Kim Dotcom revelations to build an encrypted, peer-supported internet at Sydney’s SydStart conference
[1] Eccentric entrepreneur and privacy advocate Kim Dotcom has revealed that he’s building his own private internet that is safe from the prying eyes of surveillance authorities. [2] He said this at...
How the Swedish Chef, Final Fantasy and football help kids get into coding
[1] Grok Learning’s co-founder Nicky Ringland admits she never got the chance to learn about coding in school. [2] At a young age, Ringland has always been passionate about computers and progr...
Apple Pay to land in Australia this year
[1] Apple Pay mobile payments service is set to launch in Australia this year via a partnership with American Express. [2] Apple’s CEO Tim Cook confirmed today that Australians and Canadians would b...
Aussie founders getting better focused, according to Scout Ventures
[1] Scout Ventures managing partner Brad Harrison confirmed that the quality of Aussie founders have been improving since the last two years. [2] Harrison’s New York-based venture capital firm...
Aussie Farmers Direct hacked, user details posted online
[1] The systems of home delivered groceries business Aussie Farmers Direct has been hacked and personal details of more than 5000 of its customers exposed online. [2] The names, email addresses, phon...
App technology can fix the e-health system in Australia if done right
[1] On Wednesday, federal Health Minister Sussan Ley announced that two new trials of the unsuccessful, electronic health record was relaunched as “My Health Record”. [2] The trials will kick o...
Victoria’s courts to go electronic for documents
[1] All Victorian courts will soon receive a new electronic document lodgement platform following successful deployments at the VCAT (Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal) and County Court. [2]...
Australia considering passport-less travel
Foreign Minister Julie Bishop has confirmed that Australia is in discussions with New Zealand over the possibility of shunning physical passports and instead storing the same identifying data electron...