Internet

Google launches News Showcase in US this summer

More than 150 publishers in the United States have joined Google's News Showcase program, a platform where news companies are paid for content by the search engine juggernaut.

Engineering

The future of Melbourne's public housing towers

Monolithic in scale and nature, Melbourne's 47 public housing towers have become aging assets that present great challenges to the state government of Victoria. This has been amplified by Australia's current housing affordability ...

Business

Apple and Amazon 'committed' to big screen, says theaters boss

Movie theater owners are confident that previously streaming-focused tech giants Apple and Amazon are now "committed" to putting their films on the big screen—even if Netflix still declines to—their trade body's new president ...

Business

Netflix reports a first-quarter burst in subscriber growth

Netflix began the year with another burst in subscriber growth that eclipsed analysts' projections for the third consecutive quarter, providing further evidence the video streaming service has regained its momentum after ...

Business

Theranos founder Holmes heading for prison

Fallen US biotech star Elizabeth Holmes is to begin serving prison time this month after a judge denied her request to remain free while appealing her fraud conviction.

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