The NBN Co miscalculated when it decided not to supply a modem to each resident on fibre-to-the-node and fibre-to-the-building connections, the head of a small retail service provider says, adding that this could have helped the company diagnose connection issues remotely.

British Airways faces a fine of £183.39 million (A$329.1 million) for infringements of the EU General Data Protection Regulation which occurred during a data breach in September 2018, the UK Information Commissioner's Office says.

Australians prefer to use cash, rather than banking or bill-splitting apps, when they share a meal or shout their friends a drink at the pub, a survey carried out by Bankwest claims.

Cloud-based HR, payroll and benefits platform Employment Hero has secured $22 million in Series C funding, in a round led by Australian online jobs board SEEK.

Australian-based technology provider Midwinter Financial Services has appointed Leni Vu as its head of brand and marketing.

The Australian consumer watchdog handed its digital platforms inquiry report to the Federal Government on 30 June. A week later, we have only bluster from the Treasurer, Josh Frydenberg, who has apparently put "Facebook and Google on notice over market power".

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