Google terminates 28 employees for protest of Israeli cloud contract – Cloud
Google has terminated 28 employees after some staff participated in protests against the company’s cloud contract with the Israeli government. The Alphabet unit said a…
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IAG gravitates to more SaaS-based applications – Finance – Cloud
Insurer IAG is set to convert more of its application estate to software-as-a-service, favouring that over having applications that are hosted either on-premises or on…
Barbeques Galore starts work on AI roadmap – Software
Barbeques Galore is working to lay data foundations and identify “priority areas” for AI use across its business, formalising its efforts with a new strategy…
Five Australians arrested in global raid on phishing kit seller LabHost – Security
The Australian Federal Police (AFP) has arrested five men as part of a global raid on a cyber-criminal gang linked to industrial-scale phishing. The sting…
Microsoft-OpenAI deal set to dodge formal EU merger probe – Software
EU antitrust regulators have concluded that Microsoft’s US$13 billion ($20 billion) investment into OpenAI is not an acquisition, sources familiar with the matter said, signalling…
Australian Federal Police to ‘transform’ SAP ERP – Software
The Australian Federal Police (AFP) is looking to replace its core enterprise resource planning platform within the next three years. The federal police force uses…
Defence counts $1.5bn-plus investment for enterprise data and ICT – Strategy – Networking – Security – Software
Defence is looking at an investment in enterprise data and ICT of up to $11 billion through to mid-2034, though only a fraction of that…
BoQ set to roll out digital mortgage platform – Cloud – Software – Finance
Bank of Queensland is to begin offering digital mortgages within the next four months as part of a “cost saving” transformation program. The bank is…
Working “out in the open” with a psychological safety net – Partner Content
As work becomes more complex and automated, Australian business leaders seek new strategies to boost productivity while lifting the job satisfaction of their employees, an…
Orica completes first phase of Dayforce rollout – Software
ASX-listed Orica has completed the first phase of a global payroll and human resources transformation. Stacey Brewer, Orica The mining explosives company has implemented Ceridian’s…
Canada to push ahead with digital services tax on global tech firms – Finance
Canada will press ahead with introduction of a digital services tax on large technology companies, which would raise C$5.9 billion ($5.5 billion) over the five…
Vote on EU cyber security label delayed to May – Security
Cyber security experts have shelved a vote on a draft EU cyber security label allowing Amazon, Alphabet’s Google and Microsoft to bid for highly sensitive…