Technology, Innovation & Science

AI exacerbates the technician trap

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OPINION: The hardest part of business is seeing if anyone actually wants what you are making.

Perth men charged over alleged cybercrime

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Two Perth men have been charged over their alleged involvement with a cybercriminal group linked to breaches of over 1000 organisations, including the European Commission.

AI cost challenge for local science

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OPINION: Maintaining the status quo will not be enough for WA to remain relevant in the supercomputer stakes.

DXN wins 2MW data centre contract

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Modular data centre specialist DXN has hit another milestone, inking a $12.2 million contract to build a 2-megawatt AI high-performance computing modular data centre.

Origin cyber incident exposed bank details

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Origin Energy has confirmed that full bank account numbers were among some of the data exposed in a recent cyberattack, which saw over 900,000 customers' data compromised.

APA puts call out to hyperscalers

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Energy giant APA Group is positioning its WA landholdings as prime real estate for power-hungry hyperscale data centres, pitching microgrid solutions backed by renewables and gas-fired firming to ease mounting pressure on local networks.

Oz Hair, Quest hit by cyber incidents

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Two prominent Australian brands are warning customers to remain vigilant about targeted scams after major cyber incidents saw their customers' data exposed.

Cyber incident cost Notre Dame $6.4m

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A cyber incident that locked students and staff out of key systems at the University of Notre Dame and exposed 62 gigabytes of data cost the university $6.4 million, according to its latest annual report.

Energy formula drives WA along data highway

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From AI factories in the Kimberley to metropolitan campuses, WA has become part of the data domain.

DXN inks $4.1m edge data centre deal

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Modular data centre company DXN Limited has inked a $4.1 million deal to install an edge data centre at Melbourne Airport.

No hiding from data breach fallout

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Data breaches leave a dangerous tail for boards.

ECU flags hydrogen breakthrough in Pilbara iron

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WA iron deposits could soon power a clean energy breakthrough, according to new research from Edith Cowan University.

OncoRes becomes first WA Prix Galien finalist

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Perth-based medtech firm OncoRes Medical has named a finalist for a Prix Galien Award, a WA first in an award widely regarded as the Nobel Prize equivalent for the life sciences sector.

Escalante, VGW in $60m contract dispute

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UPDATE: VGW will "strongly defend" claims made against Laurence Escalante and the company by Perth-based financial services players chasing $60 million over an alleged breach of contract.

Patent granted for game-changer Endometriosis test

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A non-invasive test for Endometriosis developed by a Perth company, which can detect the disease with 99.7 per cent accuracy, has been granted an Australian patent.

Timor-Leste to get Hyperion's 'factory-in-a-box'

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Plastic waste in Timor-Leste will be used to build public infrastructure, after Perth-based Hyperion Systems moved to deploy its 'factory-in-a-box' overseas for the first time.

Telstra delivers dividend, flags AI future

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Australia's biggest telecommunications group has lifted its annual profit and given shareholders a bigger payout, along with a new share buyback program.

Innovaero reveals state grant in $40m IPO

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Perth drone manufacturer Innovaero is accelerating plans for its IPO, with its prospectus revealing the state government has given the firm millions to build its new headquarters.

Alphabet I Spy a puzzle for all people

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Daily visual puzzle game is fun for adults and a learning tool for kids.

Spotlight shines on Australia’s AI effect

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OPINION: AI is becoming a tool for business to fight back against Australia's collapsing productivity.

Feds probing WA subsea cable damage

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Authorities are assessing a report of a potential crime after two critical undersea telecommunications cables off Perth suffered near-simultaneous physical disruptions inside a national protection zone.

Finalists for Innovator of the Year revealed

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The state's premier innovation showcase has named 23 local companies as finalists for the 2026 WA Innovator of the Year awards, marking two decades since the program's inception.

Perth drone firm Innovaero eye $158m IPO

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Perth drone company Innovaero is accelerating plans for its IPO, with brokers pricing the raise at $40 million at five cents per share, giving the business an expected market capitalisation of $158 million.

Perth tech CEO makes US move

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The founder of software firm Track'em has relocated to Dallas to ramp up growth after winning work with engineering, procurement and construction contractors in the US and Middle East.

Feds back lithium tech start-up’s Kwinana pilot

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The federal government is backing a tech start-up to pilot its lithium extraction technology at a Kwinana downstream processing plant in a push to build sovereign capability.

Ensuring mastery of our own ecosystem

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A new report argues that data and domain expertise are the most important success factors.

ACCC launches Regional Mobile Inquiry

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WA farmers and remote communities could soon see a boost to mobile connectivity after the competition watchdog decided to launch an inquiry into regional mobile coverage.

SpaceX posts $US541m loss

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SpaceX has lost more than half a billion dollars in its first quarterly report as a public company, but the loss was less than Wall Street expected and revenue soared.

New wave takes on tech monoculture

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OPINION: A growing global movement of fashionable, subversive and inclusive tech is emerging.

Partnered Health hackers release alleged data

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Partnered Health, the GP network at the centre of a cyber breach which allegedly exposed thousands of Australians' health records, says it's aware of claims being made online that some stolen data had been published.

HWL Ebsworth, UWA sued over data breach

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A University of WA student and employee who had his information stolen and posted on the dark web after HWL Ebsworth became a victim of a ransomware incident is suing the firm and the university.

Optus sued by watchdog over triple-zero network outage

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Australia's second-largest telco is facing legal action over a major network failure that caused a widespread triple-zero outage.