Optus has launched its fixed 5G wireless service, with three sites live now in January 2019, and 1200 to be delivered by March 2020, but is 5G safe? Alex Zaharov-Reutt attended the launch and presents a comprehensive overview including full launch video.

All 17 amendments proposed to the Federal Government's encryption law, which was passed by Parliament on 6 December last year, have been implemented, the Department of Home Affairs says in a submission to the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security.

Microsoft will discontinue support for its Internet Explorer 10 web browser from January 2020 onwards, a process it first announced four years ago.

The overall market for PCs in Europe, the Middle East and Africa declined by 5.8% year-on-year to 19.6 million units in the fourth quarter of 2018, with the commercial space dropping by 1.1%, the analyst firm IDC says.

The US has finally decided on the changes to be made for the granting of H-1B visas, one effect of these being that the proportion granted to foreigners with a master's degree or higher from an US institution would be increased.

Tech industry association CompTIA projects global IT industry growth of 4% for 2019 but says that an economic slowdown, exacerbated by international trade turmoil, could push the growth forecast to its low-end projection of 1.5%.

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