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It all started as a discussion about how to change Bitcoin. Something was needed to help it cope better with the increasing number of people using the cryptocurrency. After years of debate, however, two…
Researchers at the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) have released their latest review of how Australians pay for goods and services. The survey, taken every three years, shows that Australians now use debit…
Internet providers appear to be advertising theoretical, but often unobtainable, broadband speeds.
The Western Australian Liberal Party has created a website, www.wawhistleblowers.com, encouraging whistleblowers to report on state public officers, government ministers and members of parliament. The…
There has been a flurry of activity on the dark web this week. A hacker, claiming to be the author of the recent ransomware NotPetya, has surfaced on the dark web. They’re offering the “master key”, which…
The European Commission has fined Google €2.42 billion for what it claims is an abuse of its dominance as a search engine. The case, dating back to 2010, centres on Google’s shopping service that prominently…
World-wide, credit card fraud and other scams cost the public billions of dollars. While credit card fraud is the clear leader in sheer volume of money lost, “regular scams” still result in a significant…
It would be nice to think that Uber’s problems are going to be fixed with the resignation of its CEO Travis Kalanick. Of course, the shareholders who instigated the demand for his resignation were not…
The Electronic Entertainment Expo, commonly referred to as E3, is the world’s largest meeting of the video game industry. Held in Los Angeles, it officially starts on Tuesday but there have already been…
Apple’s World Wide Developers Conference 2017 (WWDC) started today with the traditional keynote speech announcing Apple’s new and upgraded software and hardware. The overall takeaway from the announcements…