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ARM Hub backs R&D overhaul to boost advanced manufacturing

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ARM Hub backs sweeping R&D reforms to better link researchers with industry and keep advanced manufacturing and AI-driven production in Australia.
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Vertiv & Nvidia boost AI data centre design with DSX

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Vertiv and Nvidia deepen collaboration on simulation-ready AI data centre blueprints to cut deployment risk and speed build-out at scale.
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Siemens, Rittal ally to power next-gen AI data centres

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Siemens and Rittal forge IEC-focused alliance to standardise high-density AI data centre power, debuting modular sidecar rack systems.
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Cisco and Nvidia unveil new secure AI edge framework

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Cisco and Nvidia launch a secure AI edge framework to push low‑latency inference from data centres into hospitals, factories and networks.
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GitHub backs Alpha-Omega with fresh open source funds

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GitHub joins tech giants in a USD $12.5 million Alpha-Omega push, boosting AI-powered defences for critical open source software.
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Saviynt names Alex Lei to lead APJ identity security sales

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Saviynt appoints Alex Lei to spearhead Asia Pacific and Japan identity security sales as cloud, AI and access governance demand surges.
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Linux Foundation secures USD $12.5m for AI security

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Linux Foundation wins USD $12.5m from tech giants to bolster AI-era open source security and ease pressure on overstretched maintainers.
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SUBCO boosts diverse fibre links between key cities

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SUBCO adds diverse Sydney-Melbourne fibre paths and wider data centre access, aiming to cut single points of failure on key routes.
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Salute & Phaidra unite to boost AI data centre cooling

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Salute and Phaidra partner to blend AI-driven data centre controls with liquid cooling operations as operators ramp high-density AI loads.
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Amazon leads concentrated global hyperscale market

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Amazon leads the concentrated global hyperscale data centre market, as the top 10 providers captured 46% of 2024 revenue.
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Densification vs decarbonisation: The future of data centres in Australia

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Australia races to expand data centres as AI demand soars, testing how far densification can go while still hitting net-zero ambitions.
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Virtualplatform extends orchestration for SD-WAN underlay

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Virtualplatform adds SD-WAN underlay orchestration, giving multi-site enterprises unified carrier management and clearer network visibility.
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Fintech forecast to add AUD $37 billion to Australia's GDP

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Australia's fintech sector could add AUD $37 billion to GDP and hit AUD $71 billion in revenue by 2035, if capital and policy align.
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WinDC, Armada launch portable AI data centres at wind farms

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WinDC and Armada are rolling out truck-sized AI data centres at Australian wind and solar farms, using curtailed power for on-site compute.
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AirTrunk opens new Singapore base for Asia AI growth

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AirTrunk opens new Singapore HQ to anchor Asia AI and cloud growth, expanding staff and green data centre investment across the region.
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Alchelyst merger creates unified private markets platform

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Alchelyst merges with Lyra Client Solutions to form a unified tech-enabled private markets servicing platform led by founder Joan Kehoe.
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Kinetic IT names Dean Langenbach as new chief executive

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Kinetic IT appoints Dean Langenbach as chief executive to spearhead AI-driven growth while maintaining its distinctly Australian identity.
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Equinix unveils vendor-neutral hub for distributed AI

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Equinix launches a vendor-neutral Distributed AI Hub, linking 280 data centres to simplify multi-cloud, edge and AI security operations.
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Cisco, UTS open digital innovation hub for AI in Sydney

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Cisco and UTS have opened Innovation Central Sydney, a new AI-focused hub in Tech Central to link research with industry and government.
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Equinix names Olivier Leonetti as new Chief Financial Officer

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Equinix taps seasoned data centre finance leader Olivier Leonetti as CFO from March, ahead of veteran Keith Taylor's planned 2026 retirement.