FutureFive Australia - Consumer technology news from the future

Australian Stories

Global Stories

Exclusive: How Adobe showcases its innovation engine
DevOps

Exclusive: How Adobe showcases its innovation engine

Adobe's Sneaks programme puts early-stage ideas on stage, with Principal Evangelist Eric Matisoff saying the live format can help concepts evolve into products.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Last month
OVHcloud adds Quandela quantum computer to platform
Hyperscale

OVHcloud adds Quandela quantum computer to platform

OVHcloud expands its Quantum Platform with Quandela's Belenos machine, giving Asia-Pacific users cloud access to a 12-qubit photonic computer.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last month
Gallagher Security chief celebrates 20 years of growth
Manufacturing

Gallagher Security chief celebrates 20 years of growth

Gallagher Security Chief Executive Mark Junge says culture, talent and investment have driven the firm's global expansion and high-security market gains.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last month
OVHcloud adds Quandela quantum computer to cloud platform
Hyperscale

OVHcloud adds Quandela quantum computer to cloud platform

OVHcloud adds Quandela's Belenos quantum computer to its cloud platform, giving users in Canada remote access to a 12-qubit photonic system.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Last month
NTT Research launches Scale Academy with SaltGrain
Firewalls

NTT Research launches Scale Academy with SaltGrain

NTT Research launches Silicon Valley incubator Scale Academy to commercialise lab-built technologies, starting with SaltGrain data security suite.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last month

Stories from Other Regions

SAS expands UK AI push with GBP £20 million Glasgow plan
EduTech

SAS expands UK AI push with GBP £20 million Glasgow plan

SAS deepens UK AI investment with Glasgow research hub funding and free training access for workers, students and apprentices.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last month
MongoDB to invest EUR €74m in Ireland & add 200 jobs
EduTech

MongoDB to invest EUR €74m in Ireland & add 200 jobs

MongoDB to expand Irish operations with EUR €74m investment, 200 new roles and a second site in Cork as it ramps up AI work.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last month
British Business Bank boosts Northern Gritstone to GBP £40m
Semiconductors

British Business Bank boosts Northern Gritstone to GBP £40m

British Business Bank increases backing for Northern Gritstone as new investors join GBP £20 million fundraising round for university spinouts.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Last month
Gen Z hiring jumps 14% at UK tech SMEs, says report
Artificial Intelligence

Gen Z hiring jumps 14% at UK tech SMEs, says report

Hiring and pay rise across UK science and technology SMEs, with Gen Z workers leading growth as job gains spread beyond London.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Last month
Europe launches HiCONNECTS to cut AI data centre power
Unified Communications

Europe launches HiCONNECTS to cut AI data centre power

Europe backs HiCONNECTS project to use light-based computing and networking, aiming to ease AI-driven strain on data centre power demand.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last month
Ottawa backs Siemens battery AI R&D with CAD $23M in funding
Cartech

Ottawa backs Siemens battery AI R&D with CAD $23M in funding

Canada funds Siemens AI battery research hub to boost manufacturing efficiency, protect thousands of jobs and deepen its North American supply chain.

By Jake MacAndrew • 3 min read • Last month
Canada moves to set up first domestic space launch capability
Space Technologies

Canada moves to set up first domestic space launch capability

Canada moves to set up first domestic space launch rules, aiming to cut reliance on foreign providers and build a sovereign orbital market.

By Jake MacAndrew • 3 min read • Last month
AI saves small business leaders 6 to 10 hours a week
Software-as-a-Service

AI saves small business leaders 6 to 10 hours a week

AI adoption among small business leaders is delivering measurable time savings, with Tech.co finding one in five save six to 10 hours a week.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Last month
UK launches GBP £500m sovereign AI fund amid doubts
Data Protection

UK launches GBP £500m sovereign AI fund amid doubts

UK AI fund sparks debate over sovereignty, as vendors warn that homegrown models and infrastructure may lag behind US and Chinese rivals.

By Kaleah Salmon • 4 min read • Last month
UK government launches GBP £500m Sovereign AI Unit
Semiconductors

UK government launches GBP £500m Sovereign AI Unit

UK sovereign AI fund seeks to back startups, scale-ups and homegrown innovation as ministers aim to boost growth and strategic control.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Last month
British Business Bank backs Apposite with GBP £100m
Health Technologies

British Business Bank backs Apposite with GBP £100m

British Business Bank makes GBP £100 million first close commitment to Apposite Healthcare Growth I, aiming to fill the UK's life sciences scale-up gap.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last month
Experts react to UK £500 million sovereign AI unit
Semiconductors

Experts react to UK £500 million sovereign AI unit

Industry executives said the move signals a UK ambition to exert greater influence over how AI systems operate and how the economic value they generate flows back into the country.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Last month