Author: Brandon How

Satellite imaging firm wins $1m through NT’s Croc Pitch

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Earth observation startup Esper Satellites has secured $1 million from a Northern Territory-based venture capital fund for winning the local Croc Pitch event. Esper develops an analysis tool, dubbed...

Apple launches eSafety feature ahead of regulation

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Apple has deployed a new safety feature that enables Australian children to flag unwanted nude images directly with the tech giant for referral to the police, pre-empting requirements of...

China-linked investors offload Sydney data centre for $2b

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Chinese-owned data centre provider Global Switch Australia will be acquired by asset manager HMC Capital for $2 billion, more than four years after federal government agencies were told to...

SA govt partners with Hyundai on renewables

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The South Australian government has signed an agreement with Hyundai to cooperate on renewable energy, hydrogen, and infrastructure investment in the state. The Memorandum of Understanding with the company’s...

$55m in CRC-P grants for AI, hydrogen storage and MedTech

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Hydrogen storage, artificial intelligence and waste reduction are among the 23 projects to share in $55 million of funding through the the federal government’s Cooperative Research Centres project grants...

Labor-led committee calls for single Digital Affairs minister

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A Labor-led parliamentary committee has urged the federal government to appoint a Digital Affairs minister to coordinate the regulation of social media and other digital platforms, including across privacy,...

Data centre sector to add $26b by 2030

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Australian data centre capacity is expected to double by 2030, attracting more than $26 billion in new investment in the process, according to a report that also calls for...