Category: Technology

Fintech unicorn Zeller sets sights on regional Aussie businesses

As banks close their branches across the country, Aussie “unicorn” fintech company Zeller is bridging the gap left behind by bank closures for small regional...

Australian Government launches coordinated cybercrime crackdown

The Australian Government is securing the country’s future thanks to the opening of a new Australian Federal Police-led centre dedicated to combatting crime online and...

Snap implements age restrictions, bans anonymous messaging apps

Snap has reportedly updated its policies for Snap Kit, which among other things allows developers to integrate various aspects of Snapchat into their own apps,...

AFP’s child exploitation counter unit claims encryption hinders online safety

Representatives from the AFP’s child exploitation counter unit have claimed during a parliamentary inquiry that anonymising technology used by social media platforms helps perpetrators. The<span...

Apple and Google limit products and services in Russia

Tech giants Apple and Google are pausing all product sales and removing Russian state-funded publishers such as RT from its news-related features in response to...

NEXTDC invests $100M for Adelaide data center

NEXTDC, one of the world’s fastest-growing tech companies, is investing over $100 million for a state-of-the-art data centre ‘A1’ to be established in Adelaide’s central...

Salesforce and SA Gov to create 100 local tech jobs

South Australians will soon be able to find secure technology-focused jobs thanks to Salesforce and the South Australian Government adding over 100 jobs in the...

Australia’s anti-trolling bill is introduced to parliament

The Australian Government’s anti-trolling bill designed to hold tech giants to account for online harassment has been introduced to parliament. Communications Minister Paul Fletcher presented...

Australian online safety an underinvestment for Facebook

Former Facebook employee turned whistleblower Frances Haugen says the company underinvests in online safety measures on its platforms in Australia, a parliamentary committee has heard....

Australia and UK enter into Cyber and Critical Technology Partnership

Australia has entered into a Cyber and Critical Technology Partnership with the United Kingdom to help shape a positive technology environment and maintain an internet...

Reform advocates point out flaws in proposed anti-trolling laws

Reform advocates have told a parliamentary committee that the proposed laws targeting online abuse and holding social media companies accountable are “utterly inaccessible” and narrowly...

Big tech companies face a huge wave of regulation

Big tech companies are currently facing a huge technology regulation that could substantially impact how they work in the public. Governments across the globe are...

Hearable technology, smart glasses to dominate disruptive 2022

Hearable technology will dominate wearable technology in 2022, but much bigger themes threaten to disrupt consumers and business, analysts say. Wearable tech such as ear...

Crewdle surpasses 200k-user milestone in just a month

The global videoconferencing platform Crewdle has reached a major tech industry milestone in its young history, achieving 200,000 users in just a month after reaching...

Australia faces down a global digital bug

Aussies in hospitals and businesses and are working on the go or remotely are now on the frontline in the fight against a global digital...

NZ Government invests in high-tech drought forecasting tool

A new forecasting tool that makes use of innovative climate modelling has been invested upon by the New Zealand Government to help farmers and growers...

Global communications firm Cision set to acquire Streem

Realtime media monitoring company Streem accepts an offer to be acquired by global communications intelligence company Cision. Transaction results in a sale of 100% of...

NT Government and Healthdirect Australia provide new telehealth service

In order to bolster telehealth care services across the Northern Territory, the NT Government has partnered with the national public health information service Healthdirect Australia....

New digital academy to be established in Lot Fourteen

A $60 million project that will establish the Digital Technologies Academy at Lot Fourteen has been given the green light under the Adelaide City Deal....

UK watchdog tells Facebook, now Meta, to sell Giphy

The UK’s antitrust watchdog has blocked Facebook’s acquisition of Giphy and ordered the social network to sell off the GIF-sharing platform, saying the deal hurts...