Welcome to Tech Town: the changing face of Australia’s CBDs
[1] Australia’s capital cities will have a new look and feel as more and more tech startups are setting up their offices. [2] Silicon Valley startup Slack’s Asia Pacific Headquarters wi...
General Assembly encourages Australian entrepreneurs to apply for the Women on the Rise program
[1] Education startup General Assembly is offering women with opportunities to tour around San Francisco through a program titled ‘Women on the Rise program’. [2] Four startup enthusiasts will get...
Sydney entrepreneur develops “next Rubik’s Cube”
[1] California-based payments technology company Square, started by Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey, has opened shop and launched its Melbourne headquarters in Australia. [2] Australia is the fourth co...
Twitter chief Shailesh Rao seeks bigger Australian returns
[1] Twitter’s regional boss has confirmed that the company is eyeing Australia as a test market for their new products and services. [2] Shailesh Rao, Twitter’s vice-president of Asia Paci...
Australians woken up an hour early by technical glitch are tired and grumpy
[1] Optus’ technical glitch made southern Queenslanders woke up an hour earlier because the clocks on their mobile phones were moving an hour forward. [2] Optus spokesperson confirmed that the g...
Australian government warned to evolve IT security after US Central Command hack
[1] With the increasing cases of hacking worldwide, Palo Alto Networks has advised Australian government agencies to change their IT networks. [2] This follows the Australian Communications and Media ...
[Infographic] Australia. Twitter. 2014. What Happened?
[1] This article includes an infographic focused on the various trends that Australia has promoted through Twitter within this year. [2] Australia has sent 180 million tweets and counting. [3] Austra...
Big data may be fashion industry’s next must-have accessory
[1] A group of researchers have concluded that big data may have a big impact on the fashion industry’s runways. [2] The researchers demonstrated their findings at the Workshop of Information Te...
What local social network startups need to do to thrive
[1] According to Dean Serroni, the founder of a Melbourne-based app Vent, it is best for Australian social network startups to stick to their original business objectives in order to thrive. [2] Laun...
The Federal Government will introduce new laws to fine Facebook, Instagram and Twitter for failing to take down offensive material
[1] Social media companies like Facebook and instagram will now face fines up to $17,000 a day under new federal government laws. [2] The new authority which fights cyber bullying is to protect offens...