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Patriotism, they say, is the last refuge of a scoundrel. Judged that way, there seem to be a large number of scoundrels around within the Australia media and also the Canberra political elite.

The US asked communications providers to rip out and replace equipment made by Huawei Technologies and ZTE Corporation years ago, but is yet to provide all the funding needed for this task.

It's not often that you find someone writing about open source software and not bothering to make mention of the licences being used. But that's precisely what Albert Zhang of the Australian Strategic Policy Institute, a lobby group for big tech and foreign agencies, has done.

GUEST RESEARCH: Infoblox, a leader in cloud networking and security services, today announced that its threat intel researchers, in collaboration with external researchers, have uncovered “Muddling Meerkat”, a likely People's Republic of China (PRC) state actor with the ability to control the Great Firewall (GFW) of China, a system that censors and manipulates traffic entering and exiting China’s internet.

After 13 quarters, smartphone vendor Huawei has returned to the top of the list for the mainland China market, shipping 11.7 million units in the first three months of 2024 and capturing a 17% market share, the technology analyst firm Canalys says, attributing this to the performance of its Mate and nova series.

The United States is attempting to further tighten the screws on China by asking some of its allies to reduce exports of chip-related technology and tools to the country.

The United States has passed a US$95 billion security bill that includes a provision to ban the Chinese short-video app TikTok - but only after the next presidential election.

iPhone sales in China, the world's biggest smartphone market, fell 19.1% year-on-year in the first quarter of 2024, the technology analyst firm Counterpoint Research says.

The director of the Australian Strategic Policy Institute, a lobby group for big tech and foreign agencies, claims that China's alleged targeting of the agency "should be of concern to all Australians".

China has ordered Apple to remove WhatsApp and Threads, both owned by Meta, from its app store in the country, the New York Times reports.

COMPANY NEWS: Insight Enterprises (NASDAQ:NSIT), a global Solutions Integrator driving client success through digital transformation, has released its 2024 Insight Corporate Citizenship Report, emphasising the company’s commitment to environmental, social and governance (ESG) initiatives. Insight’s sixth annual report illustrates a focus on ethical business practices in accordance with its membership in the United Nations Global Compact.

The global market for traditional PCs has returned to growth after two years of decline, the technology analyst firm IDC says, pointing out that 59.1 million shipments had been made in the first three months of 2024, or 1.5% growth year-on-year.

A suspected Russian intrusion into Microsoft's corporate systems, which was disclosed in January, also affected US federal government systems, according to the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency.

Chinese smartphone vendor Oppo has launched a new model in its Reno line, at a much lower price than previously, with the Reno11 F 5G priced at $599.

Microsoft has been mauled over "a cascade of security failures" that led to a breach of the company's Azure cloud platform by a group known as Storm-0558, with the US Cyber Safety Review Board concluding that the intrusion "should never have happened".

As the US Congress deliberates actions against TikTok, a wider discourse on data privacy and sales comes to the forefront. The discussion extends beyond TikTok’s fate, encompassing broader concerns regarding data usage and its implications, says data and analysis company GlobalData.

A total of 1,843 deals involving mergers & acquisitions (M&A), private equity and venture financing deals were announced in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region during January-February 2024 according to the latest report on deals by data and analytics company GlobalData.

Consumer electronics company Lenovo will expand its 8.8-inch Lenovo Legion Tab from China to select markets in Europe, Middle East, and Africa, and Asia.

New TWS earbuds, released by Chinese firm Oppo at the MWC in Barcelona last week, have gone on sale in Australia and can be purchased from the company's online store for $99.

Oppo has announced a new smartphone and a set of new TWS buds at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona overnight, along with a number of AI-centred initiatives and the prototype of the company's new AR glasses.