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Aussie Ag-Tech Start-Up Scores $11 Million Funding Deal

Computer Daily News May 13, 2020 No Comments

SYDNEY: Australian agricultural technology company, The Yield Technology Solutions, has secured an $11 million funding round led by Yamaha’s investment arm Yamaha Motor Ventures & Laboratory Silicon Valley. Also, The…

Former Apple Oz Exec Launches Start-Up With Focus On HomeKit

Computer Daily News May 13, 2020 No Comments

SYDNEY: Justin Stuckey, former business development manager for iPod and iPad with Apple Australia, has formed a company, Domotic, claimed to be Australia’s first Apple HomeKit managed services provider that…

Aussie E-Sports Operators Face Match-Fixing Charges

Computer Daily News May 5, 2020 No Comments

MELBOURNE: Five organisers of e-sports in Australia have been charged with match-fixing offences which, if proved, carry penalties of up to 10 years in prison. Victoria Police say the five…

Afterpay Surges 24pc Following Stake Sale To China’s Tencent

Computer Daily News May 5, 2020 No Comments

SYDNEY: Shares in Melbourne-based Afterpay leapt almost 24 percent on the ASX yesterday, following the weekend announcement that Chinese giant Tencent has acquired a five percent interest in the Australian…

Covid-19 Impact Still To Hit Oz Business: Report

Computer Daily News May 5, 2020 No Comments

CANBERRA: Some 72 percent of Australian busnesses expect reduced cash flow to have an adverse impact on their business over the next two months, according to a new report from…

Google Data Shows Growing Lockdown Fatigue Down Under

Computer Daily News May 4, 2020 No Comments

SYDNEY/NEW YORK: Australians and US residents are starting to move around their cities, thwarting efforts to have them stay in lockdown, according to new data from Google. This apparent “lockdown…

‘We’re Coming Back’: Apple Plans To Re-Open Aussie stores

Computer Daily News May 4, 2020 No Comments

SYDNEY/SAN FRANCISCO: Apple will re-open its 22 Australian retail stores in one to two weeks. All of Apple’s stores outside of mainland China have been shut since March 14, CEO…

Facebook Ad Revenue Slows Up

Computer Daily News May 1, 2020 No Comments

SAN FRANCISCO: Facebook has reported revenue growth of 18 percent in Q1, its slowest ever, as ad sales rose 17 percent to US$17.44 billion in the period. The company warned…

Coles Online Growth Choking

Computer Daily News May 1, 2020 No Comments

SYDNEY: The Coles group – which scored global attention it would rather forget, following the March stampede to stock-up on toilet paper in the wake of the coronavirus – has…

‘Publisher’ Google Ordered To Pay $40K In Defamation Case

Computer Daily News May 1, 2020 No Comments

MELBOURNE: In a landmark decision, the Supreme Court of Victoria has found that Google is a publisher and has been consequently ordered to pay $40,000 in damages to Melbourne lawyer…