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Google dominates Australian adtech industry: ACCC
The ACCC has made a series of recommendations aimed at curbing Google's dominance of the Australian adtech market. [ + ]
Optus completes acquisition of Amaysim
Optus has completed the acquisition of Australia's largest MVNO, Amaysim, for $250m in a deal that was originally announced in November. [ + ]
Launtel questions NBN Co's Enterprise Ethernet sales
Launtel CEO Damien Ivereigh has criticised NBN Co for heavily marketing its Enterprise Ethernet product to businesses that do not require it. [ + ]
Web traffic surged 35% in Sydney and Melbourne in 2020
The initial COVID-19 lockdowns in Sydney and Melbourne triggered a sustained increase in internet traffic throughout 2020, according to Cloudflare. [ + ]
The privacy problems of COVID tracing apps
We can't rely on technology to keep COVID tracing app data safe; rather, we need strong legal protections, argues ITPA's James Andrewartha. [ + ]
Revealed: top five ASEAN enterprise IT priorities for 2021
GlobalData has predicted that cloud technology, networking, mobility, communications and security will be the top areas of IT action in the ASEAN region in 2021. [ + ]
Microsoft teams up with Women Rising coaching program
Microsoft Australia has partnered with Women Rising to run a program to help women in the IT industry take their leadership to the next level. [ + ]
nbn releases 2020 Sustainability Report
nbn has released its first Sustainability Report, outlining its ambitions to reduce emissions and address climate risks in 2021 and beyond. [ + ]
Malwarebytes targeted by SolarWinds attackers
Malwarebytes disclosed that the same nation state actor behind the SolarWinds Orion breach targeted the company and gained access to some internal emails. [ + ]
COVID-19 drives rise in tech for Aussie healthcare workers
Research has revealed that over 78% of healthcare workers have received new technologies to support their duties during the COVID-19 pandemic. [ + ]
Intel appoints VMware chief as new CEO
VMware chief executive and 30-year Intel veteran Pat Gelsinger will rejoin Intel as CEO from February. [ + ]
SolarWinds details Orion cyber attack
SolarWinds believes it has uncovered the highly sophisticated methods used to inject malicious code into its Orion network monitoring platform. [ + ]
Ombudsman calls for industry-specific R&D tax incentive
Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman Kate Carnell has called for reforms to the research and development tax incentive to help software development. [ + ]
PC demand remains high amid pandemic
Research firms estimate that continued stay-at-home orders triggered another quarter of strong demand for PCs during 4Q20. [ + ]
Young Australians overwhelmed by media negativity in 2020
A survey shows Australians aged 10 to 17 found news stories covered in 2020 made them feel worse than the year before. [ + ]
