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Novak Djokovic has received a medical exemption to compete in the Australian Open without being vaccinated against COVID-19, but that same medical exemption could end up preventing him from entering the country.  Djokovic has been denied entry to Australia due to a visa mixup. According to the Times of London, a member of Djokovic’s team applied for the wrong class of visa — one that doesn’t apply to people who have gotten a medical exemption — and Djokovic’s stuck at the airport without… Source link

The Google and Facebook logos, the words “media, news, media” and the Australian flag are displayed in this illustration photo taken February 18, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register SYDNEY, Dec 23 (Reuters) – Australia’s ground-breaking law forcing platforms like Google and Facebook to pay local publishers for news faces an unlikely test case: a website that experts say uses fake journalist profiles that has won… Source link

People gather for picnics beside the Harbour Bridge in the suburb of Kirribilli on September 19, 2021 in Sydney, Australia. Covid-19 restrictions have eased for people in NSW who are fully vaccinated. James D. Morgan | Getty Images News | Getty Images San Francisco, London, Montreal, Paris, and New York have all developed a reputation for being hotbeds of artificial intelligence research over the years. Sydney and Melbourne, Australia’s two biggest cities, have not. But that could be about to… Source link

CEO Sundar Pichai announced Monday that the company would devote 1 billion Australian dollars (about $736 million) to the country over the next five years. The funds will go, in part, toward launching the firm’s first research hub in Australia, as well as helping develop the nation’s cloud computing sector. Google (GOOGL) also plans to team up with an Australian government agency on scientific research, which will include projects on clean energy and protection of the Great Barrier Reef…. Source link

The Google corporate logo hangs outside one of its offices on August 31, 2021. Sean Gallup | Getty Images Google will spend A$1 billion ($736 million) in Australia over five years, the tech giant said on Tuesday, just months after it threatened to pull its services from the country in response to tougher government regulation. The main operating unit of Alphabet said it planned to expand cloud infrastructure, set up a research hub staffed by Australian researchers and engineers and partner… Source link

A smartphone with a Google app icon is seen in front of the displayed Australian flag in this illustration, January 22, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration SYDNEY, Nov 16 (Reuters) – Google will spend A$1 billion ($736 million) in Australia over five years, the tech giant said on Tuesday, just months after it threatened to pull its services from the country in response to tougher government regulation. The main operating unit of Alphabet Inc (GOOGL.O) said it planned to expand cloud… Source link

By Mike Cherney SYDNEY–Alphabet Inc.’s Google said it will invest 1 billion Australian dollars (US$730 million) over five years into Australian infrastructure, research and partnerships, which would be the company’s single-biggest investment in the country. Alphabet and Google Chief Executive Sundar Pichai said the investment will help develop Australia’s digital infrastructure, with a focus on cloud computing. He also said it will include the launch of Google’s first research… Source link

MELBOURNE, Nov 13 (Reuters) – It would be “inconceivable” for Australia not to join the United States should Washington take action to defend Taiwan, Australian Defence Minister Peter Dutton said on Saturday. On Wednesday, U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said the United States and its allies would take unspecified “action” https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/us-allies-would-take-action-if-taiwan-attacked-blinken-2021-11-10 if China were to use force to alter the status quo over… Source link

A smartphone with a Google app icon is seen in front of a displayed Australian flag in this illustration, Jan. 22, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo SYDNEY, Oct 28 (Reuters) – An Australian regulator said it wants to make Google install a “choice screen” on smartphones so users can pick another search engine if they want, a step toward challenging the Alphabet Inc unit’s dominance of the search market. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) also wants to… Source link

Australia’s competition watchdog is the latest to push for legal powers to curb Google’s dominance in the adtech sector. It has made the call as it published its final report on an inquiry examining competition concerns in the digital advertising sector. In the report, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) concludes that new regulatory solutions are needed to address Google’s dominance and competition to the adtech sector — “for the benefit of businesses… Source link