Industry News
Microsoft ANZ, ACU team up on digital innovation
Microsoft and the Australian Catholic University have announced a collaboration aimed at benefiting students as well as the health and education sectors. [ + ]
Australian uni students targeted in employment fraud
Cybercriminals are targeting higher education students in markets including Australia with employment fraud, Proofpoint has warned. [ + ]
Flinders Uni, Cisco launch Innovation Central Adelaide
Flinders University and Cisco's new Innovation Central Adelaide will seek to help South Australian companies solve real-world business challenges. [ + ]
Digital wellbeing tool shows students struggling
Nearly one in two children need additional support from schools, a new study suggests. [ + ]
Vision-impaired students learn via 3D printing
Access to 3D models is assisting the education of more than 1000 blind or low-vision public school students in NSW. [ + ]
Macquarie Telecom opens IC3 East
Macquarie Telecom's new $85m IC3 East data centre was officially opened by Prime Minister Scott Morrison. [ + ]
Students use coding to solve musical challenge
As part of a CSIRO program, Year 6 students in Perth have invented a device that makes music lessons easier for people with hearing impairments. [ + ]
Aussie IT workers more inclined to quit
IT workers are more inclined to quit their jobs than employees in other functions, according to a Gartner survey. [ + ]
ACCC takes action against Meta Platforms
The ACCC has taken Facebook's Meta to court alleging that the company failed to protect consumers from scam crypto ads spoofing Australian public figures. [ + ]
Calls for urgent reform in early education
The education and care sector is facing a major workforce crisis. [ + ]
New research and tech to make hybrid work 'work'
After sitting on the cusp of hybrid work for more than a year, many companies are at a long-awaited inflection point: the lived experience. [ + ]
Microsoft, Accenture supporting ANZ social startups
Microsoft and Accenture's new joint initiative Project Amplify will provide technology, mentoring and support for early-stage A/NZ social enterprise startups. [ + ]
MongoDB and AWS strengthen strategic collaboration
MongoDB has announced a significant expansion of a multi-year strategic collaboration agreement with AWS. [ + ]
Australian security teams inundated with inaccurate alerts
A new report says Australian IT teams are being inundated with inaccurate cloud security alerts. [ + ]
NBN fixed wireless download speeds improve
The ACCC reports that NBN fixed wireless download speeds have improved significantly over the past year. [ + ]