A bug in drones made by DJI, the world's biggest manufacturer of these devices, allowed an attacker to gain access to flight records and user account information, the Israeli security firm Check Point claims.

Australians - and their Canadian counterparts - are paying 34% more for using Amazon Prime Video than US users of the video streaming services which were launched worldwide by Amazon two years ago.

Chinese smartphone vendor OPPO has launched two new models, the R17 and the R17 Pro, in Australia, with better camera technology, faster charging and better protection against water. And they don’t cost an arm and a leg.

Singapore-based hydrogen fuel cell vendor HES Energy Systems has launched a new drone known as HYCOPTER that can stay in the air for 3.5 hours, instead of the usual 20-30 minutes which drones powered by lithium batteries could achieve.

Google has announced that from now on it will not force individual employees with sexual harassment or sexual assault claims to go through arbitration, though the company said that arbitration may still be the best option.

Phishing, unexpected prize and lottery scams and identity theft are among the 1,800 scams which have hit Australia’s indigenous communities, causing losses of $3 million, so far this year, according to the ACCC.

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