RETN adds sixth subsea route to boost Taiwan resilience
about 5 hours agoThe extra Taipei-Hong Kong path comes after repeated cable faults exposed the risk of relying on too few international links around Taiwan.
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Adactin completes ABS Census paper form service testing
The assurance exercise helped ensure Australians needing a non-digital option could request Census paper forms reliably during peak 2026 demand.
Footy finals drive surge in Samsung's giant TV sales
The seasonal boost has made 75-inch-plus sets a bigger profit driver, with Samsung Australia reporting a 20% lift in TV sales before last year's finals weekend.
UBS picks BT to modernise global trader communications
The rollout gives more than 2,400 traders a single cloud-based voice platform, replacing fragmented systems across 17 countries and improving compliance.
TBH & Adaptus form alliance for sustainability advisory
Clients facing climate disclosure and investor scrutiny get combined project and sustainability advice across Australia, Asia-Pacific and the Middle East.
Australian farms test AI assistant to cut paperwork
With AI use in Australian farming at just 3%, a new tool is being trialled to save producers hours of night-time paperwork and data entry.
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Travellers arriving overseas without connectivity or cash access can now use Wise for data and local QR payments in one app.
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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.
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Geopolitical risks are prompting chipmakers to spread production across Asia Pacific, with 35% planning expansion into new regional markets.
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