Ecma unveils more permissive JavaScript license

Ecma International, which oversees the ECMAScript standard for JavaScript, has introduced an alternative license for JavaScript that is intended to be more permissive regarding derivative works, Mozilla said this week.With the move, Ecma now...

The Good Guys temporarily stop facial recognition technology – 6PR 882AM

The Good Guys have confirmed they will temporarily stop the use of facial recognition technology amid an investigation by Australia’s privacy watchdog. Consumer group CHOICE analysed the privacy policies of 25 major retailers and found...

The Download: Big Tech’s post-Roe silence, and the US EV charging landscape

In the days after the US Supreme Court overturned the constitutional right to abortion, tech companies rushed to show their support for employees living in states where the procedure is now outlawed. Meta promised...

Cloud security risks remain very human

Talk about cloud security and you’re likely to discuss provider-focused issues: not enough security, not enough auditing, not enough planning. However, the biggest cloud security risks continue to be the people who walk beside...

Behold the Weird Physics of Double-Impact Asteroids

The best candidate for a binary crater on Earth today is the Lockne crater in Sweden and a smaller crater nearby called Målingen. “We dated these structures very exactly and saw that they formed...

4DMedical signs deal to supply lung imaging technology to Australian radiology clinics – Small...

4DMedical’s patented XV technology enables physicians to understand lung airflow and identify respiratory deficiencies with greater sensitivity and earlier than conventional methods. Respiratory device specialist 4DMedical (ASX: 4DX) has signed a deal with I-MED...

The Best Sunglasses for Every Outdoor Adventure

Sunglasses are a must for any time of year. They protect your eyes from UV light and reduce the chance of conditions like cataracts and macular degeneration. They also reduce eyestrain when it's bright...

Facebook is bombarding cancer patients with ads for unproven treatments

One from Verita Life, in Bangkok, Thailand, targeted Australians like Autar, falsely claiming that a hypothermia treatment offered there would “destroy cancer cells.” When Autar took a screenshot of the ad in his news...

Security survives the budget axe

The good news is that recession or no, security remains a somewhat uncuttable expense for CIOs, according to new data from Morgan Stanley Research. The bad news is that none of it will work...

Delacon Becomes The First To Release Call Tracking Technology Integration For Google Ads Within...

Australian digital marketing company Delacon has become the first in Asia Pacific to integrate its call tracking solution into Google Ads, enabling marketers to more effectively attribute campaign performance. As the only integrated Google Adwords...

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