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COMMENT: Junkee Introduces No Byline Journalism, For Whimp Journalists

David Richards July 30, 2020 No Comments

What a load of bollocks! It appears that what we now have is a bunch of new age writers who don’t want by-lines and management, who go along with their…

ACCC Loses TPG ‘Prepayment’ Appeal

Roma Christian July 30, 2020 No Comments

The Full Federal Court has dismissed the ACCC’s appeal against TPG over a $20 ‘prepayment’ for selected prepaid plans, however, the consumer watchdog remains concerned. In December 2018, the ACCC…

Wesfarmers Bought Catch For $230M – It’s Now Worth $1B

Elise Reid July 30, 2020 No Comments

In June 2019 Wesfarmers purchased Catch Group – which owns the ecommerce site Catch.com.au – for $230 million. Now, analysts and fund managers have put Catch’s value at $1-1.5 billion.…

Shopify Sales More Than Double In Q2 As Merchants Move Online

Elise Reid July 30, 2020 No Comments

Shopify’s gross merchandise value (GMV) – that is, the total value of goods sold on its platform – more than doubled in Q2 2020, increasing by 119% year-on-year, as customers…

Samsung Q2 Profit Up 23%, Second-Half “Gradual Recovery” Expected

Roma Christian July 30, 2020 No Comments

Samsung has reported a 23% YoY lift in Q2 operating profit prompt by its memory chip business. The Korean giant is expecting a “gradual recovery” in mobile and consumer electronics…

Zuckerberg Grilled By Antitrust Committee For Buying Out Competition

Elise Reid July 30, 2020 No Comments

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg was yesterday questioned by the US Congress Antitrust Subcommittee about the tech giant’s history of buying out competing businesses, hampering competition in the market. Instagram was…

BREAKING NEWS: TCL Facing Major TV Supply Issues JB Hi Fi Ffalcon Range Affected

David Richards July 30, 2020 No Comments

TCL’s TV division in Australia is having major problems with supply with the JB Hi Fi Ffalcon range which is manufactured by TCL set to be affected. ChannelNews understands that…

Amazon Slammed Over “Troubling” Private-Label Practices In US Hearings

Roma Christian July 30, 2020 No Comments

Amazon Chief Executive, Jeff Bezos, has been slammed with questions over the e-commerce giant’s private-label practises in today’s landmark US hearings, citing reports it misused proprietary data to develop Amazon-branded…

ACMA Launches Phone Scam Plan

Computer Daily News July 30, 2020 No Comments

SYDNEY: The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has ramped up its efforts to help consumers combat scams, using a suite of new resources said to help Australians protect themselves.…

Aussie Outfits To Spend More On Biz Transformation: Telsyte

Computer Daily News July 30, 2020 No Comments

SYDNEY: Despite the ongoing pandemic, Australian organisations are looking to business transformation to improve employee systems, according to a new Telsyte report. Indeed Telsyte reckons that, despite Covid-19 – or…