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Digital Economy stories - Page 2
Leadership will define the future of technology
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Women tech leaders are reshaping AI and the workplace, proving diverse leadership is now a core driver of innovation, resilience and growth.
Beyond representation - Why women are critical to the future of digital infrastructure
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Women are vital to building resilient, innovative digital infrastructure, yet underrepresentation threatens growth and stability worldwide.
Firmus inks multi-year Nvidia AI factory deal in Melbourne
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Firmus secures multi-year deal to host about 18,400 Nvidia GB300 GPUs in Melbourne, marking a major step for Australia's AI factory ambitions.
Data Centres Australia forms AI-focused industry board
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Data Centres Australia names NextDC boss Craig Scroggie to chair new AI-focused board to steer digital infrastructure policy.
Nine firms win Deloitte Private Best Managed awards
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Nine Australian businesses spanning travel, retail, construction and tech have been named 2025 Deloitte Private Best Managed winners.
Global telcos form London AI venture to fight spam calls
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data analytics
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network security
Five global telecom operators launch London-based Syntelligence AI to build network-level tools tackling spam and scam calls worldwide.
CBA launches AUD $90m AI-focused Future Workforce plan
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Commonwealth Bank launches AUD$90m Future Workforce Program to boost AI skills, retrain staff and open new internal career paths.
Fast home internet linked to higher wellbeing in Australia
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Fast home internet is being linked to better wellbeing, work, study and health outcomes for most Australian households using the nbn network.
FinTechs push Canberra for fairer tenders, funding
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data analytics
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crypto
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FinTech Australia urges Canberra to open tenders to smaller players and revamp startup funding settings in its pre-budget pitch.
Mobile app installs & sessions keep climbing in 2025
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Global mobile app installs jumped 10% in 2025 as sessions rose 7%, fuelled by surging finance and eCommerce usage in APAC and beyond.
Why it's time to ensure your business is ready for the e-invoicing adoption wave
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digital transformation
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risk & compliance
As e-invoicing mandates loom across Australia and New Zealand, businesses must upgrade now or risk losing lucrative government contracts.
SOUTHSTART 2026 brings global tech & culture to SA
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digital entertainment
SOUTHSTART 2026 will bring OpenAI, Canva, Derek Sivers and Peter Helliar to Adelaide for a three-day tech, climate and culture forum.
Love at first byte: The infrastructure behind your Valentine's match
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data protection
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private cloud
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From swipes to sparks, low-latency data centres, clouds and interconnection hubs quietly power your Valentine's match worldwide.
AI shift to operations exposes Australia readiness gap
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Australian tech leaders shift AI from trials to daily operations, but warn a gap in skills and infrastructure risks stalling productivity gains.
How five digital forces will redefine banking by 2026
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Banks are shifting from product sellers to trusted digital infrastructure, fusing AI, mobile, embedded finance, identity and digital currencies.
Visa survey shows trust gap on AI at online checkout
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data protection
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fintech
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cx
Visa survey finds most Asia Pacific shoppers use AI to browse, but many still distrust it with payment details at online checkout.
AI pushes dense, decentralised & sustainable data centres
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network infrastructure
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semiconductors
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data analytics
AI-hungry workloads are forcing data centres to go high-density, pushing power, cooling and sustainability to the top of the IT agenda.
Rockwell opens Singapore SOC to secure Asia Pacific OT
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firewalls
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ransomware
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digital transformation
Rockwell opens a 24/7 Singapore security operations centre to monitor and defend industrial OT networks across the Asia Pacific region.
Broken rails, better rails: why TradFi needs DeFi now
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crypto
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As analogue-era banking creaks under digital demand, DeFi is quietly rewiring the rails of global finance, not blowing them up.
Revolut hits 1m Aussie users, plans AUD $400m push
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Revolut passes 1m Australian customers and vows nearly AUD $400m investment, stepping up its challenge to local digital banking rivals.