Author: Justin Hendry

Is finance really a sector ripe for innovation?

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The FTX fraud and the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank highlight just how unstable the finance system can be. Ever since bankers learnt that they could make money from...

AUKUS sub deal a ‘catalyst for innovation and research’: PM

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has heralded Australia’s submarine deal with Britain and the United States as a “catalyst for innovation and research breakthroughs” that will grow the country’s economy...

SVB collapse: Impact on Australian tech ‘minimal’

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
The collapse of Silicon Valley Bank has sent shockwaves through the Australian tech sector, but industry leaders and government are confident that local exposure is limited after US regulators...

NSW looks to local SMEs for quantum edge in transport

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Local quantum firms are being called up to design bespoke hardware that can be used by the New South Wales government to solve problems on Sydney’s creaking public transport...

Victoria’s health database bill passes without opt-out

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
A centralised health database without an opt-out mechanism is set to be established in Victoria after controversial legislation passed Parliament with amendments aimed at strengthening privacy protections and oversight....

ACCC to probe Big Tech’s growing ‘web’

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Australia’s competition watchdog will examine the growing “web of interconnected products and services” offered by Big Tech giants Google, Amazon, Apple, Meta, Microsoft in its latest digital platforms probe....

22k vulnerabilities in NSW govt systems uncovered last year

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
In-house threat hunters based in regional New South Wales uncovered and remediated more than 22,000 vulnerabilities in state government and local council systems last year through proactive monitoring. That’s...