Amazon is spreading its wngs wider in Australia. The giant online retailer has announced its second Australian fulfilment centre which is to be located in Sydney's southwest.

News Corp has slammed Google, Facebook and Apple in an ACCC inquiry submission. Digital platforms that possess substantial market power are engaging in anti-competitive practices that prevent publishers from competing on merit, News Corporation Australia says.

The Australian Government has been urged not to trade off short-term budget savings for the country's long-term prosperity by making changes to the $3 billion R&D Tax Incentive and restricting claims for software R&D.

A coalition of big technology firms has, for a second time in recent months, called for strong encryption not to be tampered with, and criticised efforts by law enforcement agencies to create backdoors.

Security firm Tenable has discovered a critical vulnerability in software made by Schneider Electric that is used in manufacturing, oil and gas, water, automation, wind and solar power facilities in the US.

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