Hi John, Global payment services provider SWIFT has published a new API standard for the pre-authorisation of funds which it says paves the way for further innovation in financial services enabled by Open Banking.
An exploitation tool for Windows systems, used by an alleged Chinese hacking collective, uses a variant of an NSA exploit which was leaked online by a group known as the Shadow Brokers, the Israeli security company Check Point claims, adding that their findings suggested China and the US were in some kind of race to develop cyber exploits. Monash University is undertaking a $2.3 million research project in partnership with the energy industry looking at how emerging technologies are helping to shape the future energy needs of Australian households. New energy vehicles including electric, fuel cell and plug-in hybrid vehicles are dominating sales of all new passenger car sales in China to lead Europe, US markets, according to a new report. North American telecom market performance analytics provider Comlinkdata has acquired mobile crowdsourced customer experience data company Tutela. Telecommunications provider TPG Telecom has reported a fall of 56% in net profits for the financial year 2019 compared to last year, with the company attributing the fall from $397.5 million to $175 million to its being forced to give up plans for a mobile network. Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei Technologies has launched a new smartphone, the Y9 Prime 2019, in the Australian market, with a pop-up front camera that permits a notchless screen and is claimed to make the taking of selfies more fun. It retails for $399. 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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