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World’s Biggest Video Game Company Tencent Gets Even Bigger

Nathan Jolly July 20, 2021 No Comments

Tencent will buy UK video game producer Sumo Group, furthering its current reign over the video games sector. The Chinese gaming giant will offer $9.55 a share, 43 per cent…

Former Channel 7 & 9 Boss David Leckie Has Died

Nathan Jolly July 20, 2021 No Comments

Former Channel 7 boss David Leckie has died, aged 70. Leckie passed away at his family’s property, Mulberry Farm after a long illness. “With immense sadness we advise the passing…

ACCC Extends ‘Superfast Broadband’ Access Until 2026

Nathan Jolly July 20, 2021 No Comments

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has extended its Superfast Broadband Access Service declaration for a further five years. This allows service providers access to a number of fixed-line broadband…

Oz, US, And UK Officially Blame China For Microsoft Email Hack

Nathan Jolly July 20, 2021 No Comments

The US and UK governments, plus their allies, have today formally blamed the Chinese government for “malicious cyber activities,” including the Microsoft Exchange hack in late February and early March.…

Amazon Disables Cloud Accounts Linked To Israeli Firm NSO

Nathan Jolly July 20, 2021 No Comments

Amazon Web Services has disabled infrastructure and accounts linked to Israeli surveillance organisation NSO. According to Vice, NSO used spyware to hack the smartphones of 37 journalists, human rights activists…

Zoom Stock Plummets After News Of $14.7B Five9 Deal

Nathan Jolly July 20, 2021 No Comments

Zoom’s stock tanked yesterday after the company announced it plans to buy call centre software business Five9 for $USD14.7 billion. An hour after the Monday morning markets opened, Zoom stock…

Online Essentials Shopping Not Going Anywhere Post-Pandemic

Jake Nelson July 19, 2021 No Comments

As foot traffic to Sydney and Melbourne retailers dries up due to the COVID lockdowns, customers have signalled that online shopping for essentials is here to stay. According to a…

PwC Report Shows 2020 Was A Good Year For Foxtel

Nathan Jolly July 19, 2021 No Comments

Despite losing 267,000 cable customers for its premium box service during 2020, Foxtel had an impressive 2020, migrating numerous customers across to its streaming video on demand services, and growing…

Vinyl Sales Set To Overtake CDs For First Time In Oz

Nathan Jolly July 19, 2021 No Comments

Vinyl sales are set to overtake those of compact discs for the first time in Australia since CDs became the dominant musical format. In 2020, Australian vinyl sales made up…

Netflix Aren’t Moving Into Gaming, But Interactive Films

Nathan Jolly July 19, 2021 No Comments

Despite reports that Netflix are launching a gaming division, it appears that what the company is actually doing is planning to produce a number of interactive films. A job listing…