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Amazon Reduces Its App Store Cut, Joining Google, Apple

Nathan Jolly June 18, 2021 No Comments

First Google undercut Apple’s 30 per cent revenue cut by charging just 15, then Apple matched this figure. Now Amazon are playing ball too, although it is offering a slightly…

Big W Owner Faces $390 Million Backpay Bill

Nathan Jolly June 18, 2021 No Comments

The Fair Work Ombudsman has officially began legal proceedings against Woolworths for underpaying management, an error which could see the Big W owners face backpay bills of over $400m. FWO…

Adobe Posts Strong Q2 Results, Forecasts Better Q3

Nathan Jolly June 18, 2021 No Comments

Adobe has forecast sales in the ballpark of US$3.88 billion for the quarter ending in August, outstripping Wall Street analysts’ forecasts for the company. Analysts, on average, estimated $3.83 billion,…

US Lawmakers Are Taking A Massive Swipe At Big Tech. If It Lands, The Impact Will Be Felt Globally

Staff Writers June 18, 2021 No Comments

Five antitrust laws proposed in the United States aim to aggressively rein in the market power of “big tech” companies and change the way they do business. The set of…

Akamai Apologises For Global Internet Outage

Nathan Jolly June 18, 2021 No Comments

Internet infrastructure provider Akamai has accepted blame for a global outage that began yesterday at 2:20pm, and impacted hundreds of major businesses, including the big four’s banking apps, and ATMs.…

US Chipmakers Offered 25% Investment Tax Credit

Nathan Jolly June 18, 2021 No Comments

In a bid to shore up local chip production in the midst of a global shortage, semiconductor companies are being offer a 25 per cent tax credit, under a bipartisan…

Carnival Cruises Hacked, Customer Data Accessed

Nathan Jolly June 18, 2021 No Comments

Carnival Cruises has admitted that its computer systems were breached three months ago, with sensitive information about its customers at risk. The company noticed the activity on March 19, and…

Victoria In Energy Emergency On Morwell River Repair Diversion

Computer Daily News June 18, 2021 No Comments

The Victorian Government has declared an energy emergency to allow the Morwell River to be diverted away from the Yallourn coal mine so it can repair a protective wall that…

Union Warns Govt IT Services To Fail On Skills Shortage

Computer Daily News June 18, 2021 No Comments

An organisation covering science, IT and engineering professionals has warned high-profile federal government service failures will continue unless the skills shortage in the Australian public service is addressed. Professionals Australia…

JB Hi-Fi, K-Mart, Myer CBD Stores Added To COVID-19 Exposure Sites

Nathan Jolly June 17, 2021 No Comments

A number of major retailers in Melbourne’s CBD have been added to the growing number of COVID-19 exposure sites. Below are the times and addresses of potential exposure: Kmart Melbourne:…