Technology news

• EU guidelines on fintech to include 'sandbox' design recommendations

  06-09-2018 23:13
  The European Union's banking watchdog said guidelines being drawn up for nurturing cross-border fintech companies will include recommendations for the core design of a "sandbox" and innovation hub.
  
  Read more

• 'Target on their back': Wall Street down as technology stocks ... - The Sydney Morning Herald

  06-09-2018 22:49
  The Sydney Morning Herald
  'Target on their back': Wall Street down as technology stocks ...
  The Sydney Morning Herald
  Technology companies suffered another day of sharp losses Thursday, although the broader market didn't fare as badly.and more »
  
  Read more

• 'Target on their back': Wall Street down as technology stocks continue to slide - The Sydney Morning Herald

  06-09-2018 22:49
  The Sydney Morning Herald
  'Target on their back': Wall Street down as technology stocks continue to slide
  The Sydney Morning Herald
  Technology companies suffered another day of sharp losses Thursday, although the broader market didn't fare as badly. Chipmakers sank after an executive from KLA-Tencor said business in the fourth quarter looks weaker than the company expected.and more »
  
  Read more

• Google appoints new trans-Tasman leader

  06-09-2018 21:15
  Mel Silva has been appointed as the new managing director for Google across A/NZ, replacing Jason Pellegrino who exited for Domain.
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Facebook removes Burmese translation feature after Reuters report

  06-09-2018 21:06
  Facebook has removed a feature that allowed users to translate Burmese posts and comments after a Reuters report showed the tool was producing bizarre results.
  
  Read more

• Tesla bond hits record low, stock slips as investor worry deepens

  06-09-2018 20:28
  Tesla'sstock and bond prices dropped on Wednesday after Chief Executive Elon Musk renewed an attack on a British caver whom he had previously insulted on social media and a day after Mercedes unveiled a challenge to the electric car maker.
  
  Read more

• EU clears Apple's purchase of Shazam

  06-09-2018 19:21
  The European Union approved Apple's planned acquisition of British music discovery app Shazam on Thursday, saying an EU antitrust investigation showed it would not harm competition in the bloc.
  
  Read more

• U.S. Treasury sanctions North Korean hacker, company for cyber attacks

  06-09-2018 18:39
  The U.S. Treasury Department on Thursday imposed sanctions against a North Korean computer programmer and the company he worked for, accusing them of the 2017 global WannaCry ransomware attack and the 2014 cyber attack on Sony Corp.
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• U.S. charges North Korean hacker for cyber attacks against Sony, UK NHS

  06-09-2018 18:38
  The U.S. Justice Department charged a North Korean hacker for cyber attacks against Sony Corp and the United Kingdom's National Health Service, according to a criminal complaint released on Thursday.
  
  Read more

• Atlassian exec apologizes to HipChat and Stride users for Slack decision

  06-09-2018 18:37
  Atlassian co-CEO Mike Cannon-Brookes said the decision to discontinue support for its team chat apps ‘was not one we took lightly.’
  
  Read more

• Project Athens to provide a proxy server for Golang modules

  06-09-2018 12:00
  Athens offers a global registry for Go modules along with a standalone proxy server for deployment on premises
  
  Read more

• BHP Billiton cuts downtime and production losses with crane technology - Australian Mining

  06-09-2018 07:14
  Australian Mining
  BHP Billiton cuts downtime and production losses with crane technology
  Australian Mining
  BHP Billiton has minimised production losses at its Olympic Dam mine in South Australia with Konecranes' safety inspections and new technology. During the 2018 financial year, BHP committed over $600 million of investment on the Olympic Dam mine, ...
  
  Read more

• Telstra recruits Deutsche Telekom executive to lead product team

  06-09-2018 05:25
  Telstra has recruited a Deutsche Telekom executive to take charge of its Product and Technology team, the telco announced today.
  
  Read more

• Social media giants call for narrower role for eSafety Commissioner

  06-09-2018 04:39
  An industry organisation whose members include Facebook, Google, Oath and Twitter has questioned the scope of the eSafety Commissioner’ responsibilities and called for the government to end duplication when it comes to policing social media content.
  
  Read more

• Facebook to build $1bn Singapore data centre

  06-09-2018 03:57
  Facebook has revealed it will build its first data centre in Asia in Singapore, investing more than US$1 billion.
  
  Read more

• Xero to launch open banking API

  06-09-2018 02:35
  ​Small business cloud accounting platform Xero has announced the imminent release of an open banking API.
  
  Read more

• ANZ and Atlassian partner to push bank’s agile overhaul

  06-09-2018 01:47
  ANZ bank has partnered with Atlassian to leverage the software-maker’s suite of collaboration and development tools, as well as its agile-working expertise.
  
  Read more

• Telstra expects hit to FY19 income from fewer people shifting to NBN

  06-09-2018 01:03
  Telstra has made “modest” reductions to its guidance for FY19 in the wake of NBN Co’s latest corporate plan, which revised forecasts relating to the NBN rollout and migration process.
  
  Read more

Follow @TechnologyNewsl on Twitter!