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Western Digital Commits $1.5 billion To Japan As Demand Surges

Western Digital will pour US$1 billion ($1.5 billion) into Japan over the next five years, stepping up its push to supply the booming AI data centre market. CEO Irving Tan said the investment through to 2030 marks a “material increase” from prior periods, targeting advanced hard-disk drive (HDD) technologies, manufacturing processes, and new research partnerships.…

October 9, 2025 1:19 pm·

Microsoft Takes Aim at AI platforms With $20 Premium Plan

Microsoft has launched Microsoft 365 Premium, a US$20 ($30) subscription positioned directly against OpenAI’s ChatGPT Plus. The new tier bundles Word, Excel, PowerPoint and the wider Office suite with 1TB of OneDrive storage and expanded AI usage limits. It also includes Microsoft’s latest Copilot features powered by GPT-5 and GPT-4o, plus new AI agents dubbed…

October 9, 2025 1:14 pm·

Microsoft Has A New CEO

Microsoft has elevated Judson Althoff to CEO of its commercial business in a leadership shake-up. One designed to sharpen its enterprise focus while freeing up Satya Nadella to concentrate on technical priorities. Althoff, a 12-year company veteran, previously served as executive vice president and chief commercial officer. He now takes charge of sales, marketing and…

October 9, 2025 1:09 pm·

Samsung Prepares To Launch Mixed Reality Headset

Samsung is preparing to re-enter the immersive tech space this month, with reports pointing to an October 22 launch of its first Android-powered XR headset, Project Moohan, in South Korea. Pre-orders are expected to open a week earlier on October 15. The headset has been developed in partnership with Google and Qualcomm, and marks Samsung’s…

October 9, 2025 12:58 pm·

Canberra To Enforce Real-Time Triple Zero Outage Reporting

In response to the September Optus outage that blocked some Triple Zero calls and was linked to multiple deaths, the federal government is fast-tracking new rules to force telcos to be more transparent. From November 1, carriers will be required to provide real-time updates on emergency-call service disruptions, including the geographical spread and scale of outages, with…

October 9, 2025 12:33 pm·

Aussie CEO Lands $84 Billion EA Buyout

Andrew Wilson, the Geelong-born surfer turned video game executive, has pulled off one of the biggest corporate deals of the decade. Electronic Arts (EA), the $55 billion (A$84 billion) gaming giant behind Madden and FIFA, will go private in a record leveraged buyout led by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, private-equity firm Silver Lake and Jared Kushner’s Affinity…

October 9, 2025 12:24 pm·

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