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Researchers warn China that its bitcoin mining could undermine global sustainability efforts
China is pinned to generate 130.5 million metric tons of carbon emissions by 2024 from mining bitcoin if it doesn’t implement more stringent regulations and policy changes.
Read MoreAussie attorneys-general considering blanket defamation immunity for digital platforms
Digital platforms and their liabilities are under the microscope in Australia’s latest attempt to refresh its defamation laws.
Read MoreCoinbase: Possible ‘Significant’ drop in crypto prices this year like in 2018
Coinbase offered a wide range of possibiities this year, citing market uncertainty.
Read MoreA ‘hole’ new world for the potential of mini quantum computers
In a new study, researchers from Australia and Canada have identified a ‘sweet spot’, using holes, where the qubit is least sensitive to noise.
Read MoreThird-party security breach compromises data of Singapore job-matching service
Job-matching institute e2i says the personal details of 30,000 individuals may have been illegally accessed due to a malware breach that targeted an “appointed third-party vendor”, adding that it was notified of the incident three weeks ago on March 12.
Read MoreNew Zealand opens up to quarantine-free ‘flyer beware’ travel from Australia
People arriving in NZ from Australia will be pushed to use New Zealand’s COVID Tracer app.
Read MoreProposed changes could mean less red tape when setting up a data centre in NSW
Lengthy planning approvals for establishing data centres in NSW could be a thing of the past.
Read MoreOmbudsman report shows Centrelink’s data-matching tool was mostly a waste of time
The manual work that Centrelink’s automated robo-debt system was meant to replace had to be manually completed once refunds were found to be owing.
Read MoreLG is ending its smartphone business
The South Korean company will close down its mobile operation by July 31.
Read MoreTechnology could make fighting COVID less restrictive but privacy will take a hit
Academics say the western view of individual privacy being supreme has forced the use of lockdowns as a blunt instrument when there might be another way involving the smart use of technology.
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