Macquarie Telecom Group announces a new data centre in Canberra
Australia-based Macquarie Telecom Group consists of Macquarie Telecom, Macquarie Cloud Services, Macquarie Government and Macquarie Data Centres. Through Macquarie Data Centres and Macquarie Government, Macquarie Group has announced a new data centre in Canberra – Intellicentre 5 (IC5). The Sydney-based telecom company will invest a...
Australia joins global artificial intelligence forum as a founding member
Australia has signed up as a founding member of the world’s first forum that pledges to ensure ethical use and development of artificial intelligence. Karen Andrews, Australian Minister for Industry, Science and Technology, said membership of the Global Partnership on Artificial Intelligence (GPAI) will give...
Leveraging Intent Data to Drive B2B ROI
Intent data, in today’s tough times, is playing a key role in helping B2B marketers get an insight into the wants of their possible clients. Capitalizing this data, the marketers are able to craft the best marketing campaigns that promise to meet the clients’ needs....
Brad Anderson appointed as the VP of VMware Australia & New Zealand
VMware, an American cloud computing software vendor has appointed Brad Anderson as its newest executive for the Australia and New Zealand arm. Brad Anderson has been announced as VMware Australia and NZ’s Vice President and Managing Director. He has replaced Alister Dias, who was promoted...
Uniti Group acquires Australian FTTP network operator OptiComm
Adelaide-based telecom company Uniti Group is set to acquire Melbourne-based fibre-to-the-premises (FTTP) network operator for $532 million. Uniti has entered a scheme implementation deed with the fibre network operator through which it will acquire 100% shares of OptiComm. The telecommunications company has agreed to pay...
Summit Fertilizers & DataFarming sign deal to improve pasture management
Queensland-based company DataFarming and Australia fertilizer company Summit Fertilizers have inked a deal to enhance pasture management technology. According to the deal, DataFarming will give access to its NDVI (Normalised Difference Vegetation Index) satellite images of paddocks to Summit’s managers and clients. The precision agriculture...
Microsoft bans sale of facial recognition technology to the U.S. police department
In a video conference at a Washington Post event, Microsoft President Brad Smith said that Microsoft won’t sell facial recognition technology to police until there are national laws in place. Microsoft’s announcement follows the footsteps of tech companies Amazon and IBM that limit their plans...
Twitter tests feature that prompts users to read stories before they retweet
To promote more informed discussions, Twitter now wants its users to read the content of the link mentioned in the tweet before retweeting. The microblogging platform is now testing a feature that will call out users to actually read the article before they retweet. However,...
Online retailer Kogan raises $100 million in an institutional placement
Australian online retailer Kogan successfully raised capital of $100 million via an institutional placement. The company announced yesterday that it will be raising capital to expand its services. It sold its shares for a 7.5% discounted price of $11.45 per share. The Australian e-tailer will...
Facebook News is now available to all users in the United States
After a prolonged testing phase, Facebook News has been made available to all of the US. The feature provides Facebook users with a separate section dedicated to journalism. Initially, the feature will be available as a bookmark through the app menu. Later, for those who...
