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HP job cuts loom for Australian employees

A number of Australian employees of Hewlett-Packard are facing the loss of their jobs as the global computer giant looks to slash its worldwide workforce by up to 30,000.

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New CEO for Skype

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Skype has appointed Josh Silverman as its CEO.

"We're honoured and excited to welcome Josh to Skype as CEO," said John Donahoe, president and CEO-elect of parent company  eBay. "He has an outstanding track record of entrepreneurial leadership and managing diverse, fast-growing businesses."

Silverman is currently CEO of Shopping.com, another eBay company.

He has held various leadership roles within the eBay group since 2003, and was previously co-founder and CEO of Evite.