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Software start-up likened to Atlassian defies funding slump, raising $27.5 million
Australian start-up funding continues to tank, but not for this company, which wants to emulate the success of local tech billionaires Mike Cannon-Brookes and Scott Farquhar.
- by David Swan
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OpenAI’s deal with News Corp could distort information flow to public, experts warn
While News Corp has signed commercial deals with OpenAI, most local publishers have blocked AI firms from scraping their news sites.
- by Calum Jaspan and David Swan
Eftpos customers warned of potential New Year’s Eve chaos
Cardholders at Australia’s major banks are being urged to manually update their mobile wallets.
- by David Swan
Australian Facebook users to share $50m payment after privacy scandal
Meta has agreed to a record settlement with Australia’s information commissioner, ending years of legal proceedings over Facebook’s infamous Cambridge Analytica scandal.
- by David Swan
Grok Academy finds new home after disgraced CEO’s exit
A coding academy for high school students has been thrown a lifeline after its “god-like” founder was accused of harassment.
- by David Swan
Tech whistleblowers urged to come forward and expose corporate wrongdoing
Despite high-profile cases such as WiseTech and Grok Academy, Australia has yet to experience the “whistleblowing wave” sweeping through Silicon Valley and Europe.
- by David Swan
North Korean IT workers ‘have infiltrated Australian businesses’, experts warn
Remote tech workers are using fake identities to work for Australian companies and wire money back to North Korea, human resources executives are being warned.
- by David Swan
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Stem cell bank for pets is landing in Australia, would you use it?
Most Australians now consider their pets to be on the same level as their spouses or children, and now they can access similar levels of healthcare.
- by David Swan
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The Australian company that wants to help one million people a day
One of the hottest health technology start-ups in Australia has hosed down concerns about how patient data is treated to train its AI platform.
- by David Swan
This big bank plans to kill the password by 2030
The head of cybersecurity at one of Australia’s Big Four says it’s time to put passwords to bed, and replace them with something better.
- by Sumeyya Ilanbey and David Swan
‘The sky is the limit now’: Bitcoin surges past $US100,000 in Trump rally
The cryptocurrency has boomed following the election victory of Donald Trump, who has promised to usher in pro-crypto regulation in the US.
- by David Swan
Original URL: https://www.watoday.com.au/by/david-swan-p53741