Tasmanian outage a reminder that internet networks are fragile

Tasmanian outage a reminder that internet networks are fragile

The ubiquity of the mobile internet has had a major impact on our lives,leaving homes and businesses at a loss when there’s an outage.

  • byTim Biggs

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The race to repair Tonga’s fibre optic lifeline

The race to repair Tonga’s fibre optic lifeline

As the ash clouds clear after the devastating volcanic eruption,engineers are scrambling to repair the critical single undersea cable linking Tonga with the world.

  • byPat Sheil
5G rollout disrupts inbound US flights from around the world

5G rollout disrupts inbound US flights from around the world

Airlines around the world are adjusting their schedules and aircraft deployments for flights to the US over fears that a 5G rollout by AT&T and Verizon Communications near American airports could interfere with key safety systems.

  • byAnurag Kotoky
Digital medical record systems causing fatigue and burnout in health staff

Digital medical record systems causing fatigue and burnout in health staff

As the health sector abandons paper records,doctors and nurses are struggling to use their digital replacements,according to a new survey.

  • byStuart Layt
‘We’re going in hard on this one’:ACCC sues Telstra,Optus,TPG over NBN speed claims

‘We’re going in hard on this one’:ACCC sues Telstra,Optus,TPG over NBN speed claims

The ACCC is taking Telstra,Optus and TPG to court,hoping to exact a large enough penalty to prevent future misleading conduct.

  • byTim Biggs
Fastly outage was temporary but far from trivial

Fastly outage was temporary but far from trivial

You may have barely noticed the global partial internet outage on Tuesday night,but some businesses and services would have felt it hard.

  • byTim Biggs
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Fastly’s quick recovery wins praise after internet mayhem

Fastly’s quick recovery wins praise after internet mayhem

Cloud services platform Fastly has seen its stock price jump,and is being praised by experts,despite a fault in its systems taking a sizeable chunk of the internet offline.

  • byTim Biggs
International news sites crash in major internet outage

International news sites crash in major internet outage

A widespread internet outage has hit global news sites,with users temporarily unable to access major websites and social media forums.

  • bySarah McPhee andRachael Dexter
Bitcoin and beyond:Making dollars and sense of blockchain

Bitcoin and beyond:Making dollars and sense of blockchain

Blockchain underpins cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin,but experts in the sector are now looking at other applications for the technology.

  • byStuart Layt
When it comes to passwords,complex is not always safer,new study shows

When it comes to passwords,complex is not always safer,new study shows

Companies that force workers to create complicated passwords could actually be weakening their data security,Queensland researchers have found.

  • byStuart Layt
Major medical research centre caught up in data breach

Major medical research centre caught up in data breach

QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute is working to establish which files were accessed.

  • byStuart Layt