The annual Game Developer’s Conference is in San Francisco, CA, this week and Google is bringing a game changer – no pun intended. Every year, video game developers and thousands of attendees descend upon Moscone Convention Center in San Francisco for the world’s largest professional gaming industry event. The event’s official website says that attendees […]
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Today is the World Wide Web’s 30th anniversary

The world wide web, one of humankind’s most revolutionary technologies, celebrates its 30th birthday today. A large part of everyday life for much of the global community, the world wide web is thoroughly embedded into the fabric of developing and developed nations. It has revolutionized the way humans work, socialize, engage in discussion, and communicate […]
Understanding AI – weak, general & superintelligence

Whether you’ve overheard a discussion concerning its philosophical tribulations or simply scrolled past a news article about some startup’s latest venture into the technology, AI seems to be the talk of the town nowadays. But with AI being implemented everywhere from smartphones to hospitals, performing a seemingly endless number of different functions, it is important […]
Equinix opening $224 million data center in Sydney

An American multinational company, Equinix is a global leader in internet connection and colocation data centers. Equinix Australia boasts an impressive portfolio of over 265 cloud service providers, 75 financial enterprises and 55 media businesses living in 15,000 square meters of colocation (data center) space in South Sydney as well as seven International Business Exchange […]
Mobile World Congress 2019 commences

More than 100,000 people from over 200 countries will attend the annual Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona, Spain this week. The world’s largest mobile industry event, MWC Barcelona will see speakers and exhibitors from a range of industry giants and upcomers alike, touting their latest products and technologies. Sponsored by Hauwei, the event runs […]
Google+ to shut down in April

Tech giant Google will shut down the consumer version of its social media platform Google+ come April. Google+ is a social media platform that is accessed via the same Google account linked to other services such as Gmail and YouTube. Since its inception, Google has had trouble giving Google+ the mass appeal of Facebook and […]
Elon Musk’s transport tunnel The Loop opening December 10

Entrepreneur Elon Musk’s test tunnel for his underground, high-speed train project The Loop will officially open in Los Angeles on December 10. Musk publicly announced the opening date on Twitter, which he is extremely active on. Opens Dec 10 — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) October 22, 2018 The business magnate also conceptualized the idea for The Boring […]
Australia’s New Digital Council

The newly formed Australian Digital Council held its inaugural meeting in Sydney last month to discuss key data and digital priorities. The purpose of the Council is to collaborate cross-jurisdictionally on all matters related to data and digital transformation to deliver efficient government services and smart policies, with an overall aim to provide “a more seamless experience […]
Uber Stops Self Driving Testing After Crash In Arizona

Uber has put a hold on its self-driving car testing after one of the Autonomous Volvos was yet gain involved in a collision in Tempe, Arizona last week. According to Tempe police, the Uber Volvo SUV was found on its side after colliding with an incoming vehicle causing it to flip. They have mentioned that […]
10 Years on and the iPhone still Lives – A Timeline On The Phone That Changed The World

Not to make you feel old, but 10 years ago TODAY, Steve Jobs released the original Iphone. As he looked over thousands of puzzled faces on the 9th of January, 2007 at the Macworld Expo in San Francisco…, Steve Jobs attempted to explain that he had created a device that he described as “three in […]