Industry News
ACCC calls for laws to counter Google's ad tech dominance
An ACCC inquiry into the ad tech sector has found that Google's dominance in the supply chain harms businesses and consumers. [ + ]
Employees value ability to choose their work device
Nearly nine in 10 employees from countries including Australia value the ability to choose their work device so highly they would sacrifice part of their salary. [ + ]
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. [ + ]
FooForce CEO calls for national approach to reporting cyberattacks
FooForce CEO Frances Russell has called for an organised national approach for cybercrime victims to report cyberattacks. [ + ]
Stax focuses on expansion with new exec hires
Aussie cloud management platform Stax has announced its plans for international expansion. [ + ]
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. [ + ]
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. [ + ]
$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. [ + ]
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. [ + ]