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The Gig Guide: South Australia’s data chief departs

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...

Microsoft’s Steve Worrall joins Telstra InfraCo as CEO

12 May 2025 | by David McClure

Microsoft Australia’s long-serving managing director Steven Worrall will leave the company to join Telstra InfraCo, the telecommunications giant’s infrastructure arm, as chief executive from September 1. Mr Worrall will...

AI leaders in the US seek better access to energy and govt data

8 May 2025 | by David Shepardson

Microsoft and other AI market leaders will on Thursday urge US lawmakers to streamline federal permitting for artificial intelligence energy needs and open more government data sets for AI...

Microsoft president Brad Smith walks line between Europe and US

30 April 2025 | by Foo Yun Chee

Microsoft respects European laws including landmark legislation seeking to rein in the power of Big Tech, its President Brad Smith said on Wednesday, putting the company at odds with...

Health dept sticks with big three multi-cloud

29 April 2025 | by Joseph Brookes

The federal Health department will continue migrating on-premise systems to Amazon Web Services after striking a new $22 million three-year hosting deal with the US hyperscaler through its opaque...

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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

Microsoft’s Steve Worrall joins Telstra InfraCo as CEO

AI leaders in the US seek better access to energy and govt data

Microsoft president Brad Smith walks line between Europe and US

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