Ignoring the advice of a Senate Committee, the Federal Government has dismissed recommendations that it should mandate fibre-to-the-curb for the remainder of the national broadband network rollout.

University of NSW students have been earning cryptocurrency for shopping with retailers, restaurants and cafes in what is claimed to be a “world-first" trial.

Talk about keeping the world economy ticking over - global IT spending in 2018 is forecast to grow 4.5% to reach nearly a whopping US$3.8 trillion, according to Gartner’s latest quarterly IT spending forecast update.

American politicians are bringing pressure to bear on telecommunications giant AT&T to cut commercial ties with Chinese telco Huawei Technologies and to oppose a bid by telecommunications operator China Mobile to enter the US market due to alleged national security concerns.

Western Australian law firm Jackson McDonald has selected AI technology from Singapore-based security firm Darktrace to defend its critical data, including confidential case work, litigation strategies and sensitive client information.

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