Tag: Microsoft

The Gig Guide: New acting national data commissioner named

Posted on   |  by Trish Everingham
The federal government has a new acting national data commissioner in Andrew Lalor, who takes up the key role after a stint at the Department of Health, Disability and Ageing....

Microsoft to refund millions after hiding cheaper plans

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Microsoft has apologised and offered refunds to millions of Australians allegedly duped into sticking with pricier subscriptions featuring access to its Copilot AI tool. The Australian Competition and Consumer...

Microsoft signs US$9.7bn cloud deal with Australia’s IREN

Posted on   |  by Deborah Sophia and Aditya Soni
Microsoft has struck a US$9.7 billion deal with data centre operator IREN that includes access to Nvidia’s advanced chips, aiming to ease the computing crunch that has kept the...

OpenAI becomes for-profit after reaching deal with Microsoft

Posted on   |  by Deepa Seetharaman, Stephen Nellis and Deborah Mary Sophia
Microsoft and OpenAI have reached a deal that frees the ChatGPT maker to move away from its nonprofit roots and likely go public so it can finance chief executive...

Microsoft sued for hiding cheaper plans from 2.7m customers

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
The competition watchdog is suing Microsoft for allegedly hiding cheaper subscription options to push millions of Australian customers into paying more for plans with its Copilot AI tool. The...

Tech mega-deals face shake-up as some fail to deliver value

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Finance minister Katy Gallagher says the federal government will continue single-sourcing arrangements with tech giants “where they deliver value”, but that some of the deals are falling short. She...

Canberra moves to break Microsoft reseller’s grip

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
The federal government’s exclusive Microsoft licensing agreement with Data#3 is being market tested for the first time in eight years, potentially ending the reseller’s almost 20-year stranglehold on Canberra....