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Australian companies need to establish clear ransomware policies and improve their understanding of their attack surface to enhance their cyber security, says a visiting global expert.

AI and Collaboration Take Center Stage as Digital Activity Reaches Record Highs

COMPANY NEWS: Cloud-based data and AI platform and NASDAQ listed Domo has unveiled its annually anticipated 12th edition of Data Never Sleeps, offering a “unique snapshot of how digital habits manifest themselves minute by minute”.

COMPANY NEWS: Yubico, the leading provider of hardware authentication security keys, announced today that it is now publicly traded under the ticker symbol Yubico on Nasdaq First North Growth Market in Stockholm.

Facebook's parent company Meta experienced its biggest one-day loss in trading since it debuted on Wall St in 2012. The company saw a whopping 26% slump, taking $332 billion $US237 billion) off its market value. Zuckerberg saw a $40 billion loss.

Clinching 99 commercial 5G agreements or contracts with unique operators appears to have done little for the bottom line of Swedish telecommunications equipment vendor Ericsson in the second quarter of 2020, with the company just about managing to match its revenue in the corresponding quarter of 2019.

SeaChange, a global public supplier of video delivery software, has been reportedly hit by a Windows ransomware attack, with the malware in question being REvil aka Sodinokibi.

The US market has ended the day on Wednesday Australian time with a rise of 567 points, recovering from a slump a day earlier.

Telstra is preparing its Ooyala video platform subsidiary for a US float. It will likely get its money back and still own a majority in the company – smart work.

PayPal’s recent acquisition of P2P remittance provider Xoom is part of its post-eBay global strategy to expand its payment capabilities and geographic spread, according to market analysts.

European consulting, technology and outsourcing services provider Capgemini has completed its acquisition of US-based IT services company IGATE Corporation.

Listed global provider of software and IT services, Interactive Intelligence, continues to ramp up its presence across the Asia Pacific region with the promotion of Brendan Maree from the position of Managing Director Australia, New Zealand & Pacific  to Vice President  Japan, Australia and New Zealand.  

Australian and New Zealand luxury jewellery retailer, Michael Hill, has launched a premium shoppable video initiative powered by the Brightcove Video Cloud online video platform.

Listed global video cloud services provider Brightcove is acquiring Unicorn Media in a deal valued at around US$49 million.

Twitter has surprised the tech world with a hugely successful public launch today, surging to 73% growth after day one to reach $US44.90 a share.

Microsoft has defied expectations from both Wall Street and the general tech public, posting very healthy earnings of $5.2bn last quarter amid some tough competition.

Much to NYSE's chagrin, it appears Facebook will find a home on Nasdaq.

The frenzy of Facebook IPO rumours continues unabated.  Do we now know the trading launch date?