The American Government has ramped up its campaign against Chinese telecommunications equipment maker Huawei Technologies, briefing officials in so-called "friendly countries" to try and get them to stop using equipment from the Chinese vendor.

Intelligence agencies in Australia have insisted that 5G core and radio access networks cannot be clearly separated as a reason for banning Huawei, even though recent technical demonstrations have shown this not to be the case.

Australian Signals Directorate chief Mike Burgess must be having at least a few bits of egg on his face after his bold statement last month, that there was no separation between the 5G radio access network and its core, was shot down in spectacular style on Wednesday.

The creators of a dating app have been forced to resort to traditional outdoor billboard advertising, after their ads were turned down by social media which found them too daring.

Small NBN retail service providers will have to compete on quality of service, not price, if they want to stay in business, given the way the industry is structured, the head of a small ISP claims.

Australia's biggest cryptocurrency exchange, Independent Reserve, has launched a blockchain innovation hub and co-working space in Sydney.

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