The market value of Alphabet, the parent company of Google, fell by more than US$100 billion (A$144 billion) after its much-vaunted AI service Bard made an error in answering a simple question. Its shares fell 7.7% on Wall Street.



Microsoft's Edge browser's PDF handling capability is being enhanced by the incorporation of Adobe's Acrobat PDF engine.

Hunt, a new recruitment application, has just launched in Australia aimed at “streamlining the hiring process” for businesses and job seekers across the nation.

Enterprise internet provider Vocus has acquired telecommunications provider and long-time partner Challenge Networks.

The number of complaints received between October and December 2022 increased by 9.9%, the Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman’s (TIO) Quarter Two Complaints Report showed.

Shift management platform provider Deptuty has appointed Silvija Martincevic as its new Chief Executive Officer to succeed company co-founder Ashik Ahmed in the role.

And as always there's plenty more today, so for all the news please visit www.itwire.com.

Josh Martinez, newsletter editor, iTWire



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