US$70 BILLION FROM PUBLIC EV CHARGING IN 2030

[US$70 BILLION FROM PUBLIC EV CHARGING IN 2030, a US$90 Billion Automotive Digital Tech Spend in 2028, and 36 Other Transformative Technology Stats You Need to Know – ABI Research’s latest whitepaper highlights... Read more »

AUSTRALIA FIXED COMMUNICATION SERVICES MARKET TO REACH $7.8 BILLION IN 2028

News Release by GlobalData, 28 Feb 2024: Fixed communication services revenue growth in Australia is projected to experience minimal growth, increasing from $7.5 billion in 2023 to $7.8 billion in 2028, with... Read more »

TECH COUNCIL LAUNCHES VIRTUAL WORK EXPERIENCE PROGRAM

Opening pathways to tech jobs for more young Australians 22 February 2024, Sydney, Media Release from Tech Council of Australia: The Tech Council of Australia (TCA) was joined by the Hon. Amanda... Read more »

Australia’s Advanced Industries Are 54 Percent Weaker Than the Global Average and Declining, New Report Finds

WASHINGTON—Australia’s IT and information services industry is 10 percent stronger than the global average based on the size of its economy, according to a new report from the Information Technology and Innovation... Read more »

120,000 FEE-FREE TAFE AND VET PLACES DEAL BY FEDERAL AND NSW GOVERNMENTS

Sydney (Media Release by the office of the Minister for Skills and Training, 5 Dec 2022): The Australian and NSW Governments have signed a landmark 12-month Skills Agreement to address the current skills... Read more »

NFTs: EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW

By: Floryselle Lafradez; What is NFT? NFT, or non-fungible token refers to the wholly unique and non-transferable unit of data. This data is kept inside these eccentric works of art and digital... Read more »
Tesla Tiny House

Tiny Tesla House is touring Australia to show off solar power potential

Tesla Tiny House hits the road in Australia with Model X A tiny Tesla house is making the rounds of Australia – showing off its solar products and educating the public on how... Read more »
Australian team wins Grand Championship at 2017 Amazon Robotics Challenge

Australian team wins Grand Championship at 2017 Amazon Robotics Challenge

Australia won the Amazon Robotics Challenge with ‘Cartman’, a cheap robot held together with cable ties The Australian Centre for Robotic Vision at QUT has grabbed the first prize and US $80,000... Read more »
artificial intelligence

Australia lagging behind as businesses fail to embrace Artificial Intelligence: experts

Does Australia lack innovation clusters like Silicon Valley? By Sophie Kesteven (for ABC News) Despite Australia “punching above its weight” in artificial intelligence (AI) research, the country is failing to embrace the... Read more »
Chinese scientists teleported a Photon from Earth to Orbit

Chinese scientists teleported a Photon from Earth to Orbit, marking major breakthrough

Researchers from China successfully teleported a photon from Earth to a satellite 500 km away Not long ago, in the early 1990s, scientists only speculated that teleportation using quantum physics could be possible. Since... Read more »
AeroMobil flying car

Future is Now – AeroMobil starts taking pre-orders for its first flying car

AeroMobil is officially rolling out to buyers in 2020 Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it is a flying car. It may not be quite like the Jetsons, but... Read more »
Samsung Galaxy S8

8 reasons you should buy the Samsung Galaxy S8

Should you upgrade to Samsung Galaxy S8? Here are 8 Reasons to help you decide Samsung Electronics has launched the company’s new flagship phones, Galaxy S8 and S8+, at the company’s event... Read more »
Robot Police in Duabi

Dubai to get Robot Police force by May 2017

Dubai officers also hope to have the first robot-only police station by 2030 Some of the world’s first robotic police officers are expected to hit the streets of Dubai in May 2018.... Read more »
Fintech

Australian innovators eye China’s vibrant fintech hubs

Australian fintech companies to visit and see for themselves how China has embraced technology and is driving innovation. Australian financial technology companies will have their sights set firmly on China during an... Read more »
The Dubai RTA chief Mattar Al Tayer with a representative of the Chinese driverless flying car, or AAV, maker Ehang. “We are working hard to start operation of the AAV this July,” said Mr Al Tayyer. Courtesy APCO Worldwide

Dubai plans to roll out pilot-less flying taxis this summer

Chinese passenger drones Ehang 184  are coming to Dubai in July 2017 Dubai has tested a Chinese prototype of a self-driving hover-taxi, its transport authority said on Monday, with the aim of... Read more »
Execs at Facebook, Google, Apple, and Other Tech Giants Sign Letter Opposing Trump's Immigration Order

Google, Facebook, Apple and others draft joint letter opposing Trump’s travel ban

Execs at Facebook, Google, Apple, and Other Tech Giants Sign LetterOpposing Trump’s Immigration Order More than 30 CEOs of biggest tech companies—including Google, Facebook, Apple, Microsoft, and Uber—have signed onto a letter... Read more »
Samsung halts Galaxy Note 7

Samsung finally scraps Galaxy Note 7 over fire concerns

Samsung has killed off the Galaxy Note 7 in the hope of limiting the fallout from its exploding smartphone fiasco Samsung has confirmed that it is permanently stopping production of the Galaxy Note... Read more »
iphone 7

Apple’s iPhone 7 and Apple Watch Series 2 now available for preorder

iPhone 7 and 7 Plus announced with water resistance, dual cameras, and no headphone jack Apple has officially unveiled its long-awaited iPhone 7, featuring waterproofing, a dual-lens camera, and wireless AirPod headphones. A... Read more »
Samsung halts Galaxy Note 7

Samsung Galaxy Note 7 pulled from shelves in Australia over safety concerns

Samsung is recalling millions of new Galaxy Note 7 smartphones worldwide after reports that the devices can catch fire while charging. SYDNEY – Australian telecoms and retailers have pulled Samsung’s latest smartphone from... Read more »
How smartphones can help monitor and prevent illegal deforestation

How smartphones can help monitor and prevent illegal deforestation

Deforestation in Cameroon has increased fourfold from 2006 to 2014, but the spread of cheap smartphones can be used to turn this tide Edward Mitchard (Chancellor’s Fellow at the University of Edinburgh)... Read more »
An Audi A4 in crystal effect paint finish Ara Blue is seen on the road. The 2017 Audi A4 upholds the strong tradition of its sports sedan predecessors.

Tech sets apart 2017 Audi A4 from other sports sedans

The new Audi A4 Allroad will feature the firm’s latest four-wheel drive and self-driving technology when it goes on sale in the coming months. Buyers will be able to select an option... Read more »

Tesla Model 3 unveiled, deliveries to begin in late 2017

The Tesla Model 3 has finally been released at the Tesla design studio in Hawthorne, Calif. The new entry level model was confirmed to start at $35,000 and promises a range of... Read more »
Scientists develop Matrix-style stimulator capable of enhancing skills

Scientists develop Matrix-style stimulator capable of enhancing skills

Scientists develop Matrix-style technology capable of enhancing skills Anyone who has ever watched Matrix wished they could upload information to their brain in seconds. Now the idea of a device being able to “upload”... Read more »

US Judge rejects FBI request to unlock iPhone

Apple Wins Major Court Victory Against FBI in a Case Similar to San Bernardino Apple scored a major legal victory in its ongoing battle against the FBI on Monday when a federal... Read more »