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Australian business conditions weaken as sector gap widens

Rising oil prices and higher borrowing costs are squeezing retail and housing-linked firms, while mining continues to hold up.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 5 min read • 4 days ago

Global Stories

Defence stories

Fintech

AMD launches tamper-resistant Versal chips for security

The new line aims to cut board-level security complexity for defence, infrastructure and fintech customers facing physical chip attacks.

By Mara Sugue • 3 min read • Today

Security Information and Event Management

Salt Security launches autonomous defence for agents

Security teams can now automate blocking, access revocation and remediation across connected systems as Salt moves beyond alerts and tickets.

By Mara Sugue • 3 min read • Yesterday

Robotics

Balnord urges Europe to scale deep-tech for defence

Europe must fix procurement and funding gaps if deep-tech is to become deployable defence capability, Balnord says.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • 2 days ago

Data centers

Britain's data centres are becoming strategic national assets. But are we doing enough to protect them?

A major outage at one strategic site could trigger £352 million in direct losses, underlining the need for tighter physical protection.

By Andy Fairbanks • 8 min read • Yesterday

Large Language Models

Netcompany backs Danish AI supercomputer with DKK 325m

The fresh cash will expand Denmark's Gefion supercomputer capacity for public bodies, researchers and regulated industries as AI demand grows.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Yesterday

Cybersecurity

Attackers weaponise public research within minutes

Published exploit code is giving defenders days, not weeks, to patch, with 91% of public proof-of-concept vulnerabilities hit within 48 hours.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Last week

Quantum Computing

The quantum revolution is quietly happening

Businesses could soon see gains from quantum computing, with Fujitsu saying utility-scale systems may arrive within five years and 5% route savings already found.

By Anthony Caruana • 5 min read • Last week

Stories from Other Regions

Defence stories

Ransomware

M5 launches Sentinel to secure voice edge on IP networks

As copper lines are retired, exposed voice devices on IP networks are becoming a bigger target for toll fraud, scanning and ransomware.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Today

Partner Programmes

Netpoleon India teams with QNu Labs on quantum-safe security

Indian enterprises will gain broader access to quantum-safe cybersecurity tools as the partnership aims to help them assess cryptographic risk before quantum threats grow.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Yesterday

Supply Chain

MindLink & Everfox enable real-time classified chats

Defence and government teams will be able to share live operational updates across classified networks without switching terminals or relying on file transfers.

By Shadda Lie Catugal • 3 min read • Today

Software-as-a-Service

Investors to focus on revenue per employee in 2027

Startups will face tougher funding terms in 2027 as investors scrutinise revenue per employee and AI-driven efficiency more closely.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 5 min read • Today

Robotics

Plextek wins King's Award for space radar innovation

The award highlights growing demand for lighter, lower-power sensors as satellites face rising collision risks from more than 230 million debris fragments.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Yesterday