In his testimony, Comyn said while Apple may hold around 54% of the mobile phone market share in Australia, the Cupertino giant boasts around 80% market share when it comes to digital wallets in use. “The fact that a single provider could have 80% market share in an individual market is usually cause for concern, and this is a company – I’d be the first to say they make fantastic products – but this is a company [whose] market cap is double Australia’s gross domestic product, and certainly in the context of tax receipts, makes very little contribution to Australian government receipts,” Comyn told the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Corporations and Financial Services....

Users were unable to use their broadband, and the company’s status page and app were also knocked down the count. Even though a fix was put in place quickly, users were still complaining for some time, as the telco told users to restart modems to reconnect. “The downside of automation is it provides the ability to break things at scale,” Aussie Broadband managing director Phil Britt said. “A change was made to our DHCP configuration this morning, which automatically propagated throughout the network and took services offline for around 10 minutes before a fix was rolled through....

The funding follows a $335 million Series D round last May and will be used to hire more people and expand the already growing customer base that spans 16 markets and five regions. Back Market co-founder and CEO Thibaud Hug de Larauze told ZDNet that a major focal point for the company this year would be expanding brand awareness and the benefits of refurbished devices. “Our goal is to make refurbished electronics the first choice for tech purchases,” Hug de Larauze said....

Because there are so many deals, we’ve rounded up the best ones available right now. You’ll want to add it to your cart and check out ASAP. Not only is stock low, but you’ll want to get these in time for your gift exchange, and time is running out. More deals: Also: Apple and Samsung are in a battle for your wrist: Our fave smartwatches Also: The 17 best gaming laptop deals right now

Smart healthcare gadgets and services can improve our heart health by monitoring vital signs and alerting us to any unusual rhythms and behaviors for further investigation. Some can help us learn about – and potentially improve – our sleeping patterns; while some of the best fitness trackers will help monitor our running metrics, training sessions, and activity, and portable, smart electronics provide testing kits for everything from gluten to blood pressure readings....

IAM software platforms make it faster and easier for employees to securely access the data and applications they require to execute their duties. These packages ensure an enterprise that only authorized employees are accessing the correct information. For example, while a human resources staffer needs access to an employee’s personal information, the marketing team doesn’t need the same files. IAM tools provide effective role-based access to keep an organization’s resources safe and out of the hands of intruders....

Marketing is the study of how businesses create, sell, and distribute value, making it a dynamic and creative career path. Marketing associate holders can pursue work as marketing associates and fast-growing careers such as social media managers and content creators. As digital marketing expands, more qualified marketing associate holders are in demand. Read on for our rankings of the best online marketing associate degrees. Top 5 online schools for marketing associate degrees The best online marketing associate degrees Take a moment to check out ZDNet’s ranking methodology before looking at our rankings....

The Bureau of Labor Statistics projects the addition of more than 650,000 computer and information technology occupations between 2020 and 2030. With a computer engineering master’s, you can qualify for research, hardware or software development, networking, data, and security positions. On this page, we look at the best schools offering a master’s in computer engineering. We also examine what a program might look like and what other degree options are available to you....

BJ’s Wholesale Club is best known as an East Coast chain of warehouse locations, and like rivals Costco and Sam’s Club, it sells a wide variety of products, not just massive boxes of cereal and giant packs of paper towels. So when it participates in Black Friday sales, it’s offering discounts on HDTVs and laptops like other retailers are, If you’re a member and you’re shopping for deals at a BJ’s Wholesale Club location this Black Friday, here are a number of discounts that may get to you to steer away from the dry goods aisles....

Unless you’ve been staying at home throughout the pandemic, you may have noticed an influx of electric bikes or e-bikes and e-scooters beaming up and down your city’s streets. For example, I’m writing this article out of our New York City office and can see more e-bikes than taxis when looking out of the window. But, this shouldn’t come as surprise as more people are working from home and fewer cars are on the streets....

