Tag: Australia
Australia sues Facebook over Cambridge Analytica, fine could scale to $529BN
Australia’s privacy watchdog is suing Facebook over the Cambridge Analytica data breach — which, back in 2018, became a global scandal that wiped billions off the tech giant’s share price yet only led to Facebook picking up a $5BN FTC fine. Should Australia prevail in its suit against the tech…
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US threatens to pull big tech’s immunities if child abuse isn’t curbed
The Department of Justice is proposing a set of voluntary principles that take aim at tech giants in an effort to combat online sexual abuse. The principles are part of a fresh effort by the government to hold the tech companies accountable for the harm and abuse that happens on…
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Google Cloud announces four new regions as it expands its global footprint
Google Cloud today announced its plans to open four new data center regions. These regions will be in Delhi (India), Doha (Qatar), Melbourne (Australia) and Toronto (Canada) and bring Google Cloud’s total footprint to 26 regions. The company previously announced that it would open regions in Jakarta, Las Vegas, Salt Lake City, Seoul and…
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Here’s our pick of the top six startups from Pause Fest
We’ve been dropping into the Australian startup scene increasingly over the years as the ecosystem has been building at an increasingly faster pace, most notably at our own TechCrunch Battlefield Australia in 2017. Further evidence that the scene is growing has come recently in the shape of the Pause Fest…
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Porsche NA CEO Klaus Zellmer is coming to TC Sessions: Mobility
The name Porsche has been synonymous with gas-powered high performance sports cars and racing for nearly three quarters of a century. Now, the sports car manufacturer that is owned by Volkswagen Group, is trying to build a new legacy starting with its first all-electric vehicle, the Porsche Taycan. Porsche has…
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