The Commonwealth Bank of Australia has taken a 25% stake in two retail service providers that resell NBN services and says it will offer discounted plans to its customers through these two companies.



The Olympic Games in Tokyo will take place without an Australian crowd this year, so support for Australian athletes is much needed. Fans can show support by using green and gold face filters and profile frames on their Facebook and Instagram accounts.

The Australian Broadcasting Corporation has rejected a Freedom of Information request from a security researcher that sought information on its sharing of data through iview, a service that allows users to see programs that have already been broadcast or, in some cases, which are yet to go to air.

Following the conclusion of UEFA Euro 2020 and the Copa America 2021, Optus Sport’s big tournament focus shifts to premium women’s football.

Micro data centre specialist Zella DC has secured funding from the Advanced Manufacturing Growth Centre to build a new micro data centre. The funds will be used to improve research and development.

The ACCC is examining competition and consumer concerns with general online retail marketplaces such as eBay Australia, Amazon Australia, Kogan and Catch.com.au as part of its inquiry into digital platform services in Australia.

IT talent specialist David Field has been appointed head of augmented professional services at Cube Networks.

GUEST INTERVIEW: Capping off an incredible 13 years is Acclimation, whose acquisition by Capgemini sees a strengthened SAP capability that existing and new customers will become quickly acclimatised and accustomed to, with Acclimation managing director Rod Taubman and managing partner Cameron Sherrard discussing the past, present and future with iTWireTV.

And as always there's plenty more today, so for all the news please visit www.itwire.com.

Stephen Withers, newsletter editor, iTWire

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