A poor NBN migration for a customer has resulted in TPG-owned RSP iiNet being censured by Australia’s communications regulator and forced to take remedial action under threat of a potential $10 million fine.

First came the preview of Startconfrom Day 1, but from Day 2 comes the actual talk itself, where Lucy Lin blends in a cavalcade of superheroes to showcase the ethical AI cavalry we need to develop to make sure we save ourselves from our own self-created AI dilemma.

Mobile attackers are preying on users' assumption that legitimate app stores protect them from security issues, according to BlackBerry Cylance chief evangelist Brian Robison.

Retailers be warned - consumer goods firms will increasingly seek to cut out retailers, and instead go to customers direct without any intermediaries, Software AG's global industry director Oliver Guy says, looking ahead to changes in tech retail practices next year.

Ahead of the Christmas shopping season, Bankwest, a division of the Commonwealth Bank, has added a "Look Who's Charging" service to its mobile app, allowing users to see their purchases at a glance.

Security firm RiskIQ, which closely tracks incidences of online shopping sites being compromised, has put out a study in which it claims that Black Friday and Cyber Monday, the two big online shopping days, are sure to be in the sights of cyber criminals.

More than $4 million has been lost to online shopping scams by Australians in 2019 so far - well in excess of the $3.8 million fleeced from unsuspecting consumers last year - and the losses are expected to mount over the busy Christmas shopping period.

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