Competition watchdog ACCC has sought leave to appear at the hearing of Epic Games' appeal to the full Federal Court against an earlier court decision to stay Epic’s proceedings against Apple.



CommBank IQ is a joint venture between Commonwealth Bank of Australia and data science company Quantium that plans to deliver highly relevant data insights to institutional clients.

Commonwealth Bank is also partnering with global ecommerce platform provider BigCommerce in a move the bank says will make it easier for businesses of all sizes to launch and grow their online stores.

Apple's new ad-tracking technology appears to have had a big effect on the behaviour of users, with an analytics company owned by Verizon Media claiming that it has seen an 87% opt-out rate after two weeks (or a 13% opt-in rate).

The Australian Computer Society’s 2021 Digital Pulse report highlights the importance of the technology sector to Australia’s economic growth. Its key findings revealed that the technology workforce is booming, but it poses a challenge: there’s a gap between the demand for workers and degree graduates, and a gender imbalance threatens to hold back the Australian economy.

eBay Australia, in partnership with Sendle, says business owners on its platform can schedule a parcel pickup from the comfort of their own homes or office without printing a postage label. This new feature, says eBay Australia, makes sending and selling easier.

Three days after it suffered a Windows ransomware attack, the Colonial Pipeline Company, which is headquartered in Alpharetta, Georgia, appears to be slowly limping back to resuming operations, though many systems still remain shut.

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