Tasmania will offer Apple prizes in a bid to speed-up vaccination of 12 to 18-year-olds in the state. The government is organising a five-day vaccination blitz to drive up lagging inoculation rates from Nov. 20. “If you’re aged 12 to 18 and have had a first or second dose of the vaccine by the 24th,…
Australian Teenagers Offered iPad, iPhone Prizes in Vaccination Drive
ICO Probes Companies Including Apple, Google
November 19, 2021
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The UK’s data protection regulator contacted 40 companies in the areas of social media, gaming, video, music streaming, including Apple Inc. and Google, Financial Times reports. The Information Commissioner’s Office aims to investigate their interactions with children, including location tracking, personalizing content or advertising, and serving up behavioral nudges, like automatically playing videos endangering children online and…
Amazon Cloud Shifts Focus on Health, Auto, Telecom to Beat Microsoft, Google
New Amazon.com Inc. cloud chief Adam Selipsky plans to tailor more products to specific sectors like the healthcare, automotive, and telecommunications industries shifting from its broader focus on popular customer solutions, Bloomberg reports. Rivals Microsoft Corp. and Alphabet Inc.’s Google also have been rolling out cloud packages designed for specific sectors. Microsoft offers targeted clouds…
Tesla, Electric SUVs Get Poor Scores From Consumer Reports
Vehicles from Tesla Inc. and electric sport utilities from rival brands are among the least reliable models sold in the United States, a reflection of the risks of new technology, Consumer Reports said on Thursday. Consumer Reports, a nonprofit organization that evaluates products and services, said Tesla, the world’s most valuable automaker, ranked 27th out…
Ford Teams Up With Chip Giant GlobalFoundries to Boost US Semiconductor Supply
November 18, 2021
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Ford Motor Co. and U.S.-based chip maker GlobalFoundries have announced a strategic deal that will see the two companies join forces on seeking to boost semiconductor manufacturing and technology development within the United States. The two companies said in a joint release that their “strategic collaboration,” based on a non-binding agreement that does not involve cross-ownership…
10 Keys to Teamwork
November 18, 2021
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By Belén Gómez Pereira If it takes one hour for a person to complete a task, how long would it take two? The mathematical answer would be: “30 minutes.” But when working as a team, the efforts of the members are enhanced, reducing the time of action and increasing the effectiveness of the results. This…
State-Linked Cyber Actors Could Face Counter-Attack From Australia: Intelligence Boss
The Director-General of Australia’s security and intelligence agency has conveyed a clear message—and threat—that any criminals or state actors seeking to conduct cyber attacks on Australia should be wary of the nation’s counter-offensive capabilities. Rachel Noble, the Director-General of the Australian Signals Directorate (ASD)—a government agency responsible for intelligence, cyber security, and offensive operations—said that…
South Korea Lawmaker Says Apple, Google Not Doing Enough to Comply With App Store Law
SEOUL—Apple Inc and Alphabet’s Google are not doing enough to comply with a South Korean law that bars dominant app store operators from forcing app developers to use their payment systems, a lawmaker who spearheaded the amendment told Reuters. South Korea, the first country to impose legislation curbing the tech companies’ payment policies, is expected…
Murdoch Accuses Facebook, Google of Censoring Conservative Voices
November 18, 2021
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Rupert Murdoch has accused tech giants Google and Facebook of silencing conservative voices on their platforms and has called for “significant reform” and transparency around digital advertising supply chains. “What we have seen in the past few weeks about the practices at Facebook and Google surely reinforces the need for significant reform,” the News Corp…
Iran-Backed Hackers Accused of Targeting Critical US Sectors
WASHINGTON—Hackers linked to the Iranian government have been targeting a “broad range of victims” inside the United States, including by deploying ransomware, according to an advisory issued Wednesday by American, British, and Australian officials. The advisory says that in recent months, Iran has exploited computer vulnerabilities exposed by hackers before they can be fixed and…
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