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• Telstra, Vic government partner for new mobile base stations

  Telstra today detailed its plan to construct 17 new mobile base stations across Victoria, with the telco and the state government each chipping in $7 million to fund the rollout.

• Bankwest cites rise in mobile banking as it closes branches

  Bankwest says that it will focus on the delivery of services through digital channels as it moves to close dozens of its branches.

• Telstra eyes redundancies in enterprise sales and service teams

  Telstra says it has proposed changes to its operating model across its enterprise sales and service teams that, if implemented, will see a 110 net reduction in headcount as well as cuts to some local and international contractor.

• Data literacy now a key workforce skill, says Qlik CEO

  Data literacy, according to Mike Capone, CEO of analytics software company Qlik, is to the information age what traditional literacy — reading and writing — was to the industrial age: a skill essential to anyone wanting to fully participate in the workforce, and one required by all organisations for every facet of their operations.

• From the computer suite to the C-suite: How tech people can take over business

  There’s a lot of conversation around the needs of startups and fast growth companies for more tech talent, but very little for what engineers and programmers should be doing to build their own careers.

• Website snafu hits health watchdog

  The office of the National Health Practitioner Ombudsman and Privacy Commissioner says its website suffered a “technical issue” yesterday evening “as a result of routine website maintenance”.

• Walmart signs Microsoft cloud deal

  US retail giant Walmart says it has entered into a strategic partnership with Microsoft for wider use of cloud and artificial intelligence technology, in a sign of major rivals of Amazon.com coming together.

• IBM backs new stablecoin

  IBM is backing a new cryptocurrency pegged to the U.S. dollar, in a partnership with U.S.-based financial services provider Stronghold that adds stability to a sector known for its volatility, the companies said.

• Microsoft lures Windows 2008 users to cloud with offer of extra support

  The company will provide three more years of support to Windows Server 2008 and SQL Server 2008 when workloads are moved to Azure virtual machines or Azure SQL Database Managed Instance, which debuts later this year.

• GitHub Enterprise adds anonymous Git access, improves configuration visibility

  Other administrative improvements include easing of dormancy restrictions and granular permissions

• New copyright rules needed for AI era argue Google, Microsoft

  Australia’s copyright regime may act as a fetter on local research into artificial intelligence, Google and Microsoft argue.

• NSW government strikes deals with Microsoft, Salesforce

  New South Wales has struck whole-of-government deals with Salesforce and Microsoft that it says will deliver cost savings when agencies buy from the software vendors.

• Tech companies join call for govt to back away from encryption crackdown

  A group of digital rights organisations, privacy activists and tech companies has called for the government to refrain from legislation that could potentially weaken access to encrypted communications services.

• Entertainment companies join forces in major push to block pirate sites

  Village Roadshow Films and a group of film studios have been joined by Hong Kong company Television Broadcasts Limited (and subsidiary TVBO Production Limited) as well as Australian entertainment distributor Madman Entertainment Pty Limited in a push to significantly expand the range of piracy-linked sites blocked by major Australian ISPs.

• Delaware to test blockchain-based business filing system

  More than half of all U.S. publicly-traded companies – and two-thirds of Fortune 500 firms – are incorporated in Delaware because of its business-friendly laws and well-established corporate legal precedence.