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The Federal Government’s announcement that it will move to strengthen Australia’s merger laws, bringing Australia into line with most other developed economies, will benefit Australian consumers and businesses of all sizes, as well as the wider economy, according to the head of the competition watchdog, the ACCC.

Aerospace company Space Machines has launched Optimus, which it touts to be Australia’s largest-ever private satellite and the company’s first Orbital Servicing Vehicle (OSV).

The eSafety Commissioner will allocate a $3 million grant to seven universities and non-government organisations to prevent the abuse of women and children as part of the Australian government’s $10 million funding package of the preventing tech-based abuse of women grants program.

Nearly 17 million Australians play video games regularly, according to research from the University of Melbourne. Australians play for an average of 83 minutes per day, and 75% of people play video games socially. But for children with complex disabilities, access to video games and the benefits they offer can be challenging.

A new construction industry report reveals continued digital shortage is hampering the sector’s quality and safety protocols with a lack of clarity and audit trail for decision-making processes alongside difficulty in capturing “as built” information identified as the top construction quality and safety issues in Australia.

La Trobe University has appointed Professor Nilmini Wickramasinghe to the new Optus Chair of Digital Health in the School of Computing, Engineering and Mathematical Sciences.

Three hundred and ninety scientists and researchers from 34 countries, including Australia and New Zealand, have published an open letter to the EU opposing the bloc's proposed Child Sexual Abuse Regulation due to its weakening of end-to-end encryption.

Tradie marketplace operator hipages Group has promoted Jeremy Burton to the role of CTO, allowing former chief product and technology officer Herry Wiputra to focus his efforts are chief product officer.

GUEST OPINION: The way we work and interact has evolved incredibly quickly over the last few years, and has changed forever. Work is no longer simply a place where we go to perform our daily tasks for an employer. It has become widely accepted that those tasks can be done anywhere.

The healthcare industry is the fifth largest contributor to planetary pollution, and adapting digital health technologies like telehealth, electronic health records, usage of artificial intelligence (AI) and the internet of things would help to reduce carbon emissions in the sector., according to a new research report.

Global fintech Airwallex has embarked on a pivotal partnership with the University of Melbourne, which the company says will help build the next generation of Australian tech leaders.

The Victorian Government has awarded fund management company Artesian a $10 million contract to establish and operate the Cremorne Digital Hub to accelerate the state’s tech sector and ecosystem.

COMPANY NEWS: Talend, a global leader in data integration and management, today announced that the University of Melbourne (UoM) has selected Talend Data Fabric for its cloud data platform, helping the public-spirited institution respond to the changing needs of the business by moving and managing healthy data in cloud, hybrid, and multi-cloud environments.

Brisbane-based cloud hosting and web development company ATech has appointed Gary Linton to the newly created role of non-executive chair, promoted Glenn Prinsen to the role of operations manager, and appointed Amanda Brown and Manuel Ruiz to the roles of community manager and senior web developer respectively.

Digital transformation solutions company UST today opened an innovation lab at the University of Melbourne’s Melbourne Connect.

The University of Melbourne has engaged KPMG Australia’s transformation team to roll out a whole-of-organisation HR and finance solution upgrade.

Sydney-based software company Nuix has appointed Alexis Rouch to the role of CIO, effective 1 August 2022.

Curtin University and the Lions Eye Institute have appointed Professor Andrew Turpin as the inaugural Lions Curtin Chair in Ophthalmic Big Data.

Australian short-distance electric-powered delivery vehicle provider Zoomo has appointed Jules Flynn to the role of COO, Michelle Crocker to the role of vice president of people and culture, and Alan Wells to the role of vice president of product.

To identify how Japan and Australia can create a feasible hydrogen supply chain Asialink Business and the Melbourne Energy Institute at the University of Melbourne in partnership with the Consulate-General of Japan hosted a first of its kind event held in Melbourne last week.