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Apple Has Not Paid Any Taxes in New Zealand for the Last 10 Years
Despite having a sales total of over $4.2 billion in New Zealand, it appears that Apple has not paid a single cent in taxes over the past 10 years according to a report by the New Zealand Weekend Herald. The company’s accounts show that it has paid $37 million in…
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Valve Fined $3m for Refusing Steam Refunds
Valve has been fined by the Australian Federal Court for failing to fulfil refunds on its game distribution platform Steam. The company was hit with the biggest possible fine – $3 million (Australian Dollars; around $2.1 million in US dollars) – for its breach of Australian consumer law and its…
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Valve Given $3m Fine by Australian Federal Court Over Refund Policy
Earlier this year Valve was found guilty of breaking Australian Consumer Law, and the Australian Federal Court aren’t taking that lightly with their decision that Valve should pay up a whopping $3 million fine. I’m sure Valve has the cash for that with plenty to spare, but that kind of…
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Elon Musk’s Hyperloop to Arrive in Australia Soon
There are many innovative projects linked to Elon Musk’s name, whether we’re talking about his outer space ventures or incredible breakthroughs as far as personal transportation is concerned. Tesla cars are becoming more and more popular around the world each day, but the Hyperloop is arguably even more impressive, as…
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Facebook Bringing Sound to Autoplay Videos
Facebook is testing playing sound on its autoplay videos. While autoplay videos have been a fixture on Facebook for some time, the sound has been muted until the user decided to click on the video. Facebook mobile app users in Australia, though, have noticed that autoplay videos now have sound…
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Australia Shifts North Thanks to GPS Fix
You may not have realised it but this weekend Australia moved. The entire continent moved north over the weekend to help address an issue with its location on the world’s global positioning systems (GPSs). The body responsible for the move has stated that the move is in fact to keep…
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Australia Looks To Sell Million In Bitcoins
When it comes to cryptocurrency, there is only really one that anyone speaks about. Bitcoin is a digital currency that has found itself in turbulent times recently. With platforms like Steam looking to accept the currency, the currency is looking to take on new life and with police in Australia…
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Direct Mind-to-Machine Interface Surgery coming to Australia
An Australian neurologist is soon to introduce direct mind-to-machine interfaces, requiring minimal surgery, which would allow humans to control machinery and vehicles with a simple thought. Dr. Tom Oxley will perform minor surgery on a number of paralysed people at the Royal Melbourne and Austin Hospitals toward the end of…
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Australia is Spending Millions on Cyber-Security
In this day and age, cyber-security is a huge issue for countries and companies alike, and everyone wants to upgrade and protect their systems. The latest to join this barrage of countries if Australia who recently announced a new strategy in cyber-security. Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull launched the new strategy in…
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Valve Found Guilty of Breaking Australian Consumer Law
Valve is known for creating the popular digital sales platform Steam, which does everything hardware to regular sales on video games. One thing they’ve been keen to improve on for a while has been their refund policy, something which saw the original policy replaced with one that could offer full refunds to people who…
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Australian Beaches to be Patrolled by Shark-Spotting Drones
We have known for some time now that Australia has been looking for high-tech ways to make its beach-goers safer from sharks. Now, a potential solution has arrived, courtesy of Westpac, which sponsors the Westpac Life Saver Rescue Helicopter Services, who plan to deploy a number of drones that will…
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Australian Man Arrested After Exposé Reveals He May Be the Real Bitcoin Inventor
The real inventors of notorious cryptocurrency Bitcoin could be an Australian entrepreneur and his dead friend, separate investigations by Gizmodo and Wired have revealed. Both Gizmodo and Wired have obtained evidence that point towards Sydney businessman Craig Steven Wright and his friend, computer forensics expert Dave Kleiman, who died in…
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Touch Screen Devices are ‘Eroding’ Digital Skills for Children
Hands up if you own a touch screen phone? How about a touch screen laptop/tablet? How many of your devices use a touch screen these days? It would seem that this may not be amazing news if you’re handing these devices to children as an Australian educational body noted that…
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Apple Store Manager Apologizes After Staff Accused of Racism in Shocking Video
Back in August, Tim Cook released a statement to Apple employees outlining the importance of diversity in the workforce. Shamefully, it seems the memo was never received by a security team in Australia. One member of staff was filmed ejecting 6 young schoolboys between the ages of 15 and 16.…
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Young Scientist Invents New Fingerprint Recovery Mechanism After Home Burglary
What sounds like the story from a Hollywood crime show is actually a real story originating from Australia. A young scientist, Dr Kang Liang, comes home one day to find his house burglarized. The thief got away with some of his favourite belongings and frustrated by the law enforcers limitations…
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