This Month
Google’s biggest acquisition falls over as $35b offer rejected
Cybersecurity firm Wiz has turned down a mammoth takeover bid from Google’s parent company, Alphabet, sticking with an IPO plan.
- Lynn Doan and Julia Love
Why investors see an opportunity in CrowdStrike shares
Australian stock pickers say a plunge in CrowdStrike’s shares after it caused a global outage represents a buying opportunity, with slim cyber pickings on the ASX.
- Tess Bennett
Huge cyber fines to be ‘Ford Pinto’ moment Australian business needs
The threat of business-crushing penalties could change the economics of storing sensitive data and cybersecurity investment.
- Paul Smith
- Exclusive
- Cyber security
Cyber is our fastest growing national security threat: O’Neil
The Home Affairs Minister says Labor’s plans to boost Australia’s defences against increasing online risks are already delivering results.
- Tom McIlroy
Big tech domination leaves Canberra, states ‘highly vulnerable’
According to some estimates, Microsoft’s Windows and its 365 suite of office software run on more than 80 per cent of federal and state government computers.
- Tom Burton
CrowdStrike failure raises billion-dollar compensation question
Insurers could bear the brunt of costly fallout from the global IT outage on Friday, as techies at companies worked over the weekend to get services back up and running.
- Paul Smith and Ronald Mizen
- Exclusive
- Business IT
ASX cuts back on overpaid tech contractors who were ‘taking the p---’
The company’s tech boss is reducing reliance on contractors and consultants after insiders blew the whistle on temporary staff.
- Paul Smith
- Exclusive
- Business IT
The ASX faces a ‘ticking time bomb’ as technology upgrades delayed
The market operator is attempting to simultaneously upgrade several major systems, one of which is at an early stage and already seven months behind schedule.
- Paul Smith
- Opinion
- Governance
Regulator needed as ASX techies tinker with critical infrastructure
The ASX has a glut of big tech upgrades to deliver, on top of its CHESS debacle ‘do-over’. If it stuffs them up, then everyone in the market suffers.
- Paul Smith
- Exclusive
- Funding
Ex-Atlassian insiders pull in millions for AI development start-up
Redactive has raised $11.5 million from local and US-based investors after convincing financial services clients to use it to help software engineers develop AI tools.
- Paul Smith
May
If AI can do the work of a grad lawyer, what does a grad lawyer do?
As tech increasingly takes on the legal grunt work, MinterEllison is trying to rethink the work and skills of its young lawyers.
- Hans van Leeuwen
March
Sydney family behind McDonald’s app worth more than $100m
A US-based rival has offered to buy ASX minnow Task Group, which was founded by Sydney’s Houden family in 2000.
- Tess Bennett
- Analysis
- Analysis
How Metcash’s $80m tech upgrade blew out by $200m
A plan to replace nine IT systems with one Microsoft platform is a case study in how not to manage a large-scale tech project.
- Tony Boyd
- Analysis
- Government Observed
Could turning laws into code help fix the housing shortage?
Allowing computers to read and interpret laws based on sophisticated rules could revolutionise regulation and the way you interact with government.
- Tom Burton
February
AI auditors let the ATO find millions in unpaid tax and super
Natural language AI models have helped the ATO find hundreds of millions of liabilities and pinpoint organisations that may not be paying employees enough super.
- Paul Smith
‘New era’ ASX starts with redundancies as CEO swings axe
Technology staff are the most affected by redundancies before ASX’s half-yearly earnings due on Friday, as it looks to reorganise after its CHESS disaster.
- Paul Smith
CBA claims AI is already making it work 30pc better
AI is making the bank’s highly paid staff more efficient by doing some of their boring work, CBA’s tech boss says, while its customers will deal with AI more.
- Paul Smith
CEO exits stricken Appen after year of ‘great change’
The chief executive of struggling data services company Appen has resigned after 12 months. Ryan Kolln is elevated to the top job.
- Tess Bennett
January
- Analysis
- Tech Observed
White-collar jobs tumble, but shares soar as investors back AI future
Australian staff are likely to make up some of the 8000 jobs software giant SAP says will be affected by an AI-driven global restructure, as its shares hit a record.
- Paul Smith
December 2023
- Exclusive
- Accenture
Atturra’s $90m acquisition spree to help it take on Accenture, IBM
CEO Stephen Kowal says the Cirrus deal will give it the balance sheet and scale needed to compete for projects against foreign-owned IT businesses.
- Tess Bennett
