Industry News
UNSW Business, IBM collaborate on chatbots
IBM is supporting UNSW Business' Product Analytics course by letting students build AI chatbots and virtual assistants for businesses using the Watson platform. [ + ]
Openpay, Till partnership offers more flexibility for online shoppers
Openpay has partnered with Till Payments to offer consumers in Australia and New Zealand the option to buy now and pay later (BNPL) at the point of sale. [ + ]
Online shoppers want automated checkout, sign-up processes
Aussie online shoppers are seeking seamless sign-up and checkout experiences, with a growing preference for auto-complete address functionality to optimise efficiency. [ + ]
Students learn science from local Indigenous people
A new science initiative in 20 schools will connect the Western Australian Curriculum to Aboriginal knowledge. [ + ]
Generative AI among the top tech trends for 2022
Gartner expects generative AI, data fabrics and autonomic systems to be among the top strategic technology trends for next year. [ + ]
Celebrating a bright future for teaching
The #BrightFuture campaign has been launched by the Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership. [ + ]
Report reveals drop in telco complaints, but longer wait times
Australian customers made over one million complaints to telcos over the last year and had to wait 12 days on average to have them resolved, according to data from ACMA. [ + ]
Equinix, PGIM Real Estate to develop xScale data centres in Aus
Equinix has announced plans to build two new data centres in Australia, as part of a US$575 million joint venture with PGIM Real Estate. [ + ]
Air quality insurance program for NSW schools
The NSW Government is providing $100 million to ensure that safe ventilation systems are in place for students returning to classroom learning. [ + ]
Claroty expands into APJ region with HQ in Singapore
Claroty has formally opened its regional headquarters office in Singapore, after experiencing hyper growth in the Asia–Pacific region. [ + ]
Report: Aussies practising risky behaviour around data protection
A report released by Bitdefender has revealed that the majority of online consumers practice risky behaviour for data protection and device management. [ + ]
GOPASS launches COVID travel safety platform
GOPASS has collaborated with Microsoft to develop a new COVID-19 international travel risk management platform. [ + ]
Teaching soft skills in a digital world
As we race towards digital transformation, companies are discovering that customer experience increasingly lacks human contact. [ + ]
Samsung, Qualcomm, Verizon set 5G upload speed record
US telco Verizon has collaborated with Samsung and Qualcomm to set a new 5G upload speed record of 711 Mbps using the mmWave spectrum. [ + ]
NBN Co prepares for disaster season
NBN Co is deploying $6m of portable telecom infrastructure across Australia in advance of this year's disaster season. [ + ]
