Hi John, Australians are buying up mobile phones from big Chinese companies Huawei and Oppo faster than they are snapping up handsets from other phone providers, according to new research which reveals Huawei’s share of purchases grew by 87% to 471,000 handsets in the 12 months to September.
More spin in an effort to polish the encryption turd. The Australian Cyber Security Growth Network and the Australian Strategic Policy Institute are planning to issue a report that will apparently provide "high-level case studies" of what the government's encryption law means. Labor Shadow Communications Minister Michelle Rowland has taken another potshot at her Coalition counterpart, Mitch Fifield, questioning why the communication policy roadmap touted by the government in 2016 is still under development. Three of Australia’s major companies, KPMG Australia, Macquarie Group and Microsoft are giving their support to an experimental project for creating new ways of thinking about artificial intelligence (AI) by the Australian National University’s Autonomy, Agency and Assurance Institute (3Ai). The Federal Government has released another $17 million towards an online safety package for children, which includes an education package and resources for parents and carers of kids under five. And of course, there's plenty more so for all the news visit www.itwire.com. Have a great day! Stan Beer, Editor in Chief, iTWire ADVERTISE IN THIS NEWSLETTER & iTWire.com Contact: andrew.matler@itwire.com 0412 390 000
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