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Beaten Zone passes AUD $20 million fundraising mark
Investor appetite for defence tech is rising as the Brisbane-based fund draws fresh capital amid regional tensions and supply chain concerns.
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Australian SMEs could save hours on month-end admin as Budgetly automates transaction coding, GST checks and receipt reviews on selected plans.
monday.com flags Australian firms' coordination tax
A survey of 385 workers suggests poor handovers, rework and meeting overload are draining productivity across Australian and New Zealand firms.
Biza wins four CDR lenders & adds three executives
Its early lead in Australia's Consumer Data Right non-bank lending rollout now spans more than half of the first wave of lenders, while adding three executives.
Drakong launches Challenger controller for Xbox & PC
The wired pad targets budget-minded Xbox and PC players with Hall-effect sticks, back buttons and official licensing at USD $34.99.
Fujifilm Australia launches wide-angle cinema zoom lens
Filmmakers gain an ultra-wide option for the GFX ETERNA 55, with a matched lens swap setup aimed at faster large-format production.
Why Eftsure's original pitch is fading fast
Bank-led name checks in Australia and New Zealand are eroding the niche that made Eftsure easy to sell a decade ago.
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Anthony Caruana
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Anthony has been living and breathing technology since he was a child. He has contributed to almost every major technology publication in Australia as well as editing a few along the way. In his spare time, he likes to run, especially on trails, and plays Australian Rules football through the winter.
Damian Seeto
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Darren Price has been playing video games and messing with technology for 45 years. For the last fifteen years he’s been writing about games and tech, as well. He hates sport, but loves sports video games - which he puts down to a mixture of being annoyingly contrary and extremely lazy. Whilst he is completely tone deaf, he considers Rock Band to be his guilty pleasure. A geek from way back, Darren builds his own computers, collects comic books, owns several lightsabers and is a sucker for video-gaming merchandise.
David Shilovsky
Interview Editor
David joins TechDay from a primarly sports reporting background, but has a keen interest across all facets of technology, especially any Apple product, the latest in OLED televisions and gaming consoles. He brings significant editorial experience to the role, with various digital and print publications on his CV. In his spare time, David enjoys watching or playing sport, playing video games and checking out live music.
Donovan Jackson
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Fascinated by the technology industry after a visit to a Computer Faire in 1998, Donovan Jackson first worked as a public relations consultant for enterprise software and hardware distribution companies in 2000, then as a journalist for IDG-affiliated channel and trade publications, and as a producer of commercial content as an agency owner through the 2000s and 2010s. He has served as ITBrief editor in the last days of the printed magazine, and has a long association with TechDay as a contributor to special projects. Donovan has wide interests spanning technology, philosophy, bicycles, literature, psychology, motorcycles, travel, geography, history, general knowledge, and various combinations of these and other subjects.
Jacques-Pierre (JP) Dumas
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With a background in media, JP is the definition of a tech nerd. After a stint as a journo, he's moved on to marketing but in his spare time, he still loves deep-diving into the best of tech, games, and films. You can chat to JP about anything from the latest console releases to supercomputer teraFLOPs and he'll be sure to have an opinion.
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