Internet traffic bound for Amazon's Route 53 cloud service was hijacked for two hours on Tuesday, using known weaknesses in the border gateway protocol, which is used for routing traffic around the globe.

The Federal Court of Australia will hear an application from the au Domain Administration, the organisation that administers the Australian domain namespace, for holding a special general meeting, requested by some members, along with the its annual general meeting.

Telecommunications industry lobby group Communications Alliance is not satisfied with the proposed changes to new regulatory rules on the handling of consumer complaints about telecommunications services.

Interconnection services provider Megaport is now providing support for Google Cloud’s Partner Interconnect, a service from Google Cloud designed to allow customers to privately connect to the platform from anywhere.

Ultimate Ears isn't the only speaker maker to recently add Alexa, with Sonos One's long awaited Alexa addition in Australia now activated via a free software update.

Telecommunications service providers are pursuing multiple paths to gain revenue in the Internet of Things market, but a newly published report warns that 70% of the providers have no well-defined strategy for their entry into the market.

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