Industry News
Ransomware vulnerabilities will last another two years
New research suggests Australian businesses will be open to the risk of data lost and ransomware attacks for another two years. [ + ]
Till Payments closes $110m funding round
Australian fintech startup Till Payments has raised an additional $110m to pursue growth both domestically and in international markets. [ + ]
59% of Australian crypto investors bullish on growth
Nearly two in three Australian cryptocurrency investors believe that crypto's value will continue to increase against the Australian dollar. [ + ]
Stax focuses on expansion with new exec hires
Aussie cloud management platform Stax has announced its plans for international expansion. [ + ]
NSW ICT workforce exceeds 300,000
NSW cemented its lead as the state with the highest ICT workforce this year, but other states are set to narrow the gap over the next few years, according to ACS. [ + ]
Australian team comes second in DARPA robotics challenge
CSIRO's Data61 team has come second in an international robotics challenge organised by the US Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency. [ + ]
WA's Pawsey Centre unveils Setonix supercomputer
WA's Pawsey Centre has unveiled stage one of what is expected to be the biggest computing power advance in Australia's history. [ + ]
Remote workers exposing organisations to cyber threats
Nearly three in four Australian organisations faced cyber attacks targeting remote workers in the past 12 months, according to Tenable. [ + ]
Prepping 'Generation COVID' for life at school
Preschool-aged children have experienced a blow to their social and practical skills because of spending significant portions of their lives in lockdown. [ + ]
Battery recycling scheme ramps up
The B-cycle scheme hopes to attract new industry participants including household battery importers, product manufacturers, recyclers and retailers. [ + ]
Government allows 'friends bubble' for school children
As the NSW Government continues to relax COVID restrictions, children whose parents are fully vaccinated can now form a friends bubble. [ + ]
Singapore alliance explores ocean data centres
Data centre provider BDx, the National University of Singapore Engineering and Sembcorp Marine will explore the feasibility of floating data centres. [ + ]
$211 million in scam losses this year
Australians have reported a record $211 million in losses to scams this year, an increase of nearly 90% from last year. [ + ]
Partnership to accelerate AI uptake
Industrial IoT vendor Advantech has announced a partnerhip with ANSCENTER. [ + ]
Telstra Purple supporting Airspeeder flying car races
Telstra Purple will provide communications services and a 5G virtual spectator experience for the Airspeeder EXA series of flying car races. [ + ]