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Brazil recreates Ministry of Communications

The Ministry of Science and Technology and Innovations has been split to revive a new department that will be leading agendas including digital inclusion and 5G.

June 18, 2020 by Angelica Mari

Huawei accused of supplying HP equipment to Iran

One of Huawei's partners appeared to have been setting up proposals for Iranians to buy HP equipment, despite US sanctions that ban the export of computer equipment to Iran.

December 30, 2012 by Michael Lee

The Incumbent: Chapter 41

It's an intricate web of murder plots, government conspiracies and rampant tanning. Oh, and the future of the entire nation.

July 23, 2012 by Phil Dobbie

CERN kicks off LHC's 2012 Higgs hunt

The European nuclear research agency CERN collided two high-power proton beams in the early hours of Thursday morning, marking the beginning of this year's Large Hadron Collider physics data collection.The colliding beams were each of an intensity of 4 teraelectronvolts (TeV), and the resulting 8 TeV collision energy is the most powerful the particle accelerator has managed yet.

April 5, 2012 by David Meyer

UK 'to announce' real-time phone, email, Web traffic monitoring

UK government plans to allow the intelligence services analyse call, email and Web traffic in "real-time" could be announced by the Queen as early as May.

March 31, 2012 by Zack Whittaker

5 renewable energy trends to watch in 2012

Advances in energy efficiency and grid-connected storage projects shape investments over the next 12 months, according to a new report from cleantech research firm Clean Edge.

March 13, 2012 by Heather Clancy

CBS 60 Minutes: Stuxnet worm opens new era of warfare

Stuxnet showed, for the first time, that a cyber attack could cause significant physical damage to a facility. Does this mean that future malware, modeled on Stuxnet, could target other critical infrastructure -- such as nuclear power plants or water systems?

March 4, 2012 by Ryan Naraine

Setting limits for mobile-tower radiation

Locals often oppose mobile-phone tower construction on the grounds of health concerns. The telcos, meanwhile, are quick to reassure that the amount of radiation emitted is not harmful — but how does the Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency (ARPANSA) determine whether the towers are safe?

February 16, 2012 by Josh Taylor

More TV Now may mean less TV later

We all love sticking it to the man, so it's little surprise that Optus' TV Now court victory was hailed as a win for the mobile-wielding little people. Yet, in the longer term, the decision will force Stephen Conroy into a tricky legal corner; the resolution of the issue could see mobile-broadcast rights sequestered, or see footy all but eliminated from free-to-air networks.

February 6, 2012 by David Braue

Contractor explains water-pump 'Scada hack'

The failure of a water pump in Illinois had nothing to do with a security attack from Russia, the contractor who turned out to be at the heart of the episode has said.In mid-November, the pump's failure was attributed by the Illinois Statewide Terrorism and Intelligence Center to a supposed attack emanating from a Russian IP address, leading many to chalk the incident up as the first successful attack on a US supervisory control and data acquisition (Scada) system.

December 2, 2011 by David Meyer