One resident of a retirement village in Wollongong has been testing out a robot as a means of telepresence in his home during the pandemic.



Israel-based security firm Check Point Software has decided to invest in local cloud facilities in Australia so that it can meet data residency and compliance requirements for its local clients.

A new survey has found "less than half (47%) of surveyed organisations in Australia and New Zealand are very confident in securing their part of the cloud-based responsibility model".

The US Government has asked Australia to drop its move for a news media code to make it compulsory for digital platforms such as Google and Facebook to pay local news organisations for using material from their publications.

Nucleus Cyber, a subsidiary of ASX-listed Canberra-based cyber security firm archTIS, has renewed an annual software licence contract with the Australian Department of Defence.

Australian agtech start-up and digital livestock management platform provider AgriWebb has completed a new funding round, with a $30 million investment in the company led by the ventures arm of Canadian telecommunications provider TELUS, which recently launched TELUS Agriculture, a division to address food security by leveraging its technology expertise.

No, a computer, tablet or smartphone isn't part of the CHOICE back-to-school essentials list, but instead, good old fashioned things like HB and coloured pencils, pencil sharpeners, ballpoint and coloured pens, glue sticks, exercise books and more, with Officeworks the clear price winner at less than $22.

If a Bentley automobile is a bit beyond the budget, then Bentley's luxurious new headphones might be more attainable, even if their price is much higher than the latest from Bose and Sony - combined!

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

Alex Zaharov-Reutt, Afternoon Newsletter Editor, iTWire

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