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Oz Retail Turnover Takes A Drop, Or Maybe Not: Stats’ Puzzle

Computer Daily News September 24, 2020 No Comments

CANBERRA: Australian retail turnover fell 4.2 percent in August, according to the latest survey by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (Stats). But, as always with statistics, it just depends on…

Kmart Calls In The Bots For New Home-Shopping Drive

Computer Daily News September 24, 2020 No Comments

MELBOURNE: Kmart Australia is looking to embrace augmented reality and artificial intelligence operations to power a system that promises to allow would-be shoppers to view Kmart products in 3D in…

Foxtel Gets Fast-Tracked Govt. Funds

Computer Daily News September 24, 2020 No Comments

CANBERRA: Foxtel – jointly owned by Rupert Murdoch’s News Group and Telstra – received a $10 million extension – plus early payment of $7.5 million of a previous funding from…

Microsoft Targets Oz Market With New Cloud Service Range

Computer Daily News September 24, 2020 No Comments

SYDNEY/REDMOND: Microsoft is cementing its push into Australia, expanding the reach of its Azure cloud services, which now include a new set of features that could impact the Australian communications…

Next Census: Stats Names The Day

Computer Daily News September 22, 2020 No Comments

CANBERRA: The Australian Bureau of Statistics, or Stats, has set the data for Australia’s next census: August 10 next year. And there are to be some changes. The ABS says…

Government To Invest $1.9bn In ‘New, Emerging Technologies’

Computer Daily News September 22, 2020 No Comments

CANBERRA: Prime Minister Scott Morrison has announced the Federal Government is sinking $1.9 billion into new and emerging technologies as part of an investment package that he said will support…

Apple Stock Sinks Lower

Computer Daily News September 21, 2020 No Comments

SAN FRANCISCO: Apple’s recent unveilings of its latest technological achievements weren’t enough to stop the iPhone maker’s shares from plunging 22.6 percent on Wall Street on Friday, losing around US$532…

Aussie Broadband Boss Sees 1Gbps Available To Half The NBN

Computer Daily News September 21, 2020 No Comments

CANBERRA: Aussie Broadband said it has experienced a 5.5pc uptick in its customer base for 1Gbps plans when the ISP began to offer the service in May. “In our view,…

Google Sued For $3.3 Billion

Computer Daily News September 17, 2020 No Comments

LONDON: A European campaign group is suing Google for up to US$3.3 billion over claims that YouTube breaks EU data protection laws by harvesting information about children aged under 13.…

CSIRO tips opportunities to lead post-Covid economic recovery

Computer Daily News September 17, 2020 No Comments

CANBERRA: Australia’s national science agency CSIRO has highlighted opportunities for key industries to leverage science and technology and help restore economic growth and resilience. The Covid-19: Recovery and Resilience report…