2+ week, 4+ day ago  (374+ words) Defence has signed a $37 million deal to deploy a classified version of a cloud-based data repository that is used for space situational awareness. The deal builds on work that has been underway at Defence since late 2023, which trialled the concept…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (554+ words) Amazon. com will acquire Globalstar in an US$11. 57 billion ($16 billion) "deal, bolstering its "fledgling satellite business as it tries to catch up with Elon Musk's Starlink. Tech companies are pouring billions of dollars into capturing the lucrative market for satellite-based…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago  (466+ words) Commercial low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite operators may be delivering connectivity into Australia without establishing a local presence, potentially placing user data outside the reach of domestic laws, a new joint advisory from Australia's cyber security agency and its international…...

3+ mon, 5+ day ago  (197+ words) Qantas has named the former boss of its regional arm to lead technology, AI and transformation across the group. The appointment was announced internally at the airline back in December and reported briefly at the time, but drew more significant…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago  (287+ words) Elon Musk's Space X wants to launch a "constellation "of 1 million satellites that will orbit Earth and harness the sun to power AI data centres, according to a filing'at the US Federal Communications Commission. A "merger'would give "fresh momentum to…...

4+ mon, 3+ day ago  (456+ words) Jeff Bezos' space company Blue Origin has announced a "plan to "deploy 5408 satellites in space for a communications network that will serve data centres, governments and businesses, jumping into a satellite constellation market dominated by Elon Musk's Space X. Deployment of…...

4+ mon, 6+ day ago  (955+ words) Iran's crackdown on dissidents is shaping up as one of the toughest security tests yet for Elon Musk's Starlink, which has "served as a lifeline "against state-imposed internet blackouts since its deployment during the war in Ukraine. Space X, which…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago  (188+ words) Australian payment firm Airwallex will invest around 200 million euros ($349 million) over the next five years in its Netherlands operations, "marking a major European expansion "as "it shifts from its "Asia-Pacific base. The Melbourne-founded fintech plans "to increase its Amsterdam headcount…...

5+ mon, 2+ day ago  (260+ words) Defence's contribution to government spending on IT and digital contractors and consultants was revealed to be $410 million in 2023-24, the first time it's been specifically costed. A Finance-run audit of employment [pdf], run for only the second time, puts whole-of-government spending…...

5+ mon, 1+ week ago  (292+ words) The Australian Taxation Office, Federal Police, the Energy Regulator and Veterans' Affairs have all secured IT upgrade funding in the mid-year economic and fiscal outlook. While a $225 million package to support the government's adoption of AI was a major technology…...