LG Electronics has announced that it will showcase the PuriCare Wearable Air Purifier in its virtual exhibition at IFA 2020, and confirmed that the product will be available in select markets in Q4 2020. The wearable purifier kills harmful germs with built-in UV-LED lights, and features high-performance replaceable filters. The purifier’s dual fans then provide … Read more
Seek Group’s full year earnings fell by 9% in FY20 to $414.9 million as the company was impacted by the COVID-19 crisis and a weak macro environment. However, Seek was still able to achieve revenue growth of 3%. Although Seek’s revenues fell by 12% in Australia and New Zealand, it remained the market leader with … Read more
One of the largest annual trade events on the ICT and IoT industry, COMPUTEX 2020 has been cancelled, with event organisers postponing the trade fair until 2021. COMPUTEX organisers Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA) and Taipei Computer Association (TCA) cited the ongoing COVID-19 crisis as the cause for the cancellation. Previously, at the start … Read more
JOHANNESBURG/HOUSTON: The coronavirus pandemic has paused the electric vehicle revolution, forcing lithium producers into survival mode due to output cuts. The lithium industry has also been forced to delay expansions, despite previously booming sales of electric vehicles forcing them to sell major assets. The pandemic has slammed the brakes on electric vehicle sales and as … Read more
The National Broadband Network Co (NBN Co) is urging Australians to remain “extra vigilant” with their online security amid the coronavirus pandemic, following a “marked increase” in scammers trying to steal personal details and commit online fraud – heightened by work-from-home conditions. The NBN co warns scammers are trying to mislead people by informing them … Read more
SYDNEY/GENEVA: The World Health Organisation (WHO) and the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) are calling on the world’s mobile telcos to help them get information on Covid-19 via the SMS text messaging service to billions of people who have no Internet access. They want all telecommunication companies worldwide to join their initiative to “help unleash the … Read more
MELBOURNE: The Australian Information Industry Association (AIIA) is pressing the Federal Government not to make changes to the country’s research-and-development (R&D) laws. AIIA reckons the proposed changes to the Treasury Laws Amendment (Research and Development Tax Incentive) Bill 2019 would squeeze small-to-medium sized enterprises at a time when the world is battling the COVID-19 pandemic. “The AIIA has … Read more
LANGLEY, USA: Working from home via telework could give scammers increased access via the software use to run it, the FBI has warned. After receiving 1200 coronavirus-related scam complaints in a single week in the USA, the FBI says businesses across the nation are facing high cyber-risks in the use of online telecoms platforms. Jamie … Read more
SYDNEY: About 110 human rights and civil libertarian organisations around the world have jointly called on governments to make sure they maintain human rights laws when using digital surveillance technologies to track and monitor individuals and populations in a bid to combat the spread of the coronavirus. Signatories include Amnesty International, Algorithm Watch, Australian Privacy Foundation, … Read more
SYDNEY: Australia’s retail turnover rose by 0.5 percent in February 2020, but online sales hit 6.6pc, according new Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) figures. This followed a fall of 0.3pc in January, and a decline of 0.6pc in December 2019. “Retailers reported a range of impacts from COVID-19 in February, with increases in food retailing … Read more