Industry Updates
Optus Bolsters Spectrum Strategy with Senior Hire from Telstra
Optus has strengthened its network strategy capabilities with the appointment of Golnar Khomami as Senior Director of Network Technology Standardisation,…
University of Melbourne Appoints Michelle Fitzgerald as Chief Information Officer
The University of Melbourne has appointed Michelle Fitzgerald as its new Chief Information Officer, following the departure of former CIO…
Bending Spoons Cuts Eventbrite Workforce, Accelerates Product Overhaul Post-Acquisition
Bending Spoons has reduced a significant portion of Eventbrite’s workforce following its acquisition of the U.S.-based company, as part of…
Amazon to Acquire Globalstar in $11.5 Billion Deal to Strengthen Satellite Ambitions
Amazon has agreed to acquire satellite communications firm Globalstar in a deal valued at approximately $11.57 billion, marking a major…
Fintel Alliance Plans Next-Generation Analytics Hub to Scale Financial Crime Monitoring
Australia’s financial crime intelligence partnership, the Fintel Alliance, is advancing plans to build a next-generation analytics platform aimed at improving…
Bendigo and Adelaide Bank Pushes Back on Calls to Disclose Job Impact of Outsourcing Deals
Bendigo and Adelaide Bank is resisting pressure from unions to reveal the full workforce impact of two major outsourcing agreements,…
Meta and CoreWeave Expand AI Cloud Partnership with $21 Billion Deal
Meta Platforms has significantly expanded its partnership with CoreWeave through a new $21 billion agreement for additional cloud computing capacity,…
Intel and Google Expand Partnership to Advance AI-Focused CPUs
Intel and Alphabet’s Google are deepening their collaboration to advance artificial intelligence-focused central processing units (CPUs) and develop custom infrastructure…
Apple to Close First Unionized U.S. Retail Store in Maryland
Apple said it will shut down its retail store in Towson, Maryland—the first of its U.S. locations where employees successfully…
xAI Sues Colorado Over New AI Regulation Law
SAN FRANCISCO — xAI has filed a lawsuit seeking to block enforcement of a new Colorado law regulating artificial intelligence,…