Victorian regional health service Barwon Health is one among numerous entities in the state's health network to be hit by a ransomware attack. Details are expected to be announced later today by the state's Premier, Daniel Andrews.

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has proposed new terms aimed at improving NBN Co’s wholesale service levels, including a reworked rebate structure increasing the size of rebates for missed appointments, late connections and unresolved faults.

A new treaty between the US and the UK to be signed this month will make it mandatory for American social media companies such as Facebook and WhatsApp to hand over information to British police, security services and prosecutors, a report claims.

Apple has launched its subscription news service in Australia, with the company signing an exclusive deal with News Corporation for local news.

A lack of relevant skills, fear of the unknown and the quality of data produced by AI are three factors that could impede the adoption of artificial intelligence by businesses, the technology research firm Gartner says.

National Australia Bank has launched a new digitised receipt product which it says allows customers to easily digitise any paper receipt, through the NAB Mobile App.

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