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Anker unveils smart energy solutions for Australian homes
Smart Home

Anker unveils smart energy solutions for Australian homes

