Industry News
WA supercomputers receive federal govt support
The Pawsey Supercomputing Centre will receive $70 million in funding from the federal government. [ + ]
RegTech industry receives NSW Govt support
The NSW Government is throwing its support behind events designed to drive growth in the state's emerging regulatory technology (regtech) industry. [ + ]
nbn co teams up with unis on R&D
nbn co has formed collaborative partnerships with the University of Melbourne and University of Technology Sydney to focus on research and development. [ + ]
Redflow raises equity to boost battery sales
Redflow is planning to scale up its battery production by raising $18.1 million in equity capital. [ + ]
Popular apps violate children's privacy
An international group of researchers analysed 5855 apps for children, finding that 57% may be violating the US Children's Online Privacy Protection Act. [ + ]
NSW start-ups well represented at CeBIT
CeBIT Australia 2018 will feature 16 start-up organisations supported by NSW Government-backed Jobs for NSW. [ + ]
City of Sydney grants offered for female start-ups
Women will receive more support to become tech entrepreneurs, with new cash grants on offer from the City of Sydney. [ + ]
Fake Facebook account impersonated NZ minister
A fake account set up to impersonate a NZ government minister has led to calls for New Zealanders to report suspicious Facebook activity to CERT NZ. [ + ]
Equinix completes Metronode acquisition
Deal adds four new capital city markets, including 20,000 square metres of gross co-location space. [ + ]
CeBIT assists the acceleration of start-ups
Overseas investment in the Australian start-up industry reached US$555 million in 2017. [ + ]
Tech start-ups to benefit from India/NSW deal
The partnership will allow NSW entrepreneurs and technology businesses access to new markets, talent and knowledge. [ + ]
Industry reacts to rising telco complaints
The telecommunications industry must do more to improve customer experience, according to the Communications Alliance. [ + ]
NEXTDC to buy new data centre sites
Three new commercial property sites will be purchased by NEXTDC for its future data centre developments. [ + ]
Start-ups invited to Sprint to Landing Pads
The Austrade Sprint to Landing Pads program is inviting start-up organisations to get involved. [ + ]
Cyber delegation visiting the US this week
More than 60 Australian cybersecurity industry leaders are heading to the US this week to build partnerships to fight cybercrime. [ + ]