Public broadcaster SBS will simulcast all remaining group matches of the World Cup football tournament along with Optus, in an agreement with the telco which has been dogged by issues with broadcasting games on its network.

What did Optus chief executive Allan Lew mean when he announced on Wednesday that Optus Sport would be free to all Australians until 31 August? Did he mean that the content would be free? asks Sam Varghese.

The Australian Broadcasting Corporation has advised that it will not be using the recruitment software services provided by PageUp People until issues around the data breach suffered by the company are sorted.

Victoria University has signed a new seven-year deal with enterprise software provider TechnologyOne to transform Vocational Education and Training student management to a secure cloud environment.

Although OPPO's R15 smartphone, unreleased in Australia, featured an iPhone X-like notch, its newest "Find X" flagship seeks to one-up Apple through slavish iPhone and iOS "inspiration".

Australian health software company MedAdvisor is looking to expand globally, announcing its initial entry into the US market via a marketing and licensing agreement with US-based PDX, a provider of clinical software and pharmacy solutions.

With new Frollo stats showing Australians are "spending three times more on ride-sharing services than on taxis", it follows that not keeping a close eye on in-app and tap-and-go payments can cost you.

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