India has banned the import of laptops, tablets and some PCs with immediate effect unless one has a valid licence from the authorities. No reason has been given why the ban was being put in place, but India has been touting its mantra of "make in India" for a while now and looking to step up manufacturing within the country.



Facebook's parent Meta has started blocking access to news feeds in Canada, something it threatened to do after the country passed an online news law that forces digital platforms to cut deals with publishing firms.

Microsoft claims it has completely fixed a critical security issue in its Azure cloud platform, found in March by researchers from security firm Tenable, who then told Microsoft about it. Tenable chief executive and chairman Amit Yoran had claimed in a blog post on Wednesday that it took more than 90 days for Microsoft to effect a partial fix.

Water utility Yarra Valley Water has signed a new five-year contract worth over $40 million with New Plumbing Services (NPS) to deliverits meter replacement program.

The demand for Australian executives has levelled out thanks to ongoing and agreed projects continuing to operate, according to the E.L. Executive Demand Index from executive search firm EL Consult.

And as always there's plenty more today, so for all the news please visit www.itwire.com.

Josh Martinez, newsletter editor, iTWire



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