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Only with urgent change can Australia's mobile networks meet our voracious demand for data

Aug 08, 2018 12:56 pm UTC| Insights & Views Technology

We are currently experiencing the most dynamic period the telecommunications industry has ever faced. The Internet of Things (IoT) is transforming the world into an extension of ourselves. Beyond our smartphones and...

Programmers need ethics when designing the technologies that influence people's lives

Aug 08, 2018 11:51 am UTC| Insights & Views Technology

Computing professionals are on the front lines of almost every aspect of the modern world. Theyre involved in the response when hackers steal the personal information of hundreds of thousands of people from a large...

Samsung Galaxy S10 Release Date: Here's How the Handset Will Be Better Than the Next iPhone

Aug 08, 2018 09:34 am UTC| Technology

The Samsung Galaxy S10 is rumored to be the smartphone to beat after Samsung has finished with their upcoming line of smartphones, the Galaxy S9 series, which was released just last March. Claims of next-generation...

‘GTA 6’ Release Date, Features: New Gameplay and Improvements That Fans Expect from Rockstar Games Title

Aug 08, 2018 09:21 am UTC| Technology

Grand Theft Auto 6 is definitely on the wishlist of many video game fans around the world. Rockstar Games has not yet confirmed any content for GTA 6 but fans already have some expectations about new gameplay and...

'Tekken 7' Season Pass 2 DLC Release Date: Second Season Pass and DLC Officially Confirmed; Details Here

Aug 08, 2018 07:13 am UTC| Technology

Rumors of a Tekken 7 second season pass have finally been confirmed when Bandai Namco released a trailer for their long-running 3D fighting game during EVO 2018. Bandai Namco teased fans with future downloadable content...

'Dragon Ball FighterZ' News, Updates: Bandai Namco Announces Welcome New Addition to the Fighter Roster After EVO 2018 Grand Finals

Aug 08, 2018 04:28 am UTC| Technology

Fans of Bandai Namcos rising star addition to the competitive fighting genre Dragon Ball FighterZ are in for a treat. Aside from recent news about the games Nintendo Switch version ready for its beta test this August, with...

Bitcoin Latest News: Bitcoin ETF Has 5 to 10 Percent Chance of Getting Approved, Bloomberg Analyst Predicts

Aug 08, 2018 03:44 am UTC| Technology

Much of the recent bullish Bitcoin speculation revolves around the possible approval by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) of a Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF). There are multiple entities applying for an...

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Economy

Trump-Xi Summit 2026: U.S.-China Trade War Tensions and Tariff Talks

U.S. President Donald Trump is scheduled to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping in May 2026 during his first trip to China in eight years a high-stakes diplomatic visit arriving amid one of the most turbulent periods in...

U.S. Futures Drop as Trump Issues Iran Military Deadline, Oil Prices Jump

U.S. stock index futures pulled back Sunday night as geopolitical tensions in the Middle East intensified, pushing oil prices sharply higher after President Donald Trump issued a military ultimatum to Iran over access to...

Strait of Hormuz Disruption Sparks Global Oil Supply Fears

Growing concerns over a potential global oil shortage have resurfaced as escalating Middle East tensions disrupt energy shipments through the Strait of Hormuz, one of the worlds most strategically vital oil transit routes....

Oil Prices Surge as U.S.-Iran Conflict Threatens Global Supply

Global oil prices climbed sharply on Monday following the Easter holiday weekend, driven by escalating tensions between the United States, Israel, and Iran that continue to rattle international energy markets. The ongoing...

Morgan Stanley: Fed Rate Cuts Still on Track Despite Oil-Driven Inflation

Morgan Stanley believes the Federal Reserve will push forward with interest rate cuts in 2026, even as rising oil prices temporarily inflate headline inflation figures. According to the banks analysts, the current...

Politics

Trump's "Easter Miracle" Rescue Sparks Church-State Debate

The dramatic rescue of a U.S. airman from Iran over the Easter weekend has ignited a national conversation about the role of religion in American military and foreign policy. President Donald Trump called the operation an...

Iran Rejects Trump's Hormuz Ultimatum, Threatens Wider Trade Disruption

Iran has firmly pushed back against U.S. President Donald Trumps latest threats over the Strait of Hormuz, dismissing his ultimatum and introducing new conditions that could further destabilize global trade routes. The...

Trump Issues Deadline for Iran to Reopen Strait of Hormuz Amid Escalating Conflict

President Donald Trump has set an 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time Tuesday deadline for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, one of the worlds most critical oil shipping routes, warning of severe military consequences if the demand...

U.S. Commandos Execute Daring Rescue Mission Deep Inside Iran

In one of the most audacious military operations in recent American history, U.S. special operations forces successfully extracted a stranded American weapons specialist from deep within Iranian territory. The mission,...

Ukraine Launches Massive Drone Offensive Across Russia, Knocking Out Power to Hundreds of Thousands

Russias military reported intercepting 148 Ukrainian drones within a three-hour window on Sunday evening, marking one of the more significant aerial campaigns in recent months. Air defence units neutralized the unmanned...

Science

NASA Artemis II: First Crewed Moon Mission Since Apollo Takes Four Astronauts on 10-Day Lunar Journey

NASAs Artemis II mission launched Wednesday, marking humanitys return to crewed lunar exploration for the first time since the Apollo era. Carrying four astronauts aboard the Orion spacecraft, this historic 10-day mission...

NASA's Artemis II Mission: First Crewed Lunar Journey Since Apollo

NASA's Artemis II Crew Arrives in Florida for Historic Moon Mission

The four astronauts chosen for NASAs Artemis II mission have touched down at Kennedy Space Center in Florida, marking the beginning of final launch preparations for the first crewed lunar journey in over 50 years. NASA...

SpaceX Pivots Toward Moon City as Musk Reframes Long-Term Space Vision

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has revealed a significant shift in the companys near-term space exploration strategy, announcing that SpaceX is now prioritizing the development of a self-growing city on the Moon rather than focusing...

SpaceX Prioritizes Moon Mission Before Mars as Starship Development Accelerates

Elon Musks SpaceX is shifting its near-term space exploration strategy, choosing to prioritize a return to the Moon before pursuing missions to Mars, according to a recent Wall Street Journal report citing sources familiar...

Technology

Samsung Electronics Eyes Record Q1 Profit Amid AI-Driven Chip Boom

Samsung Electronics is on track to report a historic first-quarter operating profit of approximately 40.5 trillion won ($26.9 billion), representing a six-fold year-over-year increase, according to a consensus estimate...

Elon Musk Ties SpaceX IPO Access to Mandatory Grok AI Subscriptions

Elon Musk is reportedly making Grok subscriptions a prerequisite for banks and advisers involved in SpaceXs highly anticipated initial public offering. According to the New York Times, citing insiders familiar with the...

MATCH Act Targets ASML and Chinese Chipmakers in New U.S. Export Crackdown

A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers has unveiled the MATCH Act, a landmark piece of draft legislation designed to tighten export restrictions on advanced semiconductor manufacturing equipment destined for China. The...

Microsoft's $10 Billion Japan Investment: AI Infrastructure and Data Sovereignty Push

Microsoft is set to pour approximately $10 billion into Japan between now and 2029, channeling funds into data center expansion and artificial intelligence infrastructure to meet the countrys growing demand for data...

Australia's Social Media Ban for Under-16s Sparks Global Movement

Australias landmark social media ban for users under 16, which took effect in December, is reshaping digital policy conversations worldwide. Countries including Spain and Malaysia have signaled interest in adopting similar...