The LE Audio standard, which was originally announced back in 2020, includes a set of overarching protocols that define Bluetooth’s operational parameters for audio stream management, media and call control, common audio settings across multiple devices, coordinated device (like pairs of truly wireless earbuds) communications, and microphone and speaker volume levels. It also paves the way for Auracast. As we’ve previously covered, Auracast allows an unlimited number of Bluetooth-enabled devices to tap into a single audio source....

Open Banking - a practice that allows third party financial services firms to access consumer banking, transactional and other data from through, and other data with their consent through application programming interfaces (APIs) - is being introduced in Brazil through a phased approach. The third phase of the initiative, which enables consumers to share data in order to pay bills, access credit and make money transfers outside their bank’s environment, had been broken down into parts to encompass the various payment types available in Brazil....

The company reported second quarter net income of $1.49 billion, or $3.30 a share, on revenue of $6.61 billion, up 15% from a year ago. Non-GAAP earnings were $6.62 a share. Wall Street was looking for second quarter revenue of $6.5 billion with non-GAAP earnings of $6.43 a share. Broadcom’s semiconductors are used in data centers, networking gear, broadband and wireless devices as well as industrial. The software unit features enterprise mainframe, cybersecurity and automation and monitoring apps....

Employee apathy is nothing new – there have been unhappy employees as long as there have been employers to work for. However, the unique set of circumstances staff have been working under for the past two years has created a catalyst for more workers to question whether there are better, more fulfilling opportunities to be had elsewhere. This is particularly true of remote workers. According to Personio’s survey, which quizzed 1,205 senior HR decision makers and 5,000 employees in the UK and Ireland, Spain, Germany, Netherlands, Italy and Sweden, workers who have primarily worked remotely over the past 12 months are more likely to be looking for new jobs....

That’s a question I get often from people who own older PCs/laptops running Windows 10 Pro. If you replace that PC or laptop with one that has Windows 11 Home edition preinstalled, can you use that old Windows 10 Pro key to upgrade the just-purchased Win 11 Home license to Pro? The short answer is: Yes, that upgrade scenario should work. The longer answer has a few conditions and caveats....

Salaries for computer science certificate holders average at around $63,000 according to PayScale, but can reach up to six figures. Continue reading to learn more about the process for — and value — of earning a certification in computer science. How to earn a certification In contrast, candidates for the Certified Information Security Manager certification must meet prerequisites that include five years of experience in information security management. (You can submit an experience waiver for a maximum of two years....

Wondering whether the Chase Ink Business Unlimited is right for your business? Keep reading to learn what perks the card offers. The Chase Ink Business Unlimited comes with several other noteworthy rewards. One example is that you can get employee cards at no additional cost. You can set a spending limit on each card, and any spending on your employee cards goes toward your rewards. The card also offers travel perks, like rental car coverage and roadside dispatch whenever you have a roadside emergency....

The 2,600-foot-long experimental rail is located in Southern China. A typical maglev train glides above its track, supported by magnetic repulsion and propelled by a linear motor. This one, however, moves underneath its track at a speed of 50 mph. It operates about 32 feet above the ground and makes no physical contact with the rail. SEE: São Paulo subway ordered to suspend use of facial recognition After some test runs, local authorities said the line could even increase to 4....

The Room Bar is designed for videoconferencing at work – specifically for small and medium-sized spaces like a “huddle space” or a smaller meeting room. It uses Webex AI capabilities for optimal audio and video videoconferencing, ensuring people in the room are well-framed and automatically removing background noise. It has an ultra-HD camera, built-in mic array, an extra mic extension, speaker tracking and dual-stereo sound. You don’t have to use Webex to take your calls with the Room Bar – it’s interoperable with third-party programs like Zoom and Microsoft Teams....

Announced on Tuesday, the enterprise data cloud management firm said that the purchase, an all-cash transaction, will see existing shareholders receive $16 per share. This amount is said to represent a premium of 24% on the closing price as of May 28, and a 30% premium on the 30-day average share price. Cloudera’s board has approved and recommends that shareholders also approve the transaction. Icahn Group and related shareholders, which hold roughly 18% of outstanding shares of Cloudera common stock, have entered into a voting agreement approving the deal....