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Amazon Fined A$9 Million By US Labor Commissioner

Varun Godinho June 19, 2024 No Comments

The California Labor Commissioner’s office has fined Amazon A$8,85,2703 (US$5,901,700) for labour law violations in the state. Under California’s AB-701 law, large companies are required to tell warehouse or distribution…

AV/VR Headsets A Big Flop As Apple Launches Device In OZ

Varun Godinho June 19, 2024 No Comments

As pre-orders for Apple’s Vision Pro in Australia commence later this month – even though the company is reportedly suspending work on the development of its Vision Pro 2 successor…

Best Buy Trains 30,000 Staff As Microsoft’s AI Laptops Launch

Varun Godinho June 19, 2024 No Comments

Best Buy, the US equivalent of Australia’s JB Hi-Fi, has trained around 30,000 of its staff to sell and repair Microsoft’s Copilot+ PCs in time for their global launch on…

EU Claims Apple Has ‘Very Serious’ Non-Compliance Issues

Varun Godinho June 19, 2024 No Comments

The EU is continuing to come down hard on unsavoury practices by Big Tech, strengthened by the recent introduction of the Digital Markets Act (DMA). European Union antitrust monitors have…

Apple Bending to Please Automakers With Next-Gen Of CarPlay

Varun Godinho June 18, 2024 No Comments

In April ChannelNews reported that Mercedes-Benz decided that it wasn’t going to adopt the next-generation version of Apple CarPlay within its cars. The breaking point, it seemed, was Apple seemingly…

Australia’s Espresso Displays Signs JB Hi-Fi As Retail Partner

Varun Godinho June 18, 2024 No Comments

Australian home-grown touchscreen portable display brand, Espresso Displays, has signed a trans-Tasman retail partnership with JB Hi-Fi. The deal will see its products deployed at more than 100 JB Hi-Fi…

Half-Frame Roll Film Fixed-Lens Pentax 17 Camera Launched

Varun Godinho June 18, 2024 No Comments

Ricoh Imaging Americas Corporation has launched the new Pentax 17 compact film camera, its first to come out from the Pentax film project which was announced back in 2022. Tipped…

Are Australia’s News Organisations Set To Clash With Big Tech Once Again?

Varun Godinho June 18, 2024 No Comments

Big Tech has had a tumultuous relationship with news organisations in Australia. In April, Facebook closed down its news tab in Australia after its parent company, Meta, decided to reduce…

Apple Facing A$75.72 Million Daily Fine In The EU For Breaching regulations

Varun Godinho June 17, 2024 No Comments

Apple is staring at the prospect of becoming the first major tech company to be fined under the newly introduced Digital Markets Act (DMA) in the EU. For context, the…

Best Buy Continues Job Cuts and Business Restructuring

Varun Godinho June 17, 2024 No Comments

Best Buy, the US equivalent of Australia’s JB Hi-Fi, has reportedly carried out another round of layoffs and job restructurings last week. The consumer electronics and appliance retailer cut some…