This Month
TechOne punished as investors flee sector
Shares in the software developer slumped, despite a near one-fifth increase in profits over the last financial year, as the ASX suffered its second-biggest drop this year.
Optus parent avoids earnings hit from Triple Zero outage
Singtel has shrugged off the potential financial impact of the Australian telco’s fatal Triple Zero outage, widening its full-year earnings guidance.
October
APRA warns of concentration risk as banks move to US cloud providers
The prudential regulator will ramp up supervision of lenders’ AI and IT deployment as they become more reliant on single-source suppliers of data and models.
Tech Council chief Damian Kassabgi abruptly quits influential lobby
The former Afterpay executive had taken the top job 16 months ago but now says he wants more time with his family and less time on planes to Canberra.
AI is disrupting software, so TechOne built its own ChatGPT
One of the ASX’s most reliable technology performers has unveiled its major foray into artificial intelligence.
OpenAI gets $50,000 contract with abundance wing of government
There is a distinctly Mandala Partners and OpenAI flavour to the technology policy arm of Labor as well.
September
AI to redefine the jobs market, displacing some workers: Bullock
The RBA governor says AI is part of a “societal shift” that could require federal government investment in training and education.
July
Atlassian sticks to its guns as customers slam software update
The software giant is transitioning its popular project management app Trello into a productivity assistant. Not all users are happy about the changes.
June
How to safeguard your business (and your reputation)
Organisations are aware of the existence of cyber threats, but ways to minimise the dangers to systems and individual careers are less well understood.
Amazon CEO warns white-collar staff that their jobs are on the line
In a memo explaining all the ways the technology giant is using AI, Andy Jassy told workers how they can stay relevant as bots become capable of doing more.
May
TechnologyOne targets more government work after profit beat
The Brisbane-based software giant will pay a record interim dividend after reporting strong revenue growth, especially in the UK market.
Dicker steps down after four decades at the helm of his eponymous firm
The technology veteran will step down as the chief executive and chairman of the ASX-listed IT distributor.
Atlassian’s AI plans fail to stop $15b value plunge
CEO Mike Cannon-Brookes has failed to convince investors on making its AI assistant free as they shaved billions of dollars off his wealth on Friday.
April
How hackers are using AI to trick their way through cyber defences
The jury is still out on whether these new tools are more helpful to hackers or cybersecurity professionals. The tech has led to an era of deepfakes and suspicion.
Ramsay Healthcare chief says the age of AI care is coming
The CEO of Australia’s biggest private hospital operator has flagged greater AI adoption as a way to help improve services.
Microsoft pull-back casts doubts on local data centre boom
The CEO of data centre operator NextDC hoses down suggestions the sector is in for a correction but analysts warn of ‘AI fatigue’ across businesses.
March
‘No winners’: CEO of software giant SAP urges end to Trump tariff war
The head of the group, which lists clients such as Coles, Woolworths and Woodside, says all countries and businesses will lose if the trade war continues.
Hacker claims Oracle breach, sending business and agencies scrambling
Australia’s biggest companies rushed to check their systems after a hacker claimed to have stolen important credentials via tech giant Oracle.
February
Tech visa lobby foots bill for Andrew Bragg’s Christmas bash
It’s less glamorous than the Hemmes-sponsored party of 2023, but at least anyone interested in skilled migration or international student caps was happy.
ASIC launches investigation into ASX’s December settlement failure
The corporate regulator is already suing the market operator for misfires in its ageing infrastructure platform. The new probe could lead to a second lawsuit.