The Australian public service's workplace authority has removed from public view the data of more than 96,000 public servants it collected in its annual employee census.

Chipmaker MediaTek has debuted a new smartphone design training programme to foster and develop talent for India's fast-growing handset industry.

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull's words in opposition have come back to bite him after Labor used the launch of NBN Co's second Sky Muster satellite today to remind him of statements he would rather forget.

The CSIRO’s digital research arm, Data61, has opened a new cybersecurity and innovation hub in Melbourne in a move which will create at least 140 new jobs, including 40 jobs a year over three years for PhD students.

Sporting teams are always advised to take advantage of their opponents when the latter are down. LG appears to have taken that lesson to heart when applied to Samsung’s troubles in India.

Huawei has jumped 16 places to come in at number 72 on the Interbrand Best Global Brand ranking. The value of its brand has rapidly risen 18% year-on-year.

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