Hi John, Australia has slipped five places from 55th in December to 60th in January with an average download speed of 33.28Mbps in the fixed broadband table compiled by Ookla, the company that provides the online Speedtest application for testing download and upload speeds.
Google is quietly continuing to work on a project to set up a censored search engine in China, a report claims, with employees saying that they have been tracking code changes which indicate that work is quietly taking place. The Australian Electoral Commission says it currently has no plans to make any public statement about social media and the forthcoming federal election. Online food delivery and ordering business Deliveroo has introduced an initiative to allow riders in Australia to get paid quicker. Chinese telecommunications equipment vendor Huawei Technologies plans to follow in the steps of Russian security outfit Kaspersky Lab and sue the US Government over its ban on federal agencies using the company's products. The Australian Information Industry Association says its members are opposed to the imposition of a template for the proposed consumer data rights regulatory framework that is designed to suit the banking and energy sectors. And of course, there's plenty more so for all the news visit www.itwire.com. Have a great day! Stan Beer, Editor, iTWire ADVERTISE IN THIS NEWSLETTER & iTWire.com Contact: andrew.matler@itwire.com 0412 390 000
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