper Networks' CEO has quit following a review into his leadership and conduct.
Geek Weekly: Our top weird tech stories for 13 November 2014
13 November, 2014This week we cover: Europe's amazing Philae robot landing on a comet, the Royal Bank of Scotland facing a huge fine for massive IT failure, Elon Musk's plan to launch 700 internet satellites and US plans to launch and land drones from large cargo aircraft.
Telstra fined $18K for breaching judge's privacy; ATO's CIO resigns; WireLurker marks "new era" of iOS malware
11 November, 2014 by Andrew CollinsTelstra to pay $18,000 for not giving a judge "reasonable notice" that he would be listed in the White Pages; ATO's Bill Gibson becomes the second senior CIO to resign in a matter of weeks; and WireLurker marks "new era" of iOS malware.
Geek Weekly: Our top weird tech stories for 6 November
06 November, 2014 by Jonathan NallyThis week: Heathrow's infamous baggage system fails again, Virgin Galactic was likely brought low by a simple lever, naughty 'CHAPS' to blame for Britain's banking breakdown, the Japanese don't like the idea of self-driving cars, and tiny robots shaped like scallops could soon be invading your body.
White House hacked; Telstra CIO quits; Two Australian eHealth data breaches
04 November, 2014 by Andrew CollinsHackers have breached unclassified White House networks in an attack that was reportedly discovered in October; Telstra's CIO Patrick Eltridge has resigned after four years in the role; and Australians' personal health information was potentially exposed in two separate data breaches during the 2013-14 financial year.
Geek Weekly: Our top weird tech stories for 30 October
30 October, 2014 by Jonathan NallyThis week we look at ANZ's embarrassing spreadsheet fail, a $200m rocket that went nowhere, Elon Musk's fear of demons, James Cameron's fear of the SkyNet and how to prevent hackers from switching off your pacemaker.
Kids at risk after data breach; ACCC ignores $11bn NBN payments to Telstra; Cisco sells majority of VCE stake to EMC
28 October, 2014 by Andrew CollinsClaims of a data breach involving the personal information of hundreds of asylum seekers have been reported to the AFP; the ACCC will ignore payments that Telstra receives from its $11.2 billion agreement with NBN Co; and EMC has confirmed it will buy the majority of Cisco's stake in VCE.
Geek Weekly: Our top weird tech stories for 23 October
23 October, 2014This week we report on the error that led to a 'Pink Panther' crook being released early, the coming 'epidemic' of big data 'false positives', millions of internet-connected critical infrastructure devices that are wide open to hacking and ASIO accidentally monitoring itself. Oh, and some cool robot videos.
Govt looks to split TPG, FTTB providers; Russians hack NATO, Ukrainian govt; 7m Dropbox passwords ‘leaked’?
21 October, 2014 by Andrew CollinsTPG would have to split its wholesale and retail operations in order to run its planned FTTB network under a plan drafted by the federal government; Russian hackers exploit Windows 7 to infiltrate NATO and the Ukrainian government; and Dropbox denies a 7-million password hack.
Geek Weekly: Our top weird tech stories for 16 October
16 October, 2014This week we look at a UK government tax computer system that can't add up, continuing problems with Sydney's Opal transport card, a Tor router that keeps you anonymous on the 'net, US$110 million up for grabs for photonics chips, and cute but sinister swarming drones.
NSA spies in your company?; Twitter sues US government; Telstra pushes wholesale price increase
15 October, 2014 by Andrew CollinsLeaked documents suggest the US National Security Agency may have placed undercover operatives inside technology companies, Twitter has taken the US government to court over surveillance requests and Telstra wants to raise fixed-line rates by 7.2%.
