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Telstra Commits $1.6 Billion For 5-Year Fibre, Satellite Plan

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Australia’s largest telco has vowed to invest $1.6 billion over the next five years to improve its intercity optic fibre network and to build ground satellite infrastructure. The fibre project…

Google Co Surpasses $250 Billion In Annual Revenue

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Google parent company Alphabet enjoyed a massive 41 per cent year-on-year increase during 2021, to post a whopping US$257 billion in revenue. This marks the first time the company has…

China Wants Chipmaking Collaboration With Intel, AMD

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The Chinese government has plans to establish an organisation that facilitates collaborations between its own tech companies, and US semiconductor factories, such as AMD and Intel, to “foster development hubs…

Microsoft, Activision Deal Under Threat

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Microsoft Corp.’s proposed A$105 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard will be scrutinised by the Federal Trade Commission, an early hurdle that might prove harder than expected to clear. Chairwoman Lina…

Nokia, Qualcomm Shake Down Automakers For Patent Fees

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A group of 48 technology companies, including Nokia and Qualcomm, have hit Toyota, Honda and Nissan with a bill for their use of patented components vital in the connection of…

Google’s Ad-Tracking Under Fire Again

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Digital advertisers have filed a complaint with the German Federal Cartel Officer, seeking a deeper antitrust investigation of Google’s news service and how exactly the search engine gathers data. The…

Peloton Loses Two Important Patents In Court Ruling

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In 2019, Peloton sued Echelon Fitness, alleging patent and trade infringement based on its claim on streaming and on-demand exercise classes. Peloton initially won the case, but now an administrative…

Aus Retail Trade Wobbles

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As regular as clockwork, Australian shoppers rush to the shops during December, with the end of another school (and work) year, the need for a new season wardrobe, and of…

Aussie Broadband Victim Of NBN’s Surge Charging

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Aussie Broadband has posted a less-than-stellar first-half EBITDA, expecting it to be approximating $9.1 million, not including the hefty transaction costs for its acquisition of Over The Wire. Although broadband…

ACCC Receive 120 RAT Price Complaints Each Day

Nathan Jolly February 1, 2022 No Comments

The ACCC is being bombarded with consumer complaints regarding price gauging for rapid antigen tests across Australia, with 3,900 reports filed within the last 30 days. Surprisingly, it’s pharmacies that…