ASX 200 grapples with broad selloff; CBA hits 5-week low
Utilities, energy stocks the only bright spots as index falls to three-month low. CBA tops large-cap declines. Mesoblast down on profit-taking. Japan’s Nippon Sanso to buy Wesfarmers’ Coregas.
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Corporate chiefs back AI to boost business
After a year of using AI tools to improve operational efficiency, top CEOs say they’re heading into the new year working out how generative AI can more broadly benefit their businesses.
Titanium Ventures cracks $1bn revenue for its portfolio
Telstra’s former VC arm, Titanium Ventures, says it has generated more than $1bn of revenue for its portfolio companies after developing a unique revenue acceleration platform.
Invest now to be ready for AI era: Telstra CEO
Vicki Brady says policy and regulation need to support long-term investment in infrastructure so Australia can realise the benefits of a digital future.
Spark of interest in acquisition flickers out for Telstra
Australia’s Telstra is understood to have considered acquiring New Zealand counterpart Spark but passed on the opportunity.
Telstra hit with $3m fine for triple-0 outage
Telstra has been fined $3m for a triple-0 outage earlier this year that led to 127 calls not being transferred to emergency services.
Keating set for $30m payday after Telstra buys Boost Mobile
Former prime minister Paul Keating will pocket at least $30m after Telstra agreed to buy Boost Mobile in a bid to sell more budget prepaid phone plans amid a cost of living crunch.
Aussie tech darling worth more than Woolies
A homegrown tech unicorn has reached a huge milestone evaluation, making it worth more than Woolworths, Telstra and Coles.
3G shutdown is also a 5G problem in an emergency
Australia’s 3G shutdown will render some 5G devices useless, with the nation’s largest telcos set to identify and block certain devices from Monday.
Deadline looms for major 3G shutdown
Tens of thousands of mobile phones will be obsolete on Monday, and if you own one of them, don’t say you haven’t been warned.
Thousands of phones stop working today
Tens of thousands of mobile phones will be obsolete on Monday, and if you own one of them, don’t say you haven’t been warned.
Telstra’s $5.4 million move for Aussies
Telstra will give up to six months of free prepaid credit to one group of Australians in a bid to help ease cost of living pressures.
Partnerships are critical but agencies must be braver
Partnerships will play a critical role for agencies going forward but the success still lies in being brave, according to Omnicom Advertising chief Troy Ruhanen.
Massive change impacting thousands
Up to 59,000 Aussies are scrambling to get their phones upgraded as the change comes in this week. Here’s everything you need to know.
Enterprise unit stifled share price, says new Telstra chair
Telstra’s share price hasn’t performed well this year and one of the chief culprits is the drag from its enterprise business, the telco’s new chairman says.
Telstra under fire over China ‘sabotage’ fears
Telstra’s board has been grilled on shareholder fears Australia’s mobile network could be sabotaged and price hikes in a cost of living crisis in its AGM.
ASX hitting record highs; RBA to cut in Feb: NAB
Sharemarket sets new highs after US gains. NAB revises rate cut prediction. Private equity circling wealth platform market. CBA says households cutting back spending. Tyro sinks on RBA review of card payments and surcharging.
TPG’s $5.25bn Vocus deal ‘good news for Aussies’
TPG Telecom says the sale of its government and enterprise fixed and fibre assets will give it the cash injection needed to take on Telstra and Optus.
This is our moment: Telstra CEO maps out her AI vision
Vicki Brady says big telcos have once again found themselves at the front of a tech revolution.
US troops’ phone hack protector on why you’re vulnerable
Texas-based Zimperium, which protects the mobile phones of US troops, says Australians are among the world’s worst for downloading apps from non-official sites.
Telstra mobile issue resolved
WA police warned triple-0 calls could have been affected after some Telstra mobile services were affected by a hardware issue, before it was fixed.
Telstra gets animated to shake off corporate image
Telstra’s chief marketing officer, Brent Smart, shares an exclusive first look at the company’s imaginative new image which he hopes can get consumers to rethink the brand.
Office orders spark new war in the workplace
While Amazon and Tabcorp’s work from home era is drawing to a close, some are only just getting started, saying flexibility makes staff healthier.
‘Huge win’ for the bush: ACCC approves Optus, TPG’s $1.6bn deal
Telstra’s regional monopoly may be smashed after the competition watchdog green lit a mega network sharing deal between the nation’s second and third-biggest telcos.
‘Rip-off’: $2.75 Telstra cash fee stuns
Plenty of Australians still regularly use cash, but it keeps getting harder for those like this man who was amazed to be charged for paying his Telstra bill.
A stronger defence weapon to save seniors from scammers
Older Australians are scammed more and lose more money than others, but new technology is delivering an extra defence layer.
Wild bid to tax big Aussie companies more
Greens Leader Adam Bandt is announcing a new Robin Hood tax policy to force Australia’s biggest companies pay more tax on their profits.
BGH Capital’s CyberCX sale pushed down road
A sale of BGH Capital’s cybersecurity business, CyberCX, is possibly further off now as its most likely buyer, Telstra, has other priorities.
Telstra back in the winners’ circle but A-REITs go missing
The annual results season is offering clear signals; Telstra and CSL are firing again but there’s no such luck for ASX, Seek or Seven Media.
CMOs tell execs to back off as they stake claim on creativity
Marketing leaders from Suncorp, Telstra, and Uber believe that boards and executives must leave creativity to the experts and should not be involved in marketing activities.
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