Windows ransomware has become a major problem for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs), a survey by Datto, a company that provides IT solutions for managed service providers (MSPs), shows, with 91% of MSPs in Australia and New Zealand reporting attacks on SMBs in the last two years.

More than half of the Australians and New Zealanders who participated in a survey about artificial intelligence have indicated they trust a robot more than their manager, while half say they have sought advice from a mechanical being rather than their manager.

Online job advertisements listed by SEEK fell by 7.4% year-on-year in September, the company says, adding that this represented a smaller drop than August which saw a decrease of 8.6%.

Telstra has launched the official Spotify app on Telstra TV, expanding the range of audio content available on our very own streaming device for Free and Premium Spotify members.

Listed Australian healthcare company PainChek is partnering with medication management services provider Ward Medication Management to deliver the national roll-out of its smartphone pain assessment and monitoring technology to the Australian residential aged care market.

Energy retailer ERM Power has boosted efficiency and productivity with the deployment of technology from cloud data management vendor Rubrik.

The IQOS cigarette system is a major departure from 'smoking' as it heats rather than burns the tobacco.

Three months after it was supposed to come into effect, the British Government has dropped its plans for an age-verification system to ensure that anyone accessing pornography online is aged 18 or over.

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