The ALP claims the rollout of the Coalition Government's MTM national broadband network has reached "new depths of confusion", with NBN Co chief executive Bill Morrow saying he is thinking of building a 5G wireless network to bypass parts of the copper NBN.

A British court has refused to withdraw an arrest warrant against WikiLeaks publisher Julian Assange, for not showing up for a bail hearing on 29 June 2012, meaning he will have to continue residing in the Ecuadorian embassy in London or risk arrest by leaving.

Australia is the easiest place for workplace monitoring among 15 mostly Western countries surveyed, the security firm Forcepoint says, based on data collected by the legal firm Hogan Lovells.

Technology magazines reflect the falling trend of readership for general publications, with figures from research firm Roy Morgan showing a downward trend for this category of magazines in Australia.

Cryptocurrency marketplaces, designed to facilitate trading on the full range of digital currencies, are experiencing a range of fraudulent activity, according to a new report from digital identity company ThreatMetrix.

Brisbane-based IT services company Brennan IT has inked a partnership agreement with not-for-profit charity organisation, Endeavour Foundation, to provide WAN and co-location services.

French multinational oil and gas company Total is partnering with several Chinese companies and universities to build "an innovative plant that will produce electricity and steam without releasing CO2 into the atmosphere".

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