The Australian Communications and Media Authority has released two industry standards that it says will help consumers make a smooth transition to the country's national broadband network, the NBN.

Ninety-seven open-source developers have threatened to move their projects from the source code repository GitHub, which is now owned by Microsoft, unless the software behemoth ends its contract with the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

A tech worker in the US lost his job due to the company's automated systems removing him from the rolls eight months into a three-year contract because his manager did not update his contract terms.

Software engineers in Google's cloud business flouted orders from their managers to build air-gapping into technology that would help the company win military contracts, a report claims.

Software giant Microsoft and British service company EY are working on a blockchain network that can streamline the calculation of royalties between Microsoft, game publishers and developers among others.

Critical digital services and applications are failing multiple times a month for many Australian businesses, diminishing productivity and customer experiences, according to a new research report.

Ebay Australia is set to stage its first-ever two day annual shopping event – Plus Weekend – claiming it will be offering the biggest savings and best deals ever seen on the platform.

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