Optus appoints NBN boss as chief executive six months after outage

Optus appoints NBN boss as chief executive six months after outage

After nearly a decade at NBN Co,Stephen Rue will take on the job of repairing Optus’ reputation.

  • byDavid Swan

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Husband-and-wife team sell tech firm in $373m deal

Husband-and-wife team sell tech firm in $373m deal

Once young rich listers,Collis and Cyan Ta’eed are now responsible for one of the largest acquisitions in Australian tech history.

  • byDavid Swan
What next for Scott Farquhar,the godfather of Australian tech?
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What next for Scott Farquhar,the godfather of Australian tech?

The billionaire head of the ‘Atlassian mafia’ has the chance to further re-shape Australia’s technology sector,according to those closest to him.

  • byDavid Swan
TikTok local profits surge as potential ban looms
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TikTok local profits surge as potential ban looms

New figures show TikTok is a money-making machine locally,despite mounting political and regulatory pressure.

  • byDavid Swan
Police arrest man after NSW club data breach

Police arrest man after NSW club data breach

Police launched an investigation into an alleged data leak involving clubs and pubs across NSW,with fears customers may have had their identity documents compromised.

  • byDavid Swan andJessica McSweeney
Government pledges triple-zero reforms after Optus outage

Government pledges triple-zero reforms after Optus outage

Communications minister Michelle Rowland says she will accept all recommendations from a review into the effect of last year’s national Optus outage on the triple-zero system after lives were put at risk.

  • byDavid Swan
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Is logging off the new black?

Is logging off the new black?

Twenty years after Mark Zuckerberg and his mates started Facebook,tech watchers are beginning to ask:have we passed peak social media?

  • byDavid Swan
What would Facebook look like without any news?
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What would Facebook look like without any news?

Last time Meta banned news,it removed the Facebook pages of charities,emergency services and hospitals. What will happen this time?

  • byDavid Swan
‘We got it wrong’:Is the feast over for plant-based meat?
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‘We got it wrong’:Is the feast over for plant-based meat?

“Chicken-free chicken” start-up Sunfed has had its valuation slashed to zero and its products are no longer available in supermarkets. Investors say it overestimated consumer appetite.

  • byDavid Swan
Telstra lifts lid on ‘unacceptable’ triple-zero outage

Telstra lifts lid on ‘unacceptable’ triple-zero outage

CEO Vicki Brady says basic errors were behind the outage that left more than 100 Australians unable to contact triple zero,including one man who passed away.

  • byDavid Swan
Canva has designs on the pros following its largest ever acquisition

Canva has designs on the pros following its largest ever acquisition

Design software Canva,Australia’s richest start-up,had previously targeted amateurs. Now,it’s going after professional designers.

  • byDavid Swan