Industry News
Vertel, Nuage team for critical SD-WAN markets
Vertel and Nuage Networks will team up to launch SD-WAN services for Vertel's government, enterprise and service provider customers. [ + ]
ID Exchange and digi.me open innovation hub
The ID Exchange Innovation Campus is believed to be the first commercial regtech sandbox facility established in Australia. [ + ]
Greater transparency needed for data collection
Businesses around the world are being urged to commit to transparent data collection, to prevent everybody from 'drowning in data'. [ + ]
Printer non-disclosure prompts HP customer refund
HP may compensate customers who unknowingly purchased certain models of its printers that do not work with non-HP ink cartridges. [ + ]
Ransomware attacks grew threefold in 2017
Cylance's latest Threat Report found that malware attacks increased 13.4% over 2016, with the healthcare sector remaining the most under fire. [ + ]
French–Australian quantum computing alliance
Australia and France will be working together as part of a new quantum computing collaboration. [ + ]
UK launches major AI push
The UK Government has just published an artificial intelligence (AI) deal that could potentially add 10% to its GDP by 2030. [ + ]
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. [ + ]
