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Australian Stories

Retail stories

Tech trends shaking up the Australian retail sector in 2024

Resurgence of RFID technology, generative AI with voice commerce, unified supply chain management, and AR integration is set to revolutionise Australia's retail scene.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Wed, 3rd Jan 2024

Digital Signage

Three industries display tech will transform in 2024

While much of the focus is on things like artificial intelligence (AI) and automation, consumer-grade technology also has enormous potential to transform industries.

By Phil Gaut • 4 min read • Sun, 31st Dec 2023

Global Stories

Retail stories

Generative AI

Perfect Corp. reveals global trend report on Generative AI in beauty and fashion

Perfect Corp. unveils its Global Trend Report highlighting Generative AI's game-changing role in shaping beauty and fashion trends via its acclaimed YouCam suite of apps.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Wed, 3rd Jan 2024

Marketing Technologies

XConnect appoints James Williams as VP to fuel global expansion

XConnect hires James Williams, a seasoned telecoms expert, as VP of Business Development, bolstering its 2024 global growth strategy with his vast experience and industry insight.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Wed, 3rd Jan 2024

Advanced Persistent Threat Protection

Christmas marked by sophisticated cyberattacks on retailers

Cybercriminals utilised new tactics across wider timeframes to launch complex attacks on online retailers during the 2023 holiday season.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Tue, 2nd Jan 2024

Virtualisation

Global modular data centres market to reach $81.2bn by 2030

The global modular data centres market is anticipated to surge to USD$81.2bn by 2030, due to efficiency and flexibility, says Research and Markets report.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Tue, 2nd Jan 2024

Harvey Norman

Harvey Norman NZ sales dip $100 million in financial year 2023

Harvey Norman's NZ sector faces financial woes, reporting a $100m plunge in sales revenue and a 33.6% decrease in net profit for 2023.

By Sean Mitchell • 2 min read • Tue, 2nd Jan 2024

Firewalls

Growing cyber crime rate boosts next-gen firewall market growth

Due to rising cyber crime, the next-gen firewall market is projected to grow at a CAGR of 10.48% between 2021 and 2028, per a Knowledge Sourcing Intelligence study.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Mon, 1st Jan 2024

Power / Energy

Plug Power's green hydrogen venture powers Amazon's Colorado site

Plug Power installs electrolyzer system at Amazon's Colorado centre, contributing to the green hydrogen economy and powering over 225 hydrogen fuelled forklift trucks.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Fri, 29th Dec 2023

Power / Energy

EY report highlights risks to renewable energy transition

EY report warns energy transition towards renewables may be derailed by challenges and risks.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Thu, 28th Dec 2023

Ransomware

Financial sector tops list for cyber attacks – report

Netwrix report identifies financial industry as prime cybercriminal target with 77% recording attacks in past year.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Thu, 28th Dec 2023

Advanced Persistent Threat Protection

Content protection market to grow by $1 billion by 2028

The surge in market growth is propelled by several strategies and technologies safeguarding digital content, according to a new report from Technavio.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Thu, 28th Dec 2023

Unified Communications

Boom Collaboration reports record growth, eyes global expansion

Boom Collaboration announces record-breaking growth and plans multi-million-dollar expansion, extending global reach.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Thu, 28th Dec 2023

Malware

ReasonLabs uncovers cashback scam in torrented video game files

Cybersecurity firm ReasonLabs exposes massive cashback scam in torrented video games, compromising user's personal information.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Thu, 28th Dec 2023

Cloud Services

New global standard ISO/IEC 42001 guides responsible use of AI

ISO/IEC 42001, a new global standard for responsible use of artificial intelligence, developed by global experts, has been rolled out to guide organisations.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Thu, 28th Dec 2023

Stories from Other Regions

Retail stories

Government

Finance Minister Willis calls for fiscal transparency

Finance minister, Nicola Willis, proposes new fiscal measures aimed to boost transparency while criticising the previous government's management strategies.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Tue, 2nd Jan 2024

eCommerce

Boxing Day sales reign supreme for Kiwi online shoppers

Boxing Day beats Black Friday and Cyber Monday as favourite for bargain hunting among Kiwi online shoppers, with site visits to New Zealand's PriceMe.co.nz rising 11%.

By Kaleah Salmon • 2 min read • Sat, 30th Dec 2023