The Samsung Galaxy Note7 exploding battery issue has cost the Korean tech giant big time. After a false start, and rigorous compliance testing by Samsung and all manner of global authorities, it returns to sale. Then another potentially disastrous explosion happens!

An employee of Booz Allen Hamilton, a contractor for the NSA, has been charged with illegally copying and removing confidential code which the NSA used for infiltrating the computer systems of other countries.

Dimension Data has sold its education provider business in Australia to the Australian College of Training and Employment (ACTE) Group.

A modern Triple Zero Emergency Call Service utilising the latest technologies will be implemented nationally, with the federal government calling for expressions of interest for operators to take over the contract to provide “enhanced” services.

The NBN Co's second Sky Muster satellite launch took place this morning after being put off by a day due to bad weather.

US multinational medical products maker Johnson and Johnson has taken the unusual step of warning consumers that its J&J Animas OneTouch Ping insulin pump is vulnerable to remote attacks by malicious individuals who could then make the device deliver more than the specified dose of insulin.

Optus and Nokia intend to operate a prototype 5G service in Australia next year.

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