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Google Paid Apple $1 Billion to be Default Search Engine
There have been various rumours about how much Google pays Apple to be the default search bar on the iPhone. A transcript of court proceedings from Oracle Corp’s copyright lawsuit against Google revealed that Apple received $1 billion from Google. Since 2010, Oracle has claimed their Java technology was borrowed to build Android phones without…
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In-N-Out Burger Popup in Sydney
In-N-Out is a famous californian hamburger chain and it opened its first popup store in Sydney today. Due to the popularity of the chain however it was less of a “In-N-Out” and more of a “Stand-N-Wait” It turns out that the famous popup store sold out even before it opened. In response to the popularity,…
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Worst Passwords of 2015
Many of us hate passwords, especially forgetting them because the sign up process made you pick a password with 2 uppercase characters, exactly 4 lowercase characters (no more, no less) 3 numerals, 6 special c@$e characters and 1 hieroglyph. Who can remember all that? All this is silly, if it is brute forcing you are…
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Twitter – Currently Experiencing Technical Difficulty
Twitter’s dark days of the fail whale returned in a flashback style fashion with most if not all regions experiencing outages on Tuesday. The market responded as expected with stocks closing down nearly 7% at $16.69. The stock was at one stage trading at $16.43 which was a new low for the stock. Twitter was…
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5 Australian startups to watch in 2016
2015 was Atlassian’s year. Who will own 2016? 2015 saw Australia’s most successful technology startup, Atlassian, going public. The federal government introduced its “ideas boom”. There is a renewed sense that Aussie startups have a chance of making it big. The new year brings new challenges, but there is more excitement in the local startup…
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5 Things you should know about Aussie Tech
We have a government oddly making smart decisions, a cringe-worthy startup interview and the US has now made it easier for Australians to go work in Silicon Valley. This is what you need to know in Australian tech today. 1. The NSW government wants to get behind a ‘collaborative economy’. After legalising Uber and other ride-sharing…
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Executive in Focus – Richard Branson
It is unlikely that you have not heard the name Richard Branson before. Branson has been one of the most influential and well known entrepreneurs of the last 50 years. Starting very young, Branson set up a mail order record business at age 17 called “Student”. Branson found success by selling records at considerably less…
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Best Tech of CES 2016
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Clive Palmer’s Nickel Operation Enters Voluntary Administration
Company Directors for Clive Palmer’s Nickel Operation have announced this morning that the company has entered Voluntary Administration. FTI Consulting will be handling the affairs of the company as voluntary administration as of this morning after sacking 237 workers on Friday. The Layoffs came after the Queensland Government refused to loan the company a $35…
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Red Teams – How to plan for what you haven’t thought of
Leadership can be a terrifying thing sometimes. A good leader must provide direction and clarity in instructions on how to get to the end goal. This can be extremely difficult when you are plagued by the unknown. Often times the best made plans can come apart due to unforeseen circumstances. The question of “What if there…
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