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Alibaba Cloud parks $1B in skills development, to build first Philippine data centre
Chinese tech vendor is setting aside $1 billion over three years to nurture digital skills in Southeast Asia, including 100,000 developers and 100,000 startups, and plans to open its first data centre in the Philippines as well as an innovation centre in Malaysia.
Read MoreHow the FBI and AFP accessed encrypted messages in TrojanShield investigation
Over a three-year period, law enforcement agencies around the world jointly decrypted messages of criminals to foil various activities, such as plans to ship tonnes of cocaine.
Read MoreNSW Rural Fire Service uses data to make decisions about volunteer deployment
NSW Rural Fire Service now has a data portal that gives real-time access to details about volunteers’ skills and qualifications so they can send the right people to the right crisis.
Read MoreAFP used controversial encryption laws in its ‘most significant operation in policing history’
The AFP, alongside law enforcement agencies across the globe, used decrypted messages to catch cybercriminals as part of a global sting operation.
Read MoreAmazon founder Jeff Bezos is off to space on board Blue Origin’s first crewed flight
If it all goes to plan, Jeff Bezos will personally beat Elon Musk and Richard Branson in the private space race.
Read MoreG7 nations agree to set minimum global corporate tax rate at 15%
G7 finance ministers are taking aim at some of the world’s “most profitable multinational enterprises” by agreeing to set a global minimum corporate tax rate of at least 15%.
Read MoreApple wants Australia to keep payments regulatory regime as is
The iPhone maker said there’s plenty of competition where mobile payments are concerned and that Apple Pay is an example of the ‘dynamic competition and innovation that characterises the payments market’ in Australia.
Read MoreCOVID-19 vaccine digital certificate coming this week for Australians
Those with an Australian Medicare number can already view their vaccination history, but once two doses of a COVID-19 jab have been received, individuals will be able to retrieve a certificate.
Read MoreNBN floats options for killing off CVC charges
New Special Access Undertaking for NBN could see the maligned CVC disappear, but the company argues it would force costs up for those on low data plans.
Read MoreAustralians spent AU$26.5m in cryptocurrency to pay scammers in 2020
The total number of scams received by the ACCC’s Scamwatch during the 2020 calendar year was 216,087, with a total of AU$156 million lost.
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