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File Photo A researcher has warned that threat actors are able to compromise common maritime navigation systems to potentially cause chaos in the shipping industry.

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As reported by the BBC^[1]

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The former chief executive officer of Qualcomm Paul Jacobs has launched a new company dedicated to ironing out problems in next-generation wireless technologies.

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The new startup is called XCOM^[1]. The company describes itself as

Read more: Former Qualcomm CEO Paul Jacobs launches wireless connectivity startup

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Building links is an incredibly common request of agencies and consultants, and some ways to go about it are far more advisable than others. Whether you're likely to be asked for this work or you're looking to hire...

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According to a study by the Pew Research Center^[1], some members of older generations have a hard time learning computers because they were born at...

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"Practically speaking, 'stopping the bots' is every bit as important to Australians as 'stopping the boats'," said the Hon Angus Taylor MP, minister for Law Enforcement and Cyber Security, on Wednesday night.

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That,

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Human resources software firm PageUp could find itself up against a class action lawsuit, after it revealed earlier this week it had fallen victim to a malware attack^[1] that potentially compromised client information.

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Centennial

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Image: Asha McLean/ZDNet The European Commission may slap Alphabet's Google with another fine for breaching EU antitrust rules, this time for using its Android operating system to freeze out competition.

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According to

Read more: Google facing another hefty antitrust fine in Europe: Report

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Users hit by outages due a cable being cut may have to wait well into the weekend for service restoration, as work by Telstra is set to continue into Saturday.

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"We are repairing

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