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Hands-on review: Apple Watch For Your Kids - Affordable phone substitute

Children can stay connected without the need to purchase a more expensive smartphone, with a range of parental controls available on Apple Watch SE 3.

By David Shilovsky • 3 min read • 2 days ago

Data Protection

Interactive appoints Anneliese McDowell as cyber chief

Australian firms under pressure from rising cyber threats may get faster local response as Interactive expands its security business with a new chief.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • 5 days ago

Customer Experience

'Very small' fines unlikely to prevent future mobile outages

Penalties in the low-to-medium eight figures may barely dent Telstra, as experts say tougher laws are needed to stop repeat outages.

By David Shilovsky • 5 min read • Last month

Data Protection

Telstra launches bank-verified identity checks in store

Telstra store customers can now verify their identity through a bank in seconds, cutting document handovers and helping curb fraud.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Thu, 11th Jun 2026

Displays

Samsung offers AUD $400 off Galaxy S26 Ultra in Australia

Australian buyers can cut as much as AUD $750 from Samsung's Galaxy S26 Ultra, as end-of-financial-year deals broaden across phones and appliances.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Fri, 5th Jun 2026

Data Protection

Corinium to host three data and AI conferences in Melbourne

More than 700 executives will gather as Australian firms face pressure to prove AI spending delivers results and tighter governance.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Thu, 28th May 2026

Data Protection

The connectivity stack: Why Australian ICT leaders are rethinking where their websites live

Offshore web hosting is becoming harder to justify as Australian firms weigh latency, sovereignty and support risks across their digital stack.

By Tom Thatcher • 6 min read • Thu, 28th May 2026

Digital Transformation

Zetifi launches Microsoft-native fleet safety tool

Beta customers in Australia are getting alerts and compliance records inside Microsoft 365, reducing the risk of missed lone-worker incidents.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Tue, 19th May 2026

Telstra

Aware Super completes TelstraSuper merger in 9 months

About 85,000 TelstraSuper members have been transferred into Aware Super, creating a fund with about 1.3 million members and AUD $235 billion.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Thu, 14th May 2026

Customer Experience

Boost Mobile expands prepaid plans with 160GB offer

Boost Mobile adds a AUD $180 six-month prepaid plan with 160GB, as it boosts data allowances and targets bill-conscious customers.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Mon, 11th May 2026

Global Stories

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Private Cloud

Tricentis acquires Tabnine to boost AI quality context

The deal aims to help enterprise AI testing tools judge software changes more reliably across complex systems and dependencies.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Yesterday

Agricultural Technology

Australia, New Zealand D2D connections to top 1.5m

Remote users and field workers in Australia and New Zealand are set to drive low-earth orbit satellite mobile connections past 1.5 million by 2027.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last week

Customer Experience

Airties names telecoms veterans to board & C-suite

Broadband operators could gain from new leadership as Airties adds Bell Canada and Cisco veterans to guide growth and partnerships.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last month

Disaster Recovery

Telstra outage exposes Australia's reliance on carriers

Businesses and emergency services faced outages nationwide as a Telstra mobile failure exposed the risks of Australia's concentrated carrier market.

By Mark Tarre • 5 min read • Last month

Software-as-a-Service

AI skills appear in 17% of GTM job ads, index finds

AI hiring is spreading unevenly across revenue teams, with senior roles and Sydney adverts most likely to mention the skill.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last month

Telstra

BAI Communications appoints three non-executive directors

The board reshuffle comes as BAI expands beyond broadcast infrastructure into digital services for mining, resources and energy customers.

By Mark Tarre • 5 min read • Last month

Data Protection

BT & Verizon form 50:50 venture for international ops

The new venture will give multinational customers a single network partner across 180 countries, while BT and Verizon wait for regulatory approval.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Mon, 29th Jun 2026

DevOps

Amazon Web Services & Versent sign five-year AI pact

Customers in regulated sectors will get faster AI roll-outs as the pact ties cloud migration, connectivity and sovereignty controls into one offer.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Tue, 12th May 2026

Firewalls

Telstra launches Adaptive Networks Centre for businesses

Telstra launches Adaptive Networks Centre, giving enterprise customers and partners faster digital quoting, ordering and near real-time control.

By Anthony Caruana • 4 min read • Mon, 11th May 2026

Digital Transformation

Databricks pledges AUD $420 million for ANZ expansion

Demand for AI tools is driving a broader regional push, with the company opening a larger Sydney base and training 100,000 learners.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Tue, 5th May 2026