Facebook looks set to pay more UK tax but it might not be as much as you think
Mar 04, 2016 17:55 pm UTC| Law Technology
Facebook has said it will pay more in UK taxes from 2017. The news comes hot on the heels of the much-derided settlement of Googles decade-long tax dispute with the UK tax authority. It also comes a day after it emerged...
The fight for encryption gets new allies as tech companies join Apple against the FBI
Mar 04, 2016 17:10 pm UTC| Technology Law
Apples defiance to the FBIs request to unlock the work phone of one of the San Bernadino shooters has become an all out PR and legal battle being waged on all fronts. Although the case is ostensibly about unlocking a...
A digital beehive could warn beekeepers when their hives are under attack
Mar 04, 2016 00:48 am UTC| Technology
Honey bees are responsible for pollinating crops worth more than US$19 billion and for producing about US$385 million in honey a year in the United States. In Australia, honey bee production is a A$92-million...
Will the next U.S. president close the digital divide for Americans without broadband access?
Mar 03, 2016 16:19 pm UTC| Insights & Views Technology
Most of the 2016 presidential candidates policy platforms recognize the strategic importance of high-speed Internet (HSI), or broadband, in transforming the economy and spurring innovation. The candidates appear...
Google car crash: who's to blame when a driverless car has an accident?
Mar 03, 2016 13:58 pm UTC| Technology Law
Luckily no one was injured when one of Googles self-driving cars recently crashed itself into a bus as it pulled out at a junction. The car was only travelling at 2mph, after all. The company has admitted it bore some...
Oil rigs are built to withstand decades at sea – taking them apart is as tough as they are
Mar 03, 2016 13:31 pm UTC| Insights & Views Technology
More than 40 years since oil first flowed from the Forties oil field, many North Sea fields are coming to the end of their productive lives. This means that platforms must be decommissioned and dismantled, the wells...
Three things unions can learn from Uber drivers
Mar 02, 2016 23:34 pm UTC| Technology Law
Unions are in a self-described crisis. The well-known tale of union decline in Australia continues with the latest figures revealing less than 15% of workers are members of unions, with that dropping to 11% in the private...