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xReality surges on US defence, law enforcement deals

Fri, 30th Jan 2026
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xReality receipts jump 85% as US defence and police contracts swell pipeline to AUD $63 million and support a larger Sydney base.
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Gartner outlines four tactics behind efficient growth

Thu, 29th Jan 2026
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supply chain
Gartner identifies four finance tactics it says helped 105 US-listed firms beat peers with a 51% total shareholder return premium.
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Nike probes suspected cyberattack & huge data leak

Wed, 28th Jan 2026
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data protection
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Nike is probing a suspected cyberattack after a hacker group claimed to leak 1.4TB of internal data, raising supply chain security fears.
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Komodor bolsters leadership for AI driven SRE growth

Sat, 24th Jan 2026
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Komodor hires a new CFO and elevates its people chief to steer global expansion of its AI-driven site reliability engineering platform.
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Propel-AIR 2.0 robotics sprint launches in Brisbane

Thu, 22nd Jan 2026
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robots
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agricultural technology
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digital transformation
Australia's Propel-AIR 2.0 robotics sprint launches in Brisbane, uniting ARM Hub, MassRobotics and innovators for a week of AI showcases.
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Qubitra plots quantum push for finance & marketplace

Wed, 21st Jan 2026
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digital transformation
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fintech
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hpc
Qubitra, backed by SC Ventures and Fujitsu, maps out quantum apps and a marketplace to push finance use cases into production by 2026.
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Stratoship alliance offers staged lab‑to‑orbit pathway

Wed, 21st Jan 2026
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uc
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spacetech
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partner programmes
Stratoship, Orbit2Orbit and Sunburnt Space team up on a staged lab-to-orbit pathway to cut risk, cost and time for small satellite payloads.
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For Purpose backs Acredia in AI aged care software rebuild

Fri, 16th Jan 2026
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digital transformation
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rpa
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erp
For Purpose Aged Care backs Acredia in an AI-driven rebuild of its aged care software platform, aiming to modernise systems nationwide.
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ADLINK gains IEC 62443-4-1 nod for secure edge R&D

Wed, 14th Jan 2026
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robots
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uc
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devops
ADLINK secures IEC 62443-4-1 certification, formalising a secure-by-design R&D framework for its industrial edge and OT computing products.
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Teradata scales enterprise AI deployments across sectors

Wed, 14th Jan 2026
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manufacturing
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surveillance
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hybrid cloud
Teradata claims over 150 large-scale AI deployments in 2025 as enterprises shift from pilots to governed, production-grade roll-outs.
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ECOVACS debuts full-scenario home robots & LilMilo at CES

Tue, 13th Jan 2026
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robots
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edge computing
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smart home
ECOVACS launches full-scenario home robots at CES, unveiling new DEEBOT, GOAT, WINBOT and ULTRAMARINE lines plus LilMilo pet bot.
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LF Energy adds tech giants as board, membership grow

Mon, 12th Jan 2026
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virtualisation
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open source
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ai
LF Energy brings Apple, Microsoft and Shell onto its board as membership surges and event attendance hits records across three continents.
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Riverlane opens Delft AI quantum error correction hub

Sat, 10th Jan 2026
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dc
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hpc
Riverlane launches an AI-driven quantum error correction hub in Delft, led by Barbara Terhal, bolstering its European R&D footprint.
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Tineco carpet cleaner named in TIME Best Inventions list

Wed, 7th Jan 2026
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iot
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smart home
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power / energy
Tineco's Carpet One Cruiser wins spot on TIME's Best Inventions 2025 list, boosting its growing floorcare footprint in Australia and NZ.
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NBN & RMIT launch ASTRID lab for AI & digital twins

Wed, 7th Jan 2026
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edutech
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robots
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uc
NBN and RMIT launch ASTRID lab to build AI-driven digital twins and robotics for smarter planning of Australia's broadband network.
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Linxens unveils Hint to detect chip-tampered ID documents

Tue, 6th Jan 2026
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encryption
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biometrics
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iot
Linxens has launched Hint, a hidden sensor for e-passports and ID cards that alerts border checks to deliberate chip tampering and fraud.
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HP merges OMEN into HyperX, unveils new flagship gaming gear

Tue, 6th Jan 2026
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gaming
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martech
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digital entertainment
HP folds OMEN into HyperX with a unified gaming brand, debuting a powerhouse MAX 16 laptop, QD‑OLED monitor and brain‑sensing headset.
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LG unveils CLOiD home robot to drive Zero Labour vision

Thu, 25th Dec 2025
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smart home
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ai
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home automation
LG will debut its CLOiD household robot at CES 2026, pitching it as the centrepiece of a “Zero Labour Home” powered by AI.
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Explainer: Australia's public sector AI opportunity

Tue, 23rd Dec 2025
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data protection
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smart cities
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surveillance
Australia's vast public sector is turning to AI to boost efficiency, cut costs and improve services, while navigating strict ethical safeguards.
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MRead wins AUD $1.6m grant for handheld landmine scanner

Tue, 23rd Dec 2025
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physical security
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clean technologies
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it industry
MRead secures AUD $1.6m grant to advance MineReader, a handheld magnetic resonance landmine scanner aimed at faster, safer demining.