News Corporation has stepped up its attacks on WikiLeaks founder and publisher Julian Assange, publishing two articles over the weekend about all the alleged faults of the jailed activist.



Dutch brewing company Heineken, in collaboration with street culture tastemaker Bodega, has launched “The Boring Phone” produced by Human Mobile Devices (HMD).

Critical digital infrastructure and continuity solutions provider Vertiv introduced the Vertiv SmartAisle 3, a micro modular data centre system that uses AI, providing intelligence and enabling efficiency for data centres.

The social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, has refused to comply with an order from the Australian eSafety commission to take down content related to the stabbing attack in Sydney, saying it does not violate its rules on violent content.

China has ordered Apple to remove WhatsApp and Threads, both owned by Meta, from its app store in the country, the New York Times reports.

Google has fired 28 employees who were involved in a protest at two of its offices this week against Project Nimbus, a US$1.2 billion (A$1.87 billion) cloud contract with Israel, which also involves Amazon.

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Josh Martinez, newsletter editor, iTWire

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