New York, June 13: Indian-origin Anvitha Vijay is only nine years old but she has already developed a handful of apps for Apple’s iPhone and iPad. Recognising her potential, the US-based technology giant has invited her to its annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) in San Francisco. This made her theRead More →
San Francisco, June 13: Microsoft Corp on Monday said it is acquiring professional networking website LinkedIn for $26.2 billion in an all-cash deal, billed as one of the largest such pacts in the global social media space. LinkedIn, which has nearly 10 percent of its over 430 million users inRead More →
Melbourne, June 11: “May was a calm-ish month after the recent period of extreme volatility. This was not surprising given the confluence of risk events we have approaching over the coming weeks…” says BT Investment Management’s Sydney-based head of income and fixed interest, Vimal Gor. That the Australian dollar couldRead More →
Melbourne, June 8: Scientists can now identify the exact location of a single atom in a silicon crystal, a discovery that is key to greater accuracy in the operation of tomorrow’s silicon-based quantum computers. It’s now possible to track and see individual phosphorus atoms in a silicon crystal allowing confirmationRead More →
Catalysts are designed to produce highly-selective reactions. Melbourne, June 7: A radical new process that allows hydrogen to be efficiently sourced from liquid formic acid could be one step forward in making the dream of hydrogen-powered cars an economic reality. Using formic acid to produce hydrogen has never been consideredRead More →
Unpaid Tax Claim against Pankaj and Radhika Oswal slashed by ATO itself, Radhika Oswal thinks Australia is not a racist country Melbourne, June 8: Australian tax authorities today slashed the claim of $190 million unpaid tax bill to just $32 million for the Indian billionaire couple, Pankaj and Radhika Oswal.Read More →
Melbourne, June 8: Australian taxpayers are set to be hit with a tax increase of almost 13% per person in the next five years, according to a research report from the Centre for Independent Studies. “This tax increase is being accepted by default, but it should not be,” economist andRead More →
WA, June 3: An international team of scientists has pushed the limits of radio astronomy to detect a faint signal emitted by hydrogen gas in a galaxy more than five billion light years away—almost double the previous record. Using the Very Large Array of the National Radio Astronomy Observatory inRead More →
Melbourne, June 4: Last month, Telstra refused to comment on sacking of the company’s Chief Technology Officer Vish Nandlall for falsifying his CV, but confirmed his departure from the company, only after 21 months of his appointment. It has been reported that Nandlall also falsely claimed to have an MBARead More →
Melbourne, June 1: ANZ bank suffered a major blow today, when explosive emails between ANZ senior executive Chris Page and former CEO Mike Smith were revealed in the Supreme Court of Victoria, in the case of Oswals vs ANZ bank. “In essence we are dealing with two very unsavoury characters…”Read More →