Today was a bad day on Wall Street but it was disastrous for Apple as the iconic company’s stock plunged deeply, in a fall that completely outstripped the broader market. Today’s shares plummet is the latest chapter in a month that Apple would probably like to forget.

The Federal Government has said it would make all services with which citizens have to interact accessible online by 2025, according to a Digital Transformation Strategy released by Human Services and Digital Transformation Minister Michael Keenan on Wednesday.

After nearly 18 hours of an outage, Microsoft finally fixed the problem with its Azure cloud service by using an act familiar to Windows users: rebooting.

The number of motorists in Victoria who want to own a fully self-driving car has fallen compared to last year, the toll road operator EastLink says, following its second annual survey of drivers in the state.

Optus Business has reached a $12 million deal with industrial firm CSR Limited to provide voice, data and mobile services across 150 Australian sites.

Peripherals manufacturer Logitech has released the Logitech Crayon, a pixel-precise digital pencil for the 9.7-inch iPad which will compete directly with Apple’s own more expensive pencil product but will be available through Apple.

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