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Facebook is back to talking with Australian authorities over news block
According to Reuters, Facebook is currently in negotiations with Australian authorities, a few days after it blocked users in the country from sharing news links.
Facebook's Australian news ban took down government Pages
When Facebook started blocking Australian publishers and residents from posting or sharing news content earlier, government agencies and even non-profit organizations got caught in the crossfire.
Facebook blocks users from sharing news links in Australia
Politicians are set to vote on a bill that would force tech giants to pay for content.
Google will pay News Corp outlets for using their content
Google has signed a three-year agreement to carry content from News Corp publications in the US, UK and Australia.
Google says it will disable Search in Australia if it's forced to pay for news
The country’s officials were negotiating an agreement that would make payments voluntary.
Amazon workers plan Black Friday strikes and protests in 15 countries
Demands include improved pay and safety conditions, and transparency over privacy and user data.
Microsoft will start testing xCloud in four more countries on November 18th
Xbox cloud gaming is coming to Australia, Japan, Brazil and Mexico.
NASA contacts Voyager 2 probe for the first time since March
NASA has made contact with Voyager 2 for the first time since March thanks to an upgraded Deep Space Station 43 dish in Australia.
Google drops curated news plans in Australia over 'unworkable' policy
Google is pausing plans to launch a News Showcase in Australia over what it says is an 'unworkable' media code.
Google will pay publishers to curate a reliable news feed
Google is investing $1 billion in Google News Showcase, a new product that will pay publishers to curate content.
Google says Australian pay-for-news ruling puts 'free services at risk'
In an open letter, Google has warned users in Australia that free search and YouTube services are “at risk” if Australia implements a proposed law compelling it to pay to link to news services. Google has also paused a news licensing system it started earlier this year.
AppleCare+ monthly plans are available in Canada, Japan and Australia
Apple first rolled out monthly payments for Applecare+ last year, but so far the service has been limited to to US. Now, Apple is expanding the program abroad to three additional countries: Japan, Australia and Canada (via MacRumors).
Google expands Play Pass to nine countries beyond the US
It's also introducing a $30 annual subscription.
Google's true wireless Pixel Buds are now available outside of the US
They're on sale in Canada, the UK, Australia and a few other countries.
NASA upgrades Australia’s Deep Space Station for future missions to Mars
NASA is in the midst of upgrading Deep Space Station 43 — one of its Deep Space Network’s largest antennas located in Canberra, Australia — to prepare for future missions. The agency’s Deep Space Network is a collection of dishes that make communication with robotic spacecraft possible, and DSS 43 is the only one capable of sending commands to Voyager 2. The agency shut DSS 43 down in early March to equip it with a new X-band frequency cone, which will give it a powerful state-of-the-art transmitter system and highly sensitive receivers.
Australia and the UK open joint investigation of Clearview AI
Australia and the UK open a joint investigation into Clearview AI.
Google will pay publishers for 'high-quality' news and absorb paywall costs
Google has announced that it will start paying publishers to license “high-quality” content in an upcoming service it’s describing as a “news experience.” The announcement appears to confirm rumors from earlier this year that Google planned to launch a news site much like Apple News+.
Facebook refuses to pay for Australian news content
It added: “If there were no news content available on Facebook in Australia, we are confident the impact on Facebook’s community metrics and revenues in Australia would not be significant.”
Australia aims to launch locally-made hybrid rockets by 2022
Australian researchers and companies are teaming up to launch rockets that could give the country more independence in spaceflight.
The first 'AI Eurovision' song contest winner was trained on koalas
Eurovision was cancelled, but an AI contest has taken its place with the winning song using code trained on koalas and kookaburras.