Paul Smith
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Visa shake-up relegates cyber skills despite ‘worst ever’ crisis
Cyber Security Minister Clare O’Neil removes 27 roles from Priority Migration Skilled Occupation List → Read More
Corporate Australia rushes to check its data hoards after Optus mess
Australian businesses anticipate stronger privacy laws and are making sure they aren’t hoarding data for too long. → Read More
Canva downgrade sparks valuation rethink for local tech
The tumbling value of Australia’s technology darling Canva has prompted VC funds to re-appraise their portfolios. → Read More
Labor pledges $1b fund for critical new technologies
Labor will unveil a $1 billion warchest to invest in critical technologies such as artificial intelligence, quantum computing, robotics and software development. → Read More
Push for consequences as Facebook caught ‘extorting’ Aussie government
Ex-ACCC boss Rod Sims says revelations Facebook deliberately shut down pages of charities and health organisations to strong-arm Josh Frydenberg are “amazing.” → Read More
Canva set to be Australia’s ‘most successful tech company ever’
Less than a decade ago, Melanie Perkins was learning to kite surf to try and impress a potential investor. Now her company has grown so big, so fast that it can count its money and put off the need for an IPO. → Read More
Start-up uses hedge-fund principles in its digital ads business
Melbourne-based marketing technology start-up Foxcatcher has raised $5 million and is growing fast. → Read More
Online marketing platform Tribe reveals IPO plans after funding round
The online influencer marketing platform has been growing rapidly as brands look for fresh content for online ads. → Read More
New Accenture boss Tara Brady won’t pull punches, with mandate for change
The CEO of one of Australia’s largest financial services companies has rejected suggestions from Accenture’s new Australian boss that local firms are too conservative with their technology investments. → Read More
Marketing AI start-up Metigy raises $20m as COVID helps growth
Digital marketing start-up Metigy will target US and Asian growth after closing an over-subscribed funding round, which it expects to see it through to an IPO. → Read More
Hacked again: Toll Group systems hit by fresh ransomware attack
Logistics giant Toll Group has fallen victim to cyber attackers for a second time this year, with experts saying it should be better prepared to recover this time. → Read More
Google chief's shock at moving media goalposts
Melanie Silva rejects the accusation that Google was holding up negotiations on a new media code of conduct, and says it will co-operate with the ACCC to find a fair result. → Read More
ABC could see payday from big tech giants
ACCC chairman Rod Sims says it is important for the ABC to be part of a new code governing how Google and Facebook share revenue with news organisations. → Read More
ANZ tech boss sees future dividend from virus crisis
Zoom meetings and home printing has been banned, but ANZ's tech boss says the bank's success operating during lockdown will lead to long-term changes. → Read More
Virus could cut $894m from Australian tech market this year
Analysis by a global research group has warned of a dramatic cut in technology spending by Australian organisations this year as a result of COVID-19 savings. → Read More
Tech sector bands together to offer small businesses free software
Some of the world's biggest tech companies are temporarily offering their products for free to help businesses get their staff working remotely. → Read More
Slack boss looks to seize opportunity of a dispersed workforce
US collaboration software company Slack has a new Asia-Pacific boss, who has arrived on the scene just as thousands of Australian organisations try to work remotely. → Read More
Google cloud boss looks to AI as it fights Amazon, Microsoft duopoly
Robert Enslin joined Google Cloud last year after 27 years at SAP. He says Google is poised to gatecrash the cloud-computing party in Australia and worldwide. → Read More
Revealed: Xero to head $100b 'Aussie Nasdaq'
A new index tracking the best performing tech companies trading on the ASX will be launched on Friday, with Xero, Computershare and Afterpay leading the way. → Read More
Expert360 secures $12m, sets itself for future IPO
The founder of online employment marketplace Expert360 will bring on a chief operating officer to help her run the company as it grows into a more mature operation. → Read More