More than 50% of Telstra's service transactions, including payments and pre-paid recharges, are now taking place online or through the company's dedicated mobile app. [ + ]

Disruptive taxi hiring app provider Uber is appealing a California Labor Commission ruling that potentially threatens not just its business model but that of all on-demand service providers. [ + ]

Organisations are downsizing their IT departments, creating headaches for those leading the teams. But it's still possible to meet your performance objectives, even with a reduced headcount, the experts say - so long as you're willing to make some changes to how you run things. [ + ]

This week: "You failed utterly and totally", Macquarie to hand back $5.5m, Grand duplication auto, power outages blamed on birds, and robots falling over. [ + ]

Kaspersky Lab to provide security for 2500 employees of the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet, as Kaspersky's founder warns of the overall threat of deadly cyber attacks. [ + ]

40% of Australian jobs could be wiped out by computerisation and automation by 2030, and we're doing a poor job of investing to cope with this disruption, a report warns. [ + ]

Kaspersky reveals it suffered a cyber-intrusion, ACCC says TPG’s proposed acquisition of iiNet may raise prices and degrade customer service and Adobe breached the Privacy Act by inadequately protecting customer data. [ + ]

Australian SMBs lag behind the APAC average in terms of flexibility, agility and productivity, and must learn to embrace the world of flexible work, a Microsoft study argues. [ + ]

Australian consumers are spending heavily on consumer electronics online, with connected devices, wearables and 4K TVs gaining traction in the market, eBay Australia figures show. [ + ]

Curtin University's Institute for Computation will be designed to improve computation and analytics capabilities for its researchers, as well as for Western Australia as a whole. [ + ]

Security professionals worldwide consistently report insufficient cybersecurity maturity, particularly in the areas of risk assessment and mitigation. [ + ]

Most respondents to a CA survey believe that a software focus will be a key driver of competitive advantage within three years and are investing in software development capabilities as a result. [ + ]

ISP iiNet is investigating claims that a hacker has stolen and put up for sale a legacy customer database from subsidiary Westnet, while a new report highlights the growing ransomware threat. [ + ]

This week: Lost classic game to be released, cool laser videos, PC failure creates a stink, KiwiRail's ticket time machine, Apple Music under investigation and on the trail of Chinese hackers. [ + ]

The Internet of Things is already here and changing the way we work and play, so there is no better time for businesses to take bold actions to deliver on the benefits that it brings. [ + ]