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A tough race for the rookies as F1 starts 2025 in Australia

Ars Technica

Formula 1's four-wheeled circus got underway this past weekend in Melbourne, Australia. Held on the roads around a lake in Albert Park, the track is one of F1's trickier challenges, made more so on Sunday thanks to rain that eased off before the start of the race, only to return with a vengeance a dozen or so laps before the end.

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Google threatens to remove its search engine from Australia if new law goes into effect

The Verge

Google is threatening to pull its search engine from an entire country — Australia — if a proposed law goes into effect that would force Google to pay news publishers for their content. “If It already announced a program to pay publishers in Australia, Germany and Brazil back in June.).

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Privacy commission demands Clearview AI delete all facial recognition data collected in Australia

TechSpot

According to the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC), Clearview's data collection practices violate Australia's Privacy Act of 1988.

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How to watch Sri Lanka vs. Australia 1st ODI online for free

Mashable Tech

TL;DR: Live stream Sri Lanka vs. Australia for free on 7Plus. Australia secured an impressive victory in their two-Test tour of Sri Lanka , but now the attention shifts to the ODIs. If you want to watch Sri Lanka vs. Australia (1st ODI) for free from anywhere in the world, we have all the information you need. 29 to Feb.

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How to watch India vs. Australia online for free

Mashable Tech

TL;DR: Live stream India vs. Australia in the 2025 ICC Champions Trophy for free from anywhere in the world with ExpressVPN. The group stage is settled, with India, New Zealand, Australia, and South Africa securing their spots in the knockout rounds. India will meet Australia in the first semi final. ET on March 4.

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Australia is considering a ban on ransom payments to hackers

TechSpot

Australia has recently been hit with two of the largest data breaches in history. First was the hack on telecom giant Optus that saw the personal information of nearly 2.1 million customers leaked, then came the attack on private health insurance provider Medibank that compromised the records of 9.7

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How a $36 barcode scanner sped up fixing the CrowdStrike chaos at Grant Thornton Australia

TechSpot

Like many other businesses around the world, CrowdStrike's faulty software caused hundreds of PCs and over 100 servers at Grant Thornton Australia to crash on that fateful Friday, resulting in blue screen of death errors. Read Entire Article

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