Author: Justin Hendry

Google revamps app store billing, lowers its 30 per cent fee

Posted on   |  by Deborah Sophia and Juby Babu
Google will expand billing options and cut developer fees on Android, in a major policy overhaul that helped resolve its long-running dispute with Epic Games and bring back the...

NDIS Salesforce software now costs $5m-a-month

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
The federal government will pay more than $5 million a month for the Salesforce software powering the National Disability Insurance Scheme, under a newly signed contract with the US...

Emerging quantum tech needs a diversity of champions

Posted on   |  by Petra Andrén
As artificial intelligence dominates the attention of governments, boardrooms and the media, another consequential technological shift is unfolding with far less scrutiny. The average person may not discuss ‘quantum’...

CyberPath credentials plan seeks industry feedback

Posted on   |  by Suzanne Prescott
Australia’s push to strengthen its cyber workforce capability is accelerating, with the CyberPath: Paving the Way Forward for Cyber Professionals program launching a nationwide consultation series to define how cyber security professionals are recognised and developed across the country.  Launched...

From red to black: ACS swings to $4m surplus

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
The Australian Computer Society has swung back into the black, posting a $4.1 million surplus for the last financial year after a rare deficit broke its decade-long run of...

Firmus locks in hyperscale customer for $73bn AI play

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Firmus Technologies has landed a multi-billion dollar contract with a unnamed hyperscale customer for dedicated AI infrastructure at its Project Southgate facility in Melbourne. The long-term deal with what...