Social media may be killing witness protection
[1] Social media sites are regarded as threats to Australia’s secret protection program for witnesses. [2] Aside from the social media sites’ image tagging capabilities, new facial recogn...
IoT rising out of Asia and Australia
[1] Internet of Things (IoT) has been a big trend for a few years now. [2] The IoT industry is booming in the Asia-Pacific such as in Japan, Australia, India and other Asian countries. [3] Based on ...
Australia’s Top 100 Knowledge Leaders Are The Rockstars Of New Innovation
[1] The Office of the Chief Scientist have collaborate with information consultants Knowledge Society and launched the top 100 Knowledge Leaders. [2] This initiative is aimed to pay tribute to Austra...
Australia’s innovation problem explained in 10 charts
[1] For the last 15 years, Australia has generated 60 Commonwealth level research and innovation reports which amounts to $9.7bn. [2] Still, Australia lags behind its regional and global counterparts...
Property platform Vendorable matches sellers to real estate agents
[1] Sydney-based startup Vendorable aims to solve the problem that property sellers are facing today – finding the perfect agent. [2] Vendorable offers a platform where agents and sellers can m...
The 10 most memorable moments in tech in 2015
[1] Undoubtedly, 2015 has been a great year for Australia’s tech and innovation sector. [2] The main highlight for this year is Prime Minister Malcom Turnbull’s appointment which gives hop...
Australia’s top 32 start-up tech successes and why they matter
[1] Not-for-profit organisation StartupAus has put together a list of Australia’s tech successes for the past 13 years. [2] The list compiles businesses with valuations of more than $100 milli...
Slack launches $100 million fund for developers
[1] As workplace collaboration software company Slack’s competition with Atlassian continues, they’ve initiated an $US80 million ($111 million) fund for third-party integrated apps. [2] T...
Shares in this Australian engineering startup went nuts after it announced a deal with Boeing
[1] ASX listed Structural Monitoring Systems’ shares have greatly increased after its announcement of its partnership with Delta Airlines and Boeing. [2] The company will be providing its tech...
Australian Gambling Start-Up Wins US Racing Innovation Competition
[1] Developed by Australian startup, Six Faces Pty Ltd, Swopstakes took first prize in the Innovators’ Circle Award at the 42nd Global Symposium on Racing & Gaming last December 7-9, 2015 in T...