Industry News
SA's GigCity expands to Whyalla and Mount Gambier
The two regional centres will have access to high-speed, wireless, broadband internet connections by the end of 2019. [ + ]
How voice search is changing search engine marketing
Marketers now have to figure out how to pander to voice assistants' algorithms as well as consumers, according to KPMG Senior Advisor Andrew Baxter. [ + ]
Person charged over massive US data breach
A US woman has been charged with illegally accessing information on around 106 million customers of North American bank holding company Capital One. [ + ]
Gartner reports 31.3% global IaaS market growth in 2018
Amazon, Microsoft, Alibaba, Google and IBM dominate the market, earning 77% of the total revenue and experiencing 39% aggregate growth in 2018. [ + ]
Fujitsu to upgrade Australia's fastest supercomputer
The new supercomputer is set to be 10 times faster than the National Computational Infrastructure's existing computer. [ + ]
IBM A/NZ appoints first female managing director
The company's newest managing director, Katrina Troughton, won the role following her 28-year career at IBM in local, regional and global positions. [ + ]
Microsoft revamping Office 365 licensing
Microsoft will next month start progressively introducing changes to its Office 365 client licensing and activation regime. [ + ]
New report reveals '100 jobs of the future'
Cyborg psychologist, robot mechanic, algorithm interpreter, shadowtech manager – they sound like something out of science fiction, but according to a new report, these are the jobs of the future. [ + ]
ACCC calls for holistic digital platform reform
Widespread, holistic regulatory reforms are needed to tackle the market dominance of major digital platforms such as Google and Facebook, the ACCC has warned. [ + ]
Leading women in tech pitch to take their ideas global
Eleven top female tech founders are set to pitch their ideas to global industry leaders, partners and investors at the Australian Women in Tech Pitch event. [ + ]
Equinix elevates Jeremy Deutsch to President, APAC
Deutsch will be responsible for management, strategy and growth, including operations in Australia, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Korea and Singapore. [ + ]
Qld to host Australia's first robotics manufacturing hub
Australia's first robotics manufacturing hub is set to be developed in Brisbane, allowing Queensland manufacturers to access cutting-edge technologies. [ + ]
Australians increasingly worried about surveillance powers
Three-quarters of Australians are worried about laws making it easier for the government agencies to gain access their private data, according to a new poll. [ + ]
Huawei Australia appoints new CSO
Huawei Australia has revealed that current CTO David Soldani will take over the role of CSO from the retiring Malcolm Shore. [ + ]
Tech teams battle data-sharing risks to protect privacy
Three teams of data scientists joined the good fight against risks associated with sharing large datasets at last week's Data Sharing Direct Ideation competition in Sydney. [ + ]
