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• CA staff get three months parental leave

  CA Technologies is dishing out three months paid leave to men and women during the first 12 months following the birth or adoption of their child.

• Amazon sells Aussies a way to beat geo-block with Prime

  Amazon.com has began wooing premium users with a way around the geo-block on its offshore websites that has drawn criticism in Australia.

• Amazon under fire due to “harsh” working conditions

  A watchdog group has criticised Amazon.com and contract manufacturer Foxconn over what it described as harsh working conditions at a plant in China.

• AWS joins list of blockchain-as-a-service providers

  Amazon plans to be one of a handful of vendors providing blockchain-as-a-service for enterprises seeking to test the waters without expense and risk.

• Amazon set to hatch new fulfilment centre in South West Sydney

  Amazon is set to open a new fulfillment centre later this year in Moorebank, South West Sydney that will create faster shipping to millions more customers, and increase item selection.

• Tech giants unite in stance against government cyber attacks

  Microsoft, Facebook and more than 30 other global technology companies announce joint pledge not to assist any government in offensive cyber attacks.

• University of Technology Sydney is on a ‘Mission to Mars’

  The University of Technology Sydney (UTS) has just knocked over the first phase of tech transformation and is likening the next stage to a ‘Mission to Mars.’

• Amazon leading race to $1 trillion market cap

  Amazon.com became the second most valuable publicly listed U.S. company on Tuesday, surpassing Google parent Alphabet for the first time.

• Apple, Google to face EU law on business practices

  ​Online platforms such as Apple, Google and Amazon face new European Union rules on their commercial practices with smaller businesses that use their services, as Brussels seeks to curtail their huge market power.

• Amazon set to be bigger than Apple

  Apple, the world's most valuable publicly listed company, is in danger of being beaten by Amazon.com Inc to the $1 trillion mark.

• Amazon to pay $1B for video doorbell maker

  ​Amazon.com has agreed to buy video doorbell maker Ring, the companies said on Tuesday, in what analysts see as a growing bet on delivering packages inside of shoppers' homes and on home security.

• Amazon launches delivery business for third-party sellers in Australia

  Amazon.com has launched its signature delivery business for third-party sellers in Australia, marking the latest phase of its expansion in the country.

• Amazon about to be worth more than Microsoft

  ​Amazon.com on Wednesday was on the verge of ending the day with a stock market value higher than Microsoft for the first time, as the online shopping behemoth weathered the recent turmoil on Wall Street.

• Microsoft stock falls after big US tax charge

  ​Microsoft beat Wall Street's profit forecast on Tuesday, helped by growth in its cloud computing business, but took a US$13.8 billion one-time charge due to the new U.S. tax law.

• Transport for NSW joins Amazon Alexa party

  Transport for NSW is the latest organisation to hook into Amazon Alexa natural language platform.