2 Days Ago, 2nd biggest telco Optus (singapore / chyna owned/backed) got a "cold", out for count for ~10hrs from 4:04am

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/nov/11/optus-chief-executive-set-to-face-senate-inquiry-over-nationwide-outage

And up (or down) next:

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-11-11/dp-world-australian-ports-cyber-security-incident/103094358

>>19898411

In other news:

Self-serve DIY pack&pay groceries seems to be on way out (at last)

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/nov/10/booths-supermarkets-to-ditch-self-checkouts-in-north-of-england-stores