British Home Secretary Priti Patel has approved the extradition of WikiLeaks founder and publisher Julian Assange to the US to face criminal charges there. The extradition order was issued on 20 April and sent to Patel for her approval.



Fixed wireless and wholesale network infrastructure provider Swoop has signed a $32.1 million facilities agreement with Westpac to help it fund future acquisitions.

Latest figures reveal Australia has the highest percentage of mobile app threats detected and Australians are the most exposed to mobile threats on a per-device basis, according to the Look App Threats Map, a threat intelligence index by endpoint-to-cloud security Lookout.

There is little doubt in the mind of any observer of the smartphone industry that, after the disappearance of Huawei as a frontrunner, two Chinese brands — Oppo and Xiaomi — have been vying to take up the fight to market leaders Apple and Samsung.

Global technology and digital services business Talent has announced that Georgia Kelaher is joining the company as global chief people officer, effective immediately.

Australians are closing the skills shortage gaps and adapting to the new digital era, according to the fourth annual Global Skills Report released by online learning platform Coursera which also shows that out of 100 countries, Australia’s global ranking has improved since last year, jumping from 40th to 39th in technology skills.

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Stephen Withers, newsletter editor, iTWire


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