The slide in demand for executives in the IT and communications sector was arrested in November after a period of decline, according to the latest report from EL Consult.

Facing an industry-wide shortage of IT talent, particularly professionals with security and network expertise, Telstra has decided to start a Business Technology Services academy to train its own IT pros.

Australia’s global freelancing and crowdsourcing marketplace, Freelancer.com, has continued its international expansion, securing the ownership of Spanish and Portuguese freelancing marketplaces with the acquisition of Nubelo and Prolancer.

The so-called subscription economy is moving towards a subscription billing model which, according to new research, will meet the rising demands of consumers for greater control over their consumption of goods and services, and businesses seeking recurring revenues.

Apple’s long-awaited wireless Bluetooth AirPods have finally gone on sale exclusively online, and not just in the US but Australia, too - where the delivery date is still 19 December 2016.

iOS 10.2 is here, delivering the promised "beautifully designed" emoji. But the vulnerabilities it fixes are far more important.

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