The Australian Federal Police (AFP) has executed a series of search warrants across Brisbane and the Gold Coast over two days in connection to the shutdown of DarkMarket, the world's largest illegal marketplace on the dark web.



It will be interesting to see who blinks first in the tussle between the digital platforms and the Australian Government: Google and Facebook or Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Treasurer Josh Frydenberg.

The R1 2021 release of .Net software development tool collection Progress Telerik includes more than 65 native UI components and over 100 grid features for Blazor, as well as improved reporting.

Technology workforce development company Pluralsight has acquired Next Tech, a provider of cloud-based computing environments for tech education.

Business software vendor SAP has appointed Scott Russell to its executive board as head of the customer success organisation.

The high-capacity, automated network being built by Lightstorm Technology Ventures for India's OTT ecosystem “supports surging demand for gaming, video and cloud experiences”.

Although Google has come to a deal to pay French publishers for news. Google Australia is threatening to withdraw Google Search and services from Australia, with Reset Australia's Chris Cooper suggesting regulation is the answer.

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