Budget 2023: $23.4 million for small business cyber wardens program, delivered by COSBOA
The federal government will invest $23.4 million over the next three years to help small businesses build their resilience to cyber threats by training in-house cyber experts.
The top five reasons companies aren’t ready for a cyber crisis when it hits
Too many business owners are declining to take even rudimentary steps to better equip their companies to get crisis-ready.
Salesforce announces Slack GPT as the platform pushes further into AI
A whole suite of AI features have been announced as part of Slack GPT and the platform's push to automate workflows as much as possible.
CBA wants urgent Apple regulation, direct access to iPhone payments as fees soar
The CBA has called for urgent regulation for Apple Pay in a Senate Economics Committee submission this week, saying time is of the essence.
Australia’s first quantum strategy predicts $6 billion in revenue and nearly 20,000 jobs
Ed Husic has announced Australia's first quantum strategy, promising billions in revenue over the next two decades.
SMEs are using AI-powered tools to save “hundreds of hours” of work: LinkedIn data
SMEs are embracing evolving technology and actively adopting innovative marketing-tech tools such as AI to support their creative marketing and grow their businesses.
The fastest growing (and declining) jobs over the next five years
This report from the World Economic Forum reveals which jobs are increasing in demand and which are most in danger in the future.
World Economic Forum job report reveals 75% of companies will adopt AI by 2027
The latest job report from the World Economic Forum has revealed a whole lot more companies will be adopting AI over the next five years.
UK regulator blocks Microsoft’s $104 billion Activision Blizzard acquisition, frustrating the biggest tech deal in history
A UK regulator has blocked Microsoft's $104 billion deal to acquire Activision Blizzard. But the gaming giants are fighting back.
OpenAI announces ChatGPT Professional, a paid tier for businesses
OpenAI has announced a second paid tier for ChatGPT, a version for businesses and enterprise customers called ChatGPT Professional.
“It’s not great”: CyRise closure leaves Australia without a cybersecurity startup accelerator
NTT and Deakin University have decided to close cybersecurity-focused CyRise Accelerator, a collaboration they opened in 2017.
Australia’s Android payment race accelerates as Stripe launches tap-to-pay for businesses
American payments fintech Stripe has launched a new suite of products Australia, challenging incumbents like Square and Zeller by offering small businesses access to Tap to Pay on Android and its own Terminal POS system.