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

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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
Lidar tech envisions future of smart cities,self-driving cars at CES

Lidar tech envisions future of smart cities,self-driving cars at CES

Seoul Robotics and Intel’s Mobileye among firms at CES 2021 with new 3D technology to support autonomous cars and smarter big cities.

  • byDalvin Brown
Microsoft customer data hacked through reseller compromise

Microsoft customer data hacked through reseller compromise

Russian government hackers have compromised Microsoft cloud customers and stolen emails from at least one private-sector company,according to people familiar with the matter.

  • byEllen Nakashima
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Video from divers,anglers to be used for biggest Barrier Reef snapshot

Video from divers,anglers to be used for biggest Barrier Reef snapshot

Scientists have partnered with technology experts to ensure valuable data on the Great Barrier Reef can be collected from thousands of citizen scientists.

  • byStuart Layt
New UQ lab to put power networks through their paces

New UQ lab to put power networks through their paces

The UQ Industry 4.0 TestLab will allow researchers to stress-test real-world power systems by creating a"digital twin"that can be put through its paces safely.

  • byStuart Layt
US tech firm to give state's contact tracing system a digital reset

US tech firm to give state's contact tracing system a digital reset

Under a new data management system,automated text messages will alert Victorian health officials,infected people and potentially their close contacts about positive COVID-19 tests.

  • byChip Le Grand andSumeyya Ilanbey
Slack suffers global outage as millions work from home

Slack suffers global outage as millions work from home

Workplace collaboration tool Slack went down,taking many virtual offices with it.

  • byTim Biggs
Call for better'cyber hygiene'amid pandemic shift to work-from-home

Call for better'cyber hygiene'amid pandemic shift to work-from-home

As everyone practises good personal hygiene in the face of the current pandemic cyber security experts are warning people to start practising good cyber-hygiene

  • byStuart Layt