Asian Tech Roundup: Australia's tech crack down

Plus: India trains 'cyber commandos'

Tom Allen
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Asian Tech Roundup: Australia's tech crack down

Welcome to Computing's weekly roundup of tech news in Asia. This time we look at new tech legislation in Australia, China's rejection of an international agreement, and Japan's supercomputer ambitions.

Australia New laws are set to be introduced that will make tech platforms like Facebook and X answerable for "seriously harmful" misinformation. The Australian Communications and Media Authorit...

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