My Tech Opinion Phil Edwards and Shayne Johnston

On this episode of My Tech Opinion - Phil and Shayne talk about the Huawei Ban and what it means.

In The News:
Telstra are first with their 'beta' 5G network
https://www.news.com.au/technology/gadgets/telstra-are-first-with-their-beta-5g-network/news-story/f593cd8b743ac0ba26967c4efbe13318

Speed doesn't come cheap with new Samsung 5G phone
https://www.news.com.au/technology/gadgets/mobile-phones/speed-doesnt-come-cheap-with-new-samsung-5g-phone/news-story/7465479531ac2da045e4767e67942470

Google to add game changing new feature to Maps
https://www.news.com.au/technology/innovation/motoring/on-the-road/google-to-add-game-changing-new-feature-to-maps/news-story/bc04a40f4a92e43b855c41acecfbdbaf

https://www.accc.gov.au/media-release/kogan-in-court-for-alleged-false-or-misleading-discount-advertisements

Telstra 5G is live.

Feature Topic: Huawei Ban
https://www.techradar.com/au/news/googles-huawei-android-restrictions-heres-what-it-means-for-you

https://www.techradar.com/au/news/huawei-may-be-building-an-ark-os-as-it-prepares-for-life-after-android

Telstra Responds to Ban
https://www.gizmodo.com.au/2019/05/telstra-responds-to-huawei-ban/


China has no good options for retaliating against Trump's Huawei ban

https://www.theverge.com/2019/5/29/18637291/huawei-ban-trump-trade-war-china-united-states-tariffs
Huawei Founder

https://www.smh.com.au/business/companies/i-will-ignore-him-billionaire-huawei-founder-takes-aim-at-laughable-trump-20190527-p51rrn.html

On this episode of My Tech Opinion, Phil and Shayne talk about the private space race (from an australian perspective)

In The News:

Telstra to offer 5G connectivity.... But its only free for the first year.

https://www.itnews.com.au/news/telstra-to-offer-free-5g-connectivity-for-first-year-525542

Google has revoked Huawei's Android Licence. But its back... for now.

https://www.xda-developers.com/google-revoke-huawei-android-ban-blacklist/

Instagram investigates after private details of 50 million users found on server
https://www.news.com.au/technology/online/security/instagram-investigates-after-private-details-of-50-million-users-found-on-server/news-story/7818b6a1555159b6c58c516a79bd2e6b

Feature Topic: Space Race
Private Space players
https://www.alphr.com/space/1003058/private-space-travel-spacex-blue-origin-virgin-galactic

https://www.rocketlabusa.com/

Pro's and Con's of privatising space.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/quora/2017/04/04/the-pros-and-cons-of-privatizing-space-exploration/#7b251aa13319

Implications of privatising space.

https://publicpolicy.wharton.upenn.edu/live/news/1619-the-implications-of-the-privatization-of-space

How will private space travel transform NASA

https://www.space.com/42113-nasa-future-private-spaceflight.html

Australian Space Agency
https://www.industry.gov.au/strategies-for-the-future/australian-space-agency

They are responsible for regulation:
https://www.industry.gov.au/regulation-and-standards/space-regulation

Australian Industry Group:
https://www.spaceindustry.com.au/


Australian Businesses:

Gilmour Space Technologies:
https://www.gspacetech.com/launch-vehicles

Black Sky Aerospace
https://bsaero.space/

On this episode of My Tech Opinion, Phil and Shayne talk about the Gig Economy!

In The News:

The ACCC Blocks the Merger of TPG and Vodafone

https://www.accc.gov.au/media-release/accc-opposes-tpg-vodafone-merger


MS Build Conference - 10 Cool Things
https://blogs.microsoft.com/blog/2019/05/06/10-cool-things-to-check-out-at-microsoft-build-2019/

Google I/O - Highlights
https://www.techradar.com/news/google-io-2019-keynote

Feature Topic: Gig Economy

https://insightsresources.seek.com.au/gig-economy-changing-world-work

https://www.forbes.com/sites/abdullahimuhammed/2018/06/28/4-reasons-why-the-gig-economy-will-only-keep-growing-in-numbers/#4482893b11eb

Labour rights in a gig economy

https://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/publications/research-papers/download/36-research-papers/13869-labour-rights-in-the-gig-economy-an-explainer

Online gig economy

https://smallbiztrends.com/2017/02/gig-websites.html

Exploitative nature of the gig economy
https://truthout.org/articles/the-exploitative-gig-economy-is-not-the-future-of-work/

Episode 37 - Election Technology Policies
In The News:
Putin signs controversial bill seen as preparation for internet warfare
Facebook bans Milo Yiannopoulous, Louis Farrakhan and Alex Jones and for hate speech
Feature Topic: Elections - Technology
Election Tech Policy Scorecard:

https://www.innovationaus.com/2019/05/Election-tech-policy-scorecards

NBN outlook post election:
https://finance.nine.com.au/2019/04/12/09/22/news-national-the-current-state-of-the-nbn-and-what-the-federal-election-means-for-australian-internet-technology

Labor promises to fund block chain academy in perth:
https://thewest.com.au/politics/federal-election-2019/federal-election-2019-labor-pledges-funding-for-blockchain-academy-in-perth-ng-b881183786z

Libs promise funding for to develop cyber security skills
https://ia.acs.org.au/article/2019/-156m-boost-for-australian-cyber.html

Liberal Policies
https://www.liberal.org.au/our-policies

Labors plan for the NBN:
https://alp.org.au/policies/labors-plan-to-improve-the-nbn/

Labors plan for space:
https://alp.org.au/policies/australia-in-space/
Labors plan for national centre for AI\
https://alp.org.au/policies/labors-plan-for-a-national-centre-for-ai-excellence/

Labors plan for cleaner cheaper renewable energy:
https://alp.org.au/policies/cheaper-cleaner-renewable-energy/

Battery Metal Manufacturing
https://alp.org.au/policies/battery-metal-manufacturing/

Labors plan top uncap university places:
https://alp.org.au/policies/more-university-places/


Greens Policies:
https://greens.org.au/platform/public-ownership#telecomms

Episode 37 - Electric Vehicles
In The News:

•Samsung Galaxy Fold is not off to a good start: - (Update) Launch delayedhttps://www.news.com.au/finance/business/retail/samsung-galaxy-fold-launch-cancelled-with-just-days-to-go-after-bendy-screen-breaks/news-story/0f1b8017e7c3e42a7cf60e6f21d2fee9

•Phil has an update on FTTC - Technology Choice Program.

Feature Topic: Electric Vehicles
Pros & Cons of EV's: https://www.energysage.com/electric-vehicles/101/pros-and-cons-electric-cars/

EV Availability in Australia: https://www.whichcar.com.au/car-advice/electric-vehicles-coming-to-australia-in-2019

https://www.carsales.com.au/cars/electric-fueltype/?WT.z_srchsrcx=makemodel

ELECTION: ALP STRATEGY FOR EV's
https://www.billshorten.com.au/a_strategy_for_a_cleaner_transport_future_monday_1_april_2019

https://futureofworking.com/10-advantages-and-disadvantages-of-hydrogen-fuel-cells/


EV Plug Standards:
https://jetcharge.com.au/resources/ev-guide/vehicle-plug-types

https://store.jetcharge.com.au/

Phil and Shayne are back. Finally.

We talk about where we have been, what we are doing and whats in store for My Tech Opinion.

We also talked about:

In The News:

•Julian Assange has been kicked out of the equadorian embassy in london. Whats Next for him? https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/what-s-next-julian-assange-after-ecuadorian-embassy-eviction-n993806
•Microsoft moves Edge to Chromium based browser. - https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2019/04/15/microsofts-edge-browser-reborn-after-chromium-makeover/
•Phil's NBN Experiences - TCP/HFC etc..
•Facebook continue to be naughty - https://mashable.com/article/facebook-email-password-uploaded/?utm_campaign=hp-hh-pri&utm_source=internal&utm_medium=onsite
•Samsung Galaxy Fold is not off to a good start: https://www.theverge.com/2019/4/17/18411510/samsung-galaxy-fold-broken-screen-debris-dust-hinge-flexible-bulge

ON OUR NEXT EPISODE - WE TALK ELECTRIC CARS IN AUSTRALIA