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Pat Pilcher

Access to dead people’s data under examination
It’s trickier than it sounds… read more...

Fortnite launches Android attack
Local game industry looks on in awe, announces stellar predictions… read more...

Huawei takes bite out of trillion dollar Apple
Being a trillion dollar company doesn’t make you top dog… read more...

Microsoft’s cloud business grows like topsy
Azure almost doubles revenue in hot cloud market… read more...

Facebook maths: fake news + privacy breaches = $110b gone
Does Facebook’s dramatic share value slump simply reflect the numbers or are deeper trust and confidence issues at play?… read more...

Google fined gazillions: Do they care?
Google forced to cough up big bucks in action reminiscent of Microsoft anti-trust case, but will it have any impact?… read more...

Cisco’s backdoors abound
With five backdoors discovered in Cisco gear since 2013, perhaps Australia might want to apply the same standards used on Huawei with Cisco?… read more...

Can 5G fix NBN?
Grizzles about NBN abound and now 5G is threatening to disrupt things again… read more...

Qantas/Sydney international airport embrace biometrics
Facial recognition at airports – is its beauty skin-deep, or ugly all the way to the bone?… read more...

The internet of hype?
IoT overhype? The answer is not quite so clear-cut… read more...

Microsoft ices heated developers
GitHub activists rattle their new cage… read more...

Uber Air eyes up A/NZ sites for pilot
It’s still up in the air, but the future could have wings, says Uber… read more...

Gloves off as Teradata files lawsuit against SAP for IP theft
Alleged theft of trade secrets used to create HANA… read more...

Tectonic shifts in Aussie telco market
‘Radical, bold’ reset sees Telstra slash 8,000 jobs… read more...

Spark NZ stands behind Agile
Agile delivers results, and excuses, for Spark moves – and now Telstra’s following Spark’s lead… read more...

Optus World Cup woes continue
Compensation confusion adds to customer unhappiness… read more...

Huawei’s Aussie 5G ban
US intelligence agencies add to Chinese tech giant’s conspiracy theories… read more...

Australian Government sets up election cyber security task-force
The Australian government launches the Electoral Integrity Task Force to fend off cyber-attacks interfering with elections and democratic process… read more...

Data centres under water? Project Natick goes deep
Data centres are the unsung heroes of our age. Every time we use cloud apps or utter “OK Google” a data centre is doing all the legwork… read more...

Amazon pokes the Koala
Amazon takes exception to Aussie tax changes, are Kiwis next?… read more...