Go local: How to keep the power on when disaster hits
Bushfires, storms and floods regularly leave thousands of Australian homes and businesses without power.
Feb 11, 2020
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How to spot deceptive drug injury ads like the HIV-related videos Facebook just disabled
Some ads can be more than misleading—they can put your health at risk.
Jan 3, 2020
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Energy & Green Tech
London street bans petrol, diesel cars
Petrol and diesel vehicles will be banned from a street in central London in an innovative attempt to reduce pollution, local authorities said.
Dec 17, 2019
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Security
Unlawful metadata access is easy when we're flogging a dead law
After watching this year's media raids and the prosecution of lawyers and whistleblowers, it's not hard to see why Australians wonder about excessive police power and dwindling journalistic freedom.
Dec 10, 2019
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Drone project aims to put floating Lagos slum on map
John Eromosele records the coordinates of a bustling canal on his smartphone from aboard a dug-out canoe navigating the floating slum of Makoko in Nigerian megacity Lagos.
Nov 29, 2019
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Engineering
Israel's drone industry becomes global force
In a fierce battle for market share against world superpowers China and the United States, Israel's drone industry likes to say it has a secret weapon—military experience.
Nov 28, 2019
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Business
China sets tougher guidelines to protect patents, copyrights
China issued new, tougher guidelines for protection of patents, copyrights and other intellectual property in a move that may be timed to help along halting progress in trade talks with the United States.
Nov 25, 2019
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Internet
French media take copyright fight to Google
French media firms said Thursday that they would drag Google before the country's competition regulator over its refusal to pay for displaying their content in search results, setting up a legal fight over a new EU copyright ...
Oct 24, 2019
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Georgia county's experience shows perils of ransomware
On the first Saturday in March, computer screens at the 911 dispatch center in this small town went dark.
Oct 21, 2019
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Business
Chinese snooping tech spreads to nations vulnerable to abuse
When hundreds of video cameras with the power to identify and track individuals started appearing in the streets of Belgrade as part of a major surveillance project, some protesters began having second thoughts about joining ...
Oct 16, 2019
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