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The death of ‘hello’: how gen Z – and scammers – put paid to the greeting

If you’re called by an unidentified number, the advice is to remain silent until you’re sure there’s a human being on the line. Is this the end of an era?Name: Hello.Age: 200 years old. Continue reading…

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UK risks falling behind in AI race without faster telecoms upgrades, say executives

Planning delays and slow 5G upgrades could leave the UK unable to cope with a surge in AI-related traffic The UK risks becoming a laggard in the global AI race as crucial telecoms upgrades to harness the technology fall behind rival nations, according to senior industry executives.The infrastructure AI race has centred on the need

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Telstra CEO Vicki Brady faces questions on nationwide outage – video

Returning from annual leave, Telstra chief executive Vicki Brady has faced a barrage of questions for the first time since the company’s nationwide outage on Wednesday affected train services, payment systems and triple zero calls. Brady says the failure was not the result of job restructuring, insisting that ‘people and processes worked as they should

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Telstra CEO says executive bonuses to be reviewed after nationwide outage – video

Returning from annual leave, Telstra chief executive Vicki Brady has faced a barrage of questions for the first time since the company’s nationwide outage on Wednesday affected train services, payment systems and triple zero calls. Brady says the failure was not the result of job restructuring, insisting that ‘people and processes worked as they should

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BT warns of smartphone price rises due to chip shortages from AI boom

Telecoms company CEO says tech firms are buying up memory chips to power datacentres relied on by AIBusiness live – latest updatesBT has said that the cost of smartphones could rise as technology companies buy up semiconductor chips due to the boom in artificial intelligence (AI), putting pressure on supply chains.The telecoms company’s chief executive,

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Tell us: how will the UK’s landline switch-off affect you or your family?

The UK will phase out traditional home phones by 2027, but the switchover has been stressful for some. How do you feel about the change?UK telecoms companies are retiring traditional landline services and replacing them with internet-based home phone connections.The industry has set a deadline of January 2027 to complete this switch with roughly 3.2

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Telstra to axe more than 200 jobs amid AI rollout

Some jobs will be moved offshore in wake of telco’s $700m joint venture with tech consultancy AccentureGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastMore than 200 Telstra jobs are expected to be cut, as the telco rolls out AI capabilities and sends some jobs to India.Telstra and the technology consultancy Accenture announced

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