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Workplace
Good money, good vibes: Why Gen Z doesn’t care about work perks
Free lunches, gym memberships and gimmicky thrills are no longer important to young professionals, according to a survey.
- by David Swan
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Telecommunications
Optus desperately needs a reset. Here’s what comes next
Australia’s second-largest telco is priming for a much-needed reboot after suffering the nation’s worst data breaches and telecommunications outages.
- by David Swan
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Funding
Discotheque: Music mogul Matt Gudinski joins investors sinking $15 million into start-up
Matt Gudinski is bringing his record label - which just turned 50 - firmly into the 21st century with a new investment.
- by David Swan
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Telecommunications
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.
- by David Swan
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.
- by David Swan
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Software
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.
- by David Swan
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Social media
TikTok local profits surge as potential ban looms
New figures show TikTok is a money-making machine locally, despite mounting political and regulatory pressure.
- by David Swan
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Cybersecurity
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.
- by David Swan and Jessica McSweeney
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.
- by David Swan
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?
- by David Swan
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Social media
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?
- by David Swan