Industry News
Adyen and Shopify forge global partnership
Fintech platform Adyen has announced a new global partnership with Shopify to help simplify the customer journey and solve payment complexity. [ + ]
Cloud spending not impacted by economic woes
Around 85% of organisations are increasing or planning to increase their spending on cloud adoption despite the weak economic climate, Unisys research suggests. [ + ]
CIOs still hiring despite budget pressures
The economic climate and advances in AI have constrained large enterprise CIOs' hiring intentions for this year, but only somewhat, according to Gartner. [ + ]
What customer experience do Australian consumers want?
Australian consumers want to see improvements in human-like interactions, according to a new report. [ + ]
OAIC calls for early Privacy Awareness Week sign-up
The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner is calling for organisations to sign up early for Privacy Awareness Week 2024. [ + ]
Start them young: teaching children cybersecurity skills
A new youth activity packet designed to help teach children valuable cybersecurity skills has been launched by KnowBe4. [ + ]
SMBs want AI but need education and support
Australia's SMBs have a growing interest in utilising artificial intelligence — particularly generative AI. [ + ]
Australian Innovation Competition open for entries
The Australian Innovation Competition has officially launched and is open to entrants of all ages. [ + ]
Why aligning cybersecurity to business objectives works
Cyber transformers demonstrate that they are better equipped to drive successful business outcomes by aligning cybersecurity programs. [ + ]
Australia experiencing "industrialisation of fraud"
Global research from GBG found that one in 10 Australian smartphone users have been victims of identity theft in the past 12 months alone. [ + ]
Principal workloads causing harm: report
Following the recent Victorian Auditor-General's report, the AEU has warned that urgent measures must be taken to avoid principal burnout. [ + ]
Avanade launches sustainability tool
Microsoft solutions provider Avanade aims to help Australian organisations meaningfully reduce their carbon footprints with a new sustainability service. [ + ]
Reading comprehension teaching not consistent: study
There is little consensus as to how reading comprehension is taught in primary schools, according to a new survey. [ + ]
Google Cloud Assured Workloads GA available in Australia
The solution allows customers in Australia to run regulated workloads in Google Cloud regions, making it easier to achieve and maintain compliance. [ + ]
Intel Labs creates 360-degree images using AI
Intel Labs has developed a new AI diffusion model which is able to generate realistic 3D images complete with depth maps from simple text prompts. [ + ]
