Month: February 2022

One year later: Treasury to review Australia’s news media bargaining code

Treasury will assess the extent to which the code has delivered on its policy promise of ‘protecting public interest journalism’. …read more Source:: ZDNet


Application modernization makes a dent in the technology universe

Survey finds on average, IT managers report at least three to four measurable improvements from IT modernization efforts. …read more Source:: ZDNet


Neon, Ukraine, And The Global Semiconductor Industry

On our news feeds and TV channels at the moment are many stories concerning the war in Ukraine, and among them is one which may have an effect on the high-tech industries. It seems that a significant percentage of the world’s neon gas is produced in Ukrainian factories, and there is concern among pundits and…


How Vulnerable is the US Power Grid?

America’s power grid consists of 3,000 public and private sector power companies, with 55,000 substations scattered across the country. On the CBS News show 60 Minutes, reporter Bill Whitaker notes that each grid hold grid-powering transformers — then tells the story of “the most serious attack on our power grid in history” on the night…


The Most Underrated Sci-Fi Thriller Waiting to Be Watched on Netflix – CNET

Commentary: Craving a bit of time travel, mystery and Anthony Mackie? This sci-fi gem shouldn’t go under the radar. …read more Source:: CNet


ACCC proposes major antitrust reforms targeting big tech dominance

Australia’s consumer watchdog wants major legislative changes spanning the entire gamut of big tech’s issues, covering anti-competitive conduct, bargaining imbalances, insufficient consumer and business user protections, and beyond. …read more Source:: ZDNet


Microsoft adds more 5G-centric services to its Azure-for-telcos lineup

Microsoft is continuing with its strategy to try to make Azure the best cloud for telecommunications companies and their partners with new hybrid and edge services. …read more Source:: ZDNet


Why Swift Creator Chris Lattner Stepped Down From Its Core Team This Week

The creator of Apple’s Swift programming language stayed involved in the Swift core team and Evolution community… until this week. Though he’d left Apple more than five years ago, “Swift is important to me, so I’ve been happy to spend a significant amount of time to help improve and steer it,” Lattner wrote in an…


Is The Batman Streaming on HBO Max? What to Know – CNET

The big bat lands this week, but the HBO Max release model has changed. …read more Source:: CNet


Linus Torvalds ‘starting to get worried’ as Linux kernel 5.17 rc6 lands

More by known regressions not being addressed by maintainers than Vladimir Putin’s ‘mental breakdown’ Linux kernel boss Linus Torvalds is “starting to be a bit worried” by lack of progress on version 5.17 of the project.… …read more Source:: TheRegister