The NBN Co is back with another round of "facts", something in the same vein as those its chief Bill Morrow was spouting a few weeks back. This time, the spin is about how the upgrade from FttN to FttDP was planned all along, writes Sam Varghese.

Accounting software provider Xero has launched a new machine learning automation system that it claims will “transform” the accounting practices of small businesses and their partners and save them time and money.

Few Australians have faith that governments at any level can use technology competently to deliver services to the people, a study claims.

The recent leak of CIA documents, wherein it was stated that one Samsung Smart TV could be hacked to listen to conversations, gave comedian John Oliver a chance to roast the South Korean company in no uncertain way during his show Last Week Tonight on Sunday US time.

PC shipments in Q4, 2016 Australia totalled 1.12 million units (Windows and MacOS desktop and notebook) - a year-on-year decline of 3.2% said International Data Corporation (IDC) in its Asia Pacific Quarterly PC Tracker.

Yahoo! chief executive Marissa Mayer will leave the company after its deal with Verizon is completed, but will be handsomely compensated with a payout of US$23 million. Not bad for a CEO who failed in her mission to turn the company around.

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