EU studying whether Big Tech should pay network costs – Telco/ISP
The European Union (EU) will consult the technology and telecoms sectors on whether tech giants like Google, Meta and Amazon should subsidise network costs, according…
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University of Sydney on the lookout for a CIO – Strategy – Training & Development
The University of Sydney is recruiting for a permanent replacement for former CIO Trevor Woods, with Claes Mansson appointed interim CIO in the meantime. Claes…
NetApp to cut eight percent of global workforce – Strategy – Cloud
NetApp is set to cut roughly 960 jobs, or about 8 percent of its global workforce, as the data management firm grapples with tough economic…
Equifax appoints new A/NZ CTO – Strategy – Training & Development
Consumer credit reporting agency Equifax has appointed Paul Gladigau as its new chief technology officer for Australia and New Zealand, as incumbent Peter Tyrell heads back…
Australia’s first cyber ambassador moves on – Strategy – Security
Tobias Feakin (left) with assistant minister for foreign affairs Tim Watts. LinkedIn Australia’s first cyber ambassador, Tobias Feakin, has announced his retirement. Feakin was first…
Aussie Broadband increases its backbone capacity – Networking – Telco/ISP
Aussie Broadband has added 400Gbps backbone links between Sydney and Melbourne. The broadband retailer has been trialling Telstra Wholesale’s 400Gbps Ethernet services on two diverse…
myGov report warns against digital ID fragmentation – Strategy – Security
The federal government’s slow movement on digital ID risks creating “digital rail gauges … where a credential issued by one jurisdiction won’t be accepted in…
AMP Bank buys Nano’s home loan book – Finance
AMP Bank has acquired Australian fintech Nano’s residential mortgage portfolio as it pushes forward with plans to extend its digital mortgage offerings. Nano has been…
myGov lacks proper funding, review finds – Strategy – Cloud – Hardware – Software
The myGov platform is under-funded, causing it to “fall well short” of serving as the “primary digital front door to government” for Australian citizens that…
Germany seizes on Silicon Valley’s woes – Strategy – Training & Development
Faced with a tight labour market and a shortage of workers with key software engineering skills, some German companies are looking at thousands of layoffs…
Facebook seeks to block $5.25bn UK mass action over market dominance – Strategy
Facebook has asked a London tribunal to block a collective lawsuit valued at up to 3 billion pounds (A$5.25 billion) over allegations the social media…
Westpac sees “many potential advantages” with CBDCs – Finance – Strategy
Westpac Group sees potential in central bank digital currencies (CBDCs), partly as they would be released by central banks and act as a form of…