Assistive artificial intelligence is emerging all around us, but does it really help or is it a gimmick? GitHub has the answers, after conducting research on its own GitHub Copilot Chat facility - showing that in fact code quality is objectively improved.



Global PC shipments dropped to 65.6 million units in the third quarter of 2023, a 7% year-on-year fall, the technology analyst firm Canalys reports, adding that this was, however, a rise of 8% from the second quarter of the year.

Telecommunications market leader Telstra has acquired cloud computing specialist Versent for $267.5 million, a move that would bolster its digital services arm, Telstra Purple.

Following its upgrade on the Indigo Submarine Cable, undersea networks systems company Subco has deployed Ciena’s GeoMesh Extreme technology, powered by WaveLogic 5 Extreme in the 6500 Packet-Optical Platform, to increase the capacity of the Oman Australia Cable (OAC) to a maximum of 48Tbps.

Networking and cloud solutions provider Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise (ALE) has partnered with telecommunications builder, carrier, and operator ASN Telecom to meet the demand for network infrastructure in Australia.

Broadband network wholesaler NBN Co has signed a renewable six-year power purchase agreement with Macarthur Wind Farm near Warrnambool in southwest Victoria.

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