Industry News
Federer quokka selfie shows power of social media
A selfie shot by Roger Federer next to a Rottnest Island quokka has reached 581 million people in 45 countries. [ + ]
Smartphones taking a back seat to digital voice assistants
Digital voice assistant devices in homes are becoming more popular than smartphones, according to a new Accenture survey. [ + ]
Qlik's new CEO appointed by the board
Mike Capone, former COO of Medidata Solutions, has been appointed as the new CEO at Qlik. [ + ]
Telstra deploys narrowband IoT network
Telstra has become the first operator in Australia and one of the first in the world to have adopted both narrowband and LTE Cat M1 IoT technologies. [ + ]
Manipulative chatbots just around the corner
Artificial intelligence (AI) and blockchain will merge to form 'relationship data' during 2018, according to the latest prediction. [ + ]
Small businesses receive cybersecurity assistance
A cybersecurity guide has been developed for small businesses, in order to help them better understand how to prevent cyber attacks. [ + ]
Stasi record digital reassembly project stalls
A project in Germany to digitalise and automatically reassemble millions of destroyed records from the former Stasi secret police archives has been halted due to technical limitations. [ + ]
Victoria to launch two FinTech hubs
The Victorian Government is partnering with Stone & Chalk and YBF Ventures to establish two new FinTech hubs in Melbourne. [ + ]
Ericsson wins nbn managed services extension
Ericsson has won an extension of its contract to provide nbn fixed wireless and satellite managed services until 2020. [ + ]
NZ to establish digital advisory group
A digital advisory group will be established by the New Zealand government to assist in building the digital economy and reducing digital divides. [ + ]
ACCC takes Optus to court for misleading customers
The ACCC has taken Optus to court, accusing the operator of misleading its old HFC customers about the need to quickly migrate to the nbn and concealing the fact that consumers have a choice of nbn providers. [ + ]
Melbourne to host Tech Inclusion Conference
Change Catalyst's Tech Inclusion Conference will be held in Australia, with Melbourne becoming the first city to host the event. [ + ]
EU consumers plan to use GDPR powers
More than 4 in 5 EU consumers plan to use the powers over control of their personal data granted to them by the GDPR, which could prove challenging for Australian companies operating in the region. [ + ]
NAB to double investment in NAB Labs
NAB plans to invest in increasing the size of its NAB Labs workforce and allocating extra resources for the labs' digital solutions development initiatives. [ + ]
Symantec CEO to speak at CeBIT Australia
The opening cybersecurity keynote speaker at CeBIT Australia will be Symantec CEO Greg Clark. [ + ]
