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Business
Microsoft board works on hiring new CEO this year
Dina Bass and Peter Burrows Microsoft's board hopes to have a successor to chief executive Steve Ballmer in place by the end of this year, sources say.
Business
BlackBerry co-founders consider takeover bid
Rob Gillies BlackBerry founders Mike Lazaridis and Douglas Fregin are considering taking over the distressed smartphone company as it searches for a saviour.
Big data
Big data gives new meaning to 'know thyself'
Stuart Corner One IT executive is on a mission to gather and interpret every bit of data produced by his body and his life.
Start-ups
Sydney students show off start-ups
Ben Grubb Eight up-and-coming technology start-ups have showcased their latest world-changing ideas.
Social media
Jack Dorsey was 29 and unemployed ... then he built Twitter
Will Oremus Anyone in search of Twitter's Zuckerbergian anti-hero will find it in Jack Dorsey, according to Nick Bilton's new book on the social network.
Big data
Corporate giants expand Industrial Internet
General Electric has announced partnerships with AT&T;, Cisco and Intel to expand the industrial internet.
Computers
Lenovo tops PC makers, industry sales decline
Bill Rigby Lenovo has held on to its position as the world's top PC maker in the latest quarter despite a drastic dip in its core Chinese market.
Telcos
Optus eyes enterprise market with $60m Virgin deal
Peter Cai Optus has secured a $60 million telecommunication services contract from Virgin Australia.
Start-ups
Australian start-up brings 'try before you buy' to apps
Ben Grubb Australian start-up lets you try apps before you buy them and catches the eye of US investors.
Telecommuting
HP's Meg Whitman wants to ban working from home, too
Will Oremus Hewlett-Packard CEO Meg Whitman is encouraging employees to work at the office as much as possible, according to a report.
Leadership
Google Australia chief wants NBN benefits to flow
Maile Carnegie left a 21-year career at Procter & Gamble to run Google Australia. She talks to Lia Timson in her first interview since taking up the post.
Spending
New devices to drive global IT spending to $4 trillion in 2014
Global spending on IT is expected to reach $4 trillion in 2014, driven by growth in connected devices ranging from jewellery to refrigerators.
Business
Shift thinking on NBN: Google boss
Lia Timson Google's new Australian boss has expressed frustration that the broader economic benefits of the NBN are not being recognised.
Business
Cisco, Google, SAP discussing BlackBerry bids: sources
Nadia Damouni, Soyoung Kim and Nicola Leske BlackBerry is in talks with Cisco, Google and SAP about selling to them all or parts of itself, says sources.
Management
Bill Gates, Steve Ballmer seek re-election to Microsoft board
Bill Rigby Chairman Gates and retiring CEO Ballmer are standing for re-election despite recent moves to oust them.
Privacy
Tweet away but the boss is watching
Employers are allowing workers private internet use but there are strings attached, reports Nate Cochrane.
Banking
Banks sharpen focus on mobile, tablets
Nate Cochrane Australia's first internet bank is shifting its focus from websites to mobile apps as it seeks new ways to serve customers.
Management
Bulk of IT spend tipping away from CIOs
Stuart Corner Responsibility for IT budgets is slipping away from CIOs as business units increase their involvement in technology strategy and purchasing decisions.
Search
Teaching computers the meaning of words
Drew Turney Researchers have given a computer 100 million words in an effort to discern likely meanings.
Business
Microsoft investors push for chairman Bill Gates to step down
Nadia Damouni and Bill Rigby Three top investors in Microsoft are lobbying the board for Bill Gates to step down as chairman.
