As Higher Ed IT adopts new technologies, it’s becoming more and more important to stay current with tech news. New technological advancements are sure to affect your work at an institutional-level. We’re constantly aggregating new and exciting articles from the best sources so that you can stay informed and ahead in the field.
Smart Cities Council ANZ calls for greater clarity in government’s program guidelines
Advocacy body Smart Cities Council ANZ is calling for greater clarity in the final Smart Cities and Suburbs Program guidelines, as well as the launch of a leadership incubator program and a smart project exchange platform.
Hefty tax bill sees Apple Australia 2016 profit drop by AU$119m
For the 2016 financial year, the local arm of the Californian giant posted AU$3.7 million in profit, down from its 2015 AU$123 million total.
Delta experiences second systems outage in under six months
Another systems outage has brought domestic Delta flights to a grinding halt.
Copyright infringing alert system abandoned in US
The US has abandoned its piracy alert regime, with ISPs no longer sending notices under the voluntary Copyright Alert System to users who are allegedly downloading or streaming content illegally.
CSIRO to take up residency in Silicon Valley
Australia's peak research body will be setting up shop in San Francisco to promote Australian innovation to the United States.
Former NSA lawyer blasts US border plans to collect contacts lists, web histories
One former intelligence lawyer said the move would be 'tremendously intrusive' and could have a 'real cost' to effective intelligence gathering.
SEO for CEOs: It’s all about mobile in 2017
If you haven't adopted a mobile-first approach to your website or SEO efforts, now is the time to seriously consider doing so. This article serves to substantiate that claim and help you get the ball rolling.
Organised cybercrime gang members arrested after ATM attacks
Group responsible for carrying out highly-sophisticated attacks against banks ATMs.
Ex top Mozilla dev to Windows users: Ditch all antivirus except Microsoft’s Defender
Don't bother with antivirus, it does more harm than good, warns former Mozillian.
Chrome 56: Google starts slapping ‘not secure’ on HTTP payment and login pages
Google is ramping up its efforts to make HTTPS ubiquitous on the web, by issuing new warnings in Chrome and launching its own root-certificate authority.