Tag: ZD Net

Cisco boss expects global chip shortage to continue another six months (ZD Net)

Asha Barbaschow Chuck Robbins has told BBC in an interview the global chip crunch came as a shock to the industry. https://www.zdnet.com/article/cisco-boss-expects-global-chip-shortage-to-continue-another-six-months/

Work on Australia-wide electronic birth certificate begins (ZD Net)

Asha Barbaschow Spearheaded by the NSW government, work on an electronic birth certificate has kicked off in Australia. https://www.zdnet.com/article/work-on-australia-wide-electronic-birth-certificate-begins/

Aussie law firm executes blockchain-based payment guarantee (ZD Net)

Using technology from big bank-backed Lygon, law firm Piper Alderman has executed a payment guarantee using blockchain. Asha Barbaschow https://www.zdnet.com/article/aussie-law-firm-executes-blockchain-based-payment-guarantee/

Brazilian authorities urged to act on WhatsApp privacy update (ZD Net)

Angelica Mari Consumer protection body Idec notified several organizations with unanswered questions over privacy rights and data protection. https://www.zdnet.com/article/brazilian-authorities-urged-to-act-on-whatsapp-privacy-update/

Dell divests VMware: Investors cheer, but what does it mean for customers? (ZD Net)

Dell Technologies just announced the expected spin-out of that 80% ownership, making VMware a fully independent company. This move is good for investors, but...

First multi-node quantum network paves the way for the quantum internet (ZD Net)

Daphne Leprince-Ringuet Researchers in the Netherlands have established an entanglement-based network between three quantum processors for the first time. https://www.zdnet.com/article/first-multi-node-quantum-network-pavis-the-way-for-the-quantum-internet/

Google backs new security standard for smartphone VPN apps (ZD Net)

Liam Tung The Google One VPN app gets a tick of approval from the Internet of Secure Things Alliance. https://www.zdnet.com/article/google-backs-new-security-standard-for-smartphone-vpn-apps/

Cyberattack on UK university knocks out online learning, Teams and Zoom (ZD Net)

Liam Tung All live online teaching has been cancelled on Thursday and Friday. https://www.zdnet.com/article/cyberattack-on-uk-university-knocks-out-online-learning-teams-and-zoom/

TSMC sees chip constraints through 2022, will spend $100bn on boosting capacity (ZD Net)

Liam Tung The automotive industry's semiconductor shortage will be largely resolved next quarter, says Taiwan-based chip maker. https://www.zdnet.com/article/tsmc-sees-chip-constraints-through-2022-will-spend-100bn-on-boosting-capacity/

Government picks 81 regional sites to fund through AU$90 million program (ZD Net)

Chris Duckett True to form, the Australian government announces that it will make more announcements in the future, including who is actually getting its money. https://www.zdnet.com/article/government-picks-81-regional-sites-to-fund-through-au90-million-program/

Swinburne University confirms over 5,000 individuals affected in data breach (ZD Net)

Asha Barbaschow University confirms the personal information included in the breach contained names, email addresses, and phone numbers of some staff, students, and external parties https://www.zdnet.com/article/swinburne-university-confirms-over-5000-individuals-affected-in-data-breach/

Court finds Google misled Australian consumers on how it collected location data (ZD Net)

Campbell Kwan Australian Android users were not told by Google about various settings that allow the search giant to collect personal location data. https://www.zdnet.com/article/court-finds-google-misled-australian-consumers-on-how-it-collected-personal-location-data/

Google introduces Timelapse to Google Earth (ZD Net)

Aimee Chanthadavong Google says Google Earth is getting its biggest update since 2017. https://www.zdnet.com/article/google-introduces-timelapse-to-google-earth/

Google Project Zero testing 30-day grace period on bug details to boost user patching (ZD Net)

Chris Duckett After trying to get vendors to produce updates to fix vulnerabilities quicker, Project Zero is trying an explicit patch period. https://www.zdnet.com/article/google-project-zero-testing-30-day-grace-period-on-bug-details-to-boost-user-patching/

Huawei looks to diversify product focus, confident against Chinese cloud players (ZD Net)

Eileen Yu Following a decline in its smartphone business, Chinese tech giant is looking to its other connected devices including laptops and smart TVs to...

ACCC gives MYOB the go-ahead to acquire GreatSoft (ZD Net)

Aimee Chanthadavong The Australian consumer watchdog has found that MYOB's proposed acquisition of GreatSoft will not lessen competition in the market. https://www.zdnet.com/article/accc-gives-myob-the-go-ahead-to-acquire-greatsoft/