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Jayne Hrdlicka will take over as chief executive of Endeavour, which owns Dan Murphy’s and BWS, next year.

Endeavour delays its technology separation from Woolworths until 2030

The owner of Dan Murphy’s and BWS was spun out of the supermarket giant in 2021, but has told staff that plans to run its own store platforms are on hold.

EQT’s Mid-Market Asia III fund acquired a majority stake in Nexon in July 2019, citing a plan to turbocharge its growth and expansion in the region..

Handbags at dawn for local buyout firms as EQT’s Nexon sale ramps up

EQT’s Mid-Market Asia III fund acquired a majority stake in Nexon in July 2019, citing a plan to turbocharge its growth and expansion in the region.

Officials comb through the banks of the Guadalupe River after the weekend’s fatal flash floods.

Warning signals rejected before youth camps swept away

Texas officials considered supplementing a word-of-mouth system with sirens and river gauges, along with other modern tools. In the end, little was done.

Stephen Rue joined Optus in November and has shaken up the company’s management.

Optus abandons independent consumer advocate after executive shake-up

The country’s second-largest telecoms group had pledged specialist support for customers after being accused of selling unneeded products to vulnerable people.

Yet, you may not realize it, but we reply on Broadcom technology every day.

With Meta in sight, Broadcom is the new Nvidia

We would be unwired from the internet if we did not use this company’s technology.

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June

There is still a shortage of IT talent despite redundancies in the sector.

Why AI chiefs need to be part of the C-suite

Technology and artificial intelligence must blend seamlessly, like an exquisite dance partnership, argues Profusion Group’s Simone Mears.

Campana builds and owns network communication infrastructure, including its flagship SIGMAR subsea cable that stretches more than 2000 kilometres, connecting Singapore and Myanmar

ASX listing candidate Campana puts itself back on the agenda

While it is still early days, listing adviser CLSA Australia did a check-in with potential backers last month.

May

Telstra goes all in on five-year plan to ride AI infrastructure wave

The telco’s CEO Vicki Brady says an “unrelenting” demand for data would help fuel growth, and investment was needed to keep up with rivals.

Optus CEO Stephen Rue says he will invest in artificial intelligence but will not follow Telstra’s lead and form a big joint venture

Optus CEO focused on costs as profit rebounds

Optus boss Stephen Rue says the telco’s sports streaming platform remains important to customers, amid speculation it could be up for sale.

Telstra wants boots on the ground in Silicon Valley so it can absorb the region’s AI research and development

Telstra opens Silicon Valley hub in race to build AI

The telco is putting boots on the ground in Silicon Valley to speed up its adoption of artificial intelligence and embrace the region’s can-do attitude.

Microsoft Australia boss Steven Worrall will join Telstra in September to run InfraCo

Telstra swoops on Microsoft boss to steer AI push

Steven Worrall will join the telco group in September and run its infrastructure arm, including data centres, as Telstra invests heavily in AI.

Telstra’s group executive of product and technology, Kim Kreogh Andersen in New York, says the telco group wants to be an “AI leader.”

‘It’s like a marriage’: Inside Telstra and Accenture’s AI reinvention

The telco’s $700 million partnership with the consulting group to develop artificial intelligence is no ordinary joint venture.

As cybercrime spreads its tentacles, the key is to protect people as far upstream as possible or at the top of the funnel.

How this company succeeds despite the inevitability of ‘failures’

Online travel agency Webjet OTA is building resilience into its operations from the outset.

April

Nexon was co-founded by Barry Assaf in 2000, provides cloud and IT services to mid-market businesses.

EQT Partners taps sellside adviser for $30m-a-year Nexon Asia Pacific

EQT’s Mid Market Asia fund has held a majority stake in the IT services outfit since July 2019.

March

Dylan Neenan became the head of AI at strategic analytics firm Finity Story two years ago.

The hottest new C-suite position is head of AI

Boards and leadership teams are scrambling to hire someone who speaks the language of artificial intelligence.

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Goodman’s $10b global data centre roll-out starts in LA

Renowned for its worldwide portfolio of warehouses, Goodman is taking advantage of that land bank in the race to serve a global surge in data use.

The AI surge: 175 new data centres and $26b in investment

The number of devices connected to the internet in each household is expected to double by 2030, fuelling a big rollout in data centres.

February

TPG Telecom CEO Iñaki Berroeta

TPG Telecom says regional push is growing customer numbers

The country’s third-largest telco, which owns Vodafone and iiNet, is sharing a network with Optus, and hopes this will increase its mobile market share.

Optus executive Maurice McCarthy, who was in charge of customer success, is leaving the telco group in June.

Optus customer executive the first to leave under new CEO Stephen Rue

Maurice McCarthy’s resignation marks the first big executive departure under new boss Stephen Rue as he tries to restore the embattled telco group’s reputation.

Aussie Broadband’s outgoing chief executive Phillip Britt.

Aussie Broadband fights for share in ‘hot’ market

The company’s AI-powered budget brand Buddy Telco is not gaining as many new customers as expected because competitors have been cutting prices.

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