CSIRO scientists protest 'unprecedented' job cuts

27 June 2014 Happy Friday. If you haven't yet read a start-up failure story, in the interest of showing that it is not all rosy, take a look at Nikki's heartfelt experience below (story by Ben Grubb). Then move on to the other great original, exclusive stories we had this week - including Mahesh Sharma's on the anniversary of the internet in Australia (no, Malcolm Turnbull didn't invent the internet). And don't miss Brian Krebs' account of the cyber criminal who tried to frame him for drug possession and failed. Brian does have some interesting experiences. Happy reading, Lia Timson, Technology Editor, ltimson@fairfaxmedia.com.au CSIRO scientists protest 'unprecedented' job cuts The protesters dressed in long lab coats. Their signs were scrawled with science puns. And they laughed while gathering for a group photo. "We're rubbish at this," one said teasingly. Young Australian entrepreneur Nikki Durkin speaks out on start-up failure as 99dresses closes She founded a start-up at 18, moved to the US to pursue her tech dream and was hailed for her courage. Now Nikki Durkin has opened up about failure to help others. 'Link is up': 25 years since Australia connected permanently to the internet Twenty-five years ago this week, a satellite link connected Australia to the internet for the first time, thanks to the largesse of NASA. New material might make processor memory '100 times faster' Physicists have come up with a new synthetic material for optical data storage that could make processor memory "100 times faster". Advertisement Security Cybercrimnal who tried to frame me swatted Cupid Media exposed 254,000 Australian lonely hearts New crop of tech chiefs has banks eyeing digital disruption Australia’s financial sector's top technology echelon is undergoing a once-in-a generation churn just as the big banks prepare for the next battle in the digital war for supremacy. Optus gearing up to fight Telstra on Microsoft 365 turf Optus is preparing to tread on Telstra’s turf in the cloud computing market after securing a long overdue partnership with Microsoft.   Camera-maker GoPro makes picture-perfect debut Shares of GoPro, a maker of action cameras rise as much as 38 per cent in their market debut. Venturetec accelerator opens Asia Pacific funding applications Asia Pacific accelerator opens applications for start-ups aiming at the enterprise market. BlackBerry deal for 240,000 Android apps Smartphones powered by BlackBerry 10 are now able to access Pinterest, Minecraft and 240,000 other apps. News bytes for week of June 23, 2014 Telstra to guard premises; Maestrano to orchestrate easier cloud; Talent unleashes awards. We've sent you this email because your email address garn14.tech@blogger.com has been registered for a Fairfax Media membership. You can unsubscribe from this email at any time. At Fairfax Media, we'll never ask for your personal or credit card information via email. If you receive a suspicious email claiming to offer Fairfax Media services in exchange for your details, please delete it. Copyright © 2014 Fairfax Media Privacy Policy Conditions of Use Unsubscribe