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From biometrics to zero trust secures physical-digital divide

Organisations are pairing biometrics with layered access controls as cyber and physical threats converge inside data centres and other sensitive facilities.

By Staff Writer • 11 min read • Sun, 28th Jun 2026

Disaster Recovery

QBE provides support for the growth of a resilience culture

Grant funding will back New Zealand groups tackling climate risk and inclusion, as QBE links recovery support to stronger resilience.

By Staff Writer • 4 min read • Sat, 27th Jun 2026

Global Stories

Australian stories

Space

Siemens grants UniSC software for engineering training

Students at UniSC will gain hands-on access to Siemens engineering tools as Queensland pushes to build skills for advanced manufacturing.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Sat, 27th Jun 2026

Artificial Intelligence

IT solution providers post record margins & valuations

Higher profitability has helped push enterprise values up by about 15% for the average IT solution provider, according to a new report.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Sat, 27th Jun 2026

Hybrid Cloud

Adfinis & Crypto4A launch quantum-safe secrets tool

Regulated sectors could gain tighter control of credentials as the pair combines software and hardware to cut vendor dependence.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Fri, 26th Jun 2026

Software-as-a-Service

GoCardless & Sequence launch Direct Debit integration

Finance teams could cut manual collections work as Sequence users in the UK, Europe and US gain embedded Direct Debit via GoCardless.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Fri, 26th Jun 2026

Data Protection

Neocloud providers set to grab AI cloud market share

Gartner says specialist providers are gaining ground as enterprises seek cheaper, sovereign access to scarce GPU capacity for AI projects.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Fri, 26th Jun 2026

Fintech

Australians embrace AI shopping tools, not checkout

Most shoppers are happy for AI to compare products, but only 4% want it involved in payment, a new survey shows.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Fri, 26th Jun 2026

Stories from Other Regions

Australian stories

Smart Cities

MOVA launches Diver A10 robotic pool cleaner in Australia

A new category in MOVA's local line-up targets Australia's 1.2 million residential pools, with automated cleaning priced from AUD $1,099.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Mon, 29th Jun 2026

Ransomware

Internal AI systems emerge as top breach risk: report

Security teams are struggling to spot intrusions until after data is stolen, with 85% of leaders reporting AI-linked incidents or near misses.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Sat, 27th Jun 2026

Network Infrastructure

Subco launches SMAP cable linking Australia's capitals

Australia's digital economy gains a major boost as a 5,000 km subsea route adds redundancy and capacity across the main capital cities.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Sat, 27th Jun 2026

Google

Google to face UK trial over Play Store commissions

An opt-out class action over Google Play fees could see thousands of UK developers seek more than GBP £1 billion in damages.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Sat, 27th Jun 2026

Software-as-a-Service

Daxko buys FitnessForce to boost global fitness software

The deal gives Daxko a bigger foothold in fast-growing franchise markets as fitness chains seek software that can handle local rules and cross-border billing.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Fri, 26th Jun 2026

Customer Experience

Chaty.ai raises USD $1.15 million to boost tourism AI

Tourism operators could capture more bookings as an AI receptionist now answers missed calls, checks availability and takes payments automatically.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Fri, 26th Jun 2026

Robotics

Datacom & Lenovo bring robot inspections to Australia

Australian airports and utilities could soon use dog-like robots to inspect risky sites, as Datacom and Lenovo roll out AI systems.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Fri, 26th Jun 2026

Fintech

Bizcap named Australia's top finance workplace for 2026

Employee feedback and gender-equality data helped propel the lender to the top of Australia's finance and insurance workplace rankings for 2026.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Fri, 26th Jun 2026

Network Infrastructure

Australia's resilience problem isn't redundancy. It's shared infrastructure

Shared fibre routes can leave supposedly redundant links exposed to the same outage, a risk growing as AI workloads demand uninterrupted connectivity.

By Mark Rafferty • 5 min read • Fri, 26th Jun 2026