Wesfarmers to restructure digital capabilities as Catch closes – Software
Wesfarmers is to reorganise its digital offering as it prepares to shut down online retailer Catch in March. The ASX-listed conglomerate is to transfer “select” digital…
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REA Group lands former Coles data lead – Training & Development
REA Group has appointed Silvio Giorgio to the newly created position as general manager of data intelligence. Reporting to REA Group CTO Steve Maidment, Giorgio…
Vic’s Peter Mac cancer centre to overhaul HPC – Hardware – Software – Storage
Victoria-based Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre is to replace its eight-year-old high performance compute (HPC) and storage infrastructure. The public hospital’s HPC is used by 700…
Kmart picks Elders’ Vivian Da Ros as new CIO – Training & Development
Elders chief information officer Vivian (Viv) Da Ros has taken over tech leadership for Kmart Group. Vivian (Viv) Da Ros Da Ros takes over the…
Facebook, X, YouTube to do more against online hate speech, EU says – Software
Meta’s Facebook, Elon Musk’s X, Google’s YouTube and other tech companies have agreed to do more to tackle online hate speech under an updated code…
TikTok awaits Trump reprieve as China signals open to deal – Software
President Donald Trump is expected to grant TikTok more time to strike a deal after he returns to power as China has signalled it would…
TikTok is restoring service, thanks Trump – Security
TikTok said it was restoring its service in the US after President-elect Donald Trump said he would revive the app’s access when he returns to…
CBA to trial myGov verification proof-of-concept – Security
The Commonwealth Bank is piloting the use of myGov to verify customers’ identities through a program led by Services Australia. Known as trust exchange –…
NBN Co networks impacted by NSW storms – Networking – Telco/ISP
NBN Co is experiencing service outages across NSW following a spate of severe thunderstorms. As of January 19, more than 36,500 premises were still impacted…
US Treasury Department imposes sanctions on Chinese company over Salt Typhoon hack – Security
The US Treasury Department has imposed sanctions on alleged hacker Yin Kecheng and cybersecurity company Sichuan Juxinhe Network Technology, accusing both of being involved in…
Aussie Broadband leadership changes as Phillip Britt retires – Networking – Telco/ISP
Aussie Broadband co-founder and group managing director Phillip Britt has announced his retirement paving the way for CEO and CFO Brian Maher to take the…
Ex-Kmart CIO takes on new role at Ampol – Training & Development
Kmart chief information officer Brad Blyth has made the switch to Ampol, taking on a new leadership role of a freshly-formed team. Brad Blyth, Ampol…