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Australian Govt to scrap innovation patent
Bill seeks to phase out Australia’s second-tier innovation patent system… read more...
![Manufacturing Modernisation Fund](https://istart.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Manufacturing-Modernisation-Fund-99x66.jpg)
$50m up for grabs as govt pushes SME manufacturing tech
Industry 4.0 push opens up funding pipeline for manufacturing businesses… read more...
![Digital Platform Inquiry_Social media giants](https://istart.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Digital-Platform-Inquiry_Social-media-giants-99x66.jpg)
Platform providers take aim at ACCC digital inquiry
And ACCC fires back… read more...
![Ren Zhengfei vs Donald Trump](https://istart.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Ren-Zhengfei-vs-Donald-Trump-99x66.jpg)
Huawei calls Trump’s bluff, offers 5G tech for sale
But who would buy?… read more...
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Australia’s digital future has scientists worried
Urgency needed to improve synergy between innovators, universities and the market… read more...
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Smart cities and agribusiness driving IoT uptake downunder
Big IoT spend is on track for farming and ultra-connected cities… read more...
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Are cyber-insurers fuelling ransomware?
The maths of extortion… read more...
![Major cloud providers under scrutiny](https://istart.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Major-cloud-providers-under-scrutiny-99x66.jpg)
Call for more oversight of big cloud providers
‘Systemically important’ cloud providers lack oversight in financial markets… read more...
![2019 Gartner post classical hype cycle_Sir-Simon-Rattle](https://istart.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/2019-Gartner-post-classical-hype-cycle_Sir-Simon-Rattle-1-99x66.jpg)
Gartner’s emerging tech hype: From Edge AI to flying cars
Classical gives way to postclassical in latest hype cycle… read more...
![Roboat](https://istart.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Roboat-99x66.jpg)
Taking robots to the water for on-demand autonomous infrastructure
AI powered robotic boats hit the water – and create bridges… read more...
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Open sourcing AI
As AI moves increasingly open source, what does it mean for regulators?… read more...
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Gig economy study: People hate being managed by algorithms
A study of Uber drivers in New York and London finds worker resentment and frustration with the company’s management-by-app approach to HR… read more...
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Cybersecurity: The topic boards still don’t want to think about
Perception vs reality in the world of cybersecurity… read more...
![Digital imagery_Soar blockchain](https://istart.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Digital-imagery_Soar-blockchain-99x66.jpg)
Just like Google Earth…only better?
Using satellites, crowdsourced drone imagery and the blockchain, a new startup is looking to offer a high-res Google Earth alternative… read more...
![Huawei surviving USA bans](https://istart.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Huawei-surviving-USA-bans.jpg)
Huawei finds new ways to survive US bans
If you can’t access global standard platforms, create your own… read more...
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Email engagement surges…thanks to the GDPR?
IBM spinoff Acoustic says email engagement is on the rise, with email opens and CTRs increasing everywhere… read more...
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Screws tighten on privacy regulation
GDPR controls head down under… read more...
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LinkedIn avoids social media scandal
With well over half a billion users and nine billion content impressions every month, LinkedIn has certainly got the footprint. So where’s the drama?… read more...
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Australia wins digital Bledisloe (hands down)
Aussie tops rating despite dismal NBN, while affordability and cybersecurity drag NZ down… read more...
![The Instillery merge with Origin](https://istart.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/the_instillery_origin_nz-99x66.jpg)
Instillery Origin merger to drive cloud automation
Scale will open Tier 1 and Australian managed services prospects… read more...