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NSW’s ‘leading step’ to capture data centre investment welcomed

Australia’s biggest data centre operators have welcomed a NSW government proposal to speed up planning approval times for major projects, as the race to secure the next generation of...

‘Must remain a priority’: ACCC pushes for digital platforms reform

23 June 2025 | by Justin Hendry

Australia’s competition watchdog has urged the government to stay the course with its proposed digital competition regime, warning that existing laws are “insufficient” to tackle the market power of...

Sovereign AI and digital supply chains are the new black

19 June 2025 | by James Riley

It is only June, and yet it’s already possible to declare 2025 the year of sovereign AI and digital supply chains. At least, this is certainly true of our...

Microsoft’s whole-of-govt contract balloons another $258m

18 June 2025 | by Justin Hendry

Microsoft’s whole of government sourcing arrangement is set to cost Canberra at least $258 million over the next 12 months, foreshadowing a massive uptick in demand for cloud services...

The Gig Guide: South Australia’s data chief departs

6 June 2025 | by Trish Everingham

After almost eight and a half years, South Australia’s chief data officer Peter Worthington-Eyre has farewelled the South Australian government. Mr Worthington, who finishes up on Friday, is the...

Tech giants’ indirect emissions climb 150pc in three years

6 June 2025 | by Olivia Le Poidevin

Indirect carbon emissions from the operations of four of the leading AI-focused tech companies rose on average by 150 per cent from 2020-2023, due to the demands of power-hungry...

Big tech’s misinformation takedowns plummet in Australia

4 June 2025 | by Joseph Brookes

US tech giants’ removal of misinformation in Australia plummeted last year, new transparency data shows, with platforms like Facebook and YouTube taking down tens of thousands less posts and...

Copilot saved UK public servants less time than in Australia

4 June 2025 | by Justin Hendry

UK public servants saved an average of 26 minutes each day using Microsoft’s generative AI tool during a large-scale trial last year – less than half the time Australians...

Microsoft to lay off 6,000 across global workforce

14 May 2025 | by Aditya Soni

Microsoft says it will lay off about 3 per cent of its workforce, or around 6,000 employees, as the technology giant looks to rein in costs while funneling billions...

First grads emerge from Microsoft’s Aussie data centre academy

13 May 2025 | by Trish Everingham

The first wave of “next gen” tech talent for data centre infrastructure has emerged from the DataCentre Academy at TAFE NSW in Sydney’s Meadowbank, designed to meet the growing...

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NSW’s ‘leading step’ to capture data centre investment welcomed

‘Must remain a priority’: ACCC pushes for digital platforms reform

Sovereign AI and digital supply chains are the new black

Microsoft’s whole-of-govt contract balloons another $258m

The Gig Guide: South Australia’s data chief departs

Tech giants’ indirect emissions climb 150pc in three years

Big tech’s misinformation takedowns plummet in Australia

Copilot saved UK public servants less time than in Australia

Microsoft to lay off 6,000 across global workforce

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