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Australian Stories

Australian stories

Bizcap lifts Fast Business Loan limit to AUD $1 million

Eligible Australian SMEs can now access unsecured funding of up to AUD $1 million as demand for faster, larger loans grows.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Last week

Virtual Private Networks

Most organisations are only solving half of the certificate problem

Shorter certificate lifespans are exposing a dangerous blind spot, with renewals succeeding on paper while deployments still fail in production.

By Fabiano Rangel and David Dick • 5 min read • Last week

Cybersecurity

Secure Code Warrior founders named NSW Entrepreneur of the Year

The win underscores the rise of a Sydney-born cybersecurity firm now serving more than 600 clients worldwide and employing over 200 staff.

By David Shilovsky • 3 min read • Last week

Data centers

SCX.ai joins SpaceX AI partner network in Australia

Investors gained fresh evidence of growth as SCX.ai posted AUD $1.9 million in quarterly receipts and positive operating cash flow after listing on the ASX.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last week

Human Capital Management

Dayforce warns of Australia's rising workforce fragility

A growing skills squeeze is leaving Australian employers more exposed to disruption, with 39% of organisations in Dayforce's high-fragility category.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last week

Semiconductors

NonPublic raises AUD $118m for Tenstorrent AI chipmaker

Australian wholesale investors have gained access to one of the AI chip sector's biggest private funding rounds, as Tenstorrent seeks to scale its servers.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last week

Digital Transformation

TechnologyOne rethinks AI-enabled student services

Students could soon avoid hunting through university portals, as TechnologyOne's new AI agent handles enrolment, deferrals and course changes in one chat.

By David Shilovsky • 5 min read • Last week

Productivity

Australian workers log six hours of unpaid work weekly

Nearly four in 10 Australian workers do at least six hours of unpaid work a week, with managers and knowledge staff most affected.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Last week

Customer Experience

Australians shun AI customer service for human help

Most Australians still prefer a person to AI support, spending 101 seconds more to reach one than the 63 seconds the bot saves.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last week

Crypto

OKX Australia launches OpenAI & Anthropic pre-IPO futures

Eligible wholesale clients in Australia can now trade around-the-clock bets on OpenAI and Anthropic valuations, with up to 10x leverage.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last week

Short Message Service

Holafly launches Ultra Plan with support for travellers

Australian travellers can now get 24/7 doctor chat, mental wellbeing sessions and flight claims help in Holafly's new subscription for AUD $136.14 a month.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Last week

Manufacturing

MP Space raises AUD $23 million seed funding round

The Sydney-based start-up will use the capital to expand local manufacturing and engineering after claiming one of Australia's largest deep-tech seed raises.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 6 min read • Last week

Digital Signage

LSKD unifies digital signage across Armadale store

The rollout lets the retailer update flash sales and campaigns across 36 Australian stores in minutes, instead of waiting days for outside support.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 5 min read • Last week

Real estate

Australia housing market stalls as spring sales slide

Higher borrowing costs and weak confidence have left Australia's spring housing market sluggish, with sales down 20.9% and selling times stretching to 41 days.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • Last week

Risk & Compliance

Exalate launches Australian hosting for cloud connector

Australian firms can now keep Exalate Cloud in-country on Google Cloud in Sydney, easing migration and compliance concerns for connected systems.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Last week

Global Stories

Australian stories

Hybrid Cloud

Cloud print adoption driven by IT workload, says study

More than half of IT budgets in Australia and New Zealand are spent on keeping existing systems running, a study says.

By Mara Sugue • 4 min read • Last week

Data Protection

WatchGuard deepens Fiji tie-up with Datec after gold status

More Fijian businesses will gain access to managed cybersecurity services as WatchGuard strengthens local support through Datec's Gold Partner status.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last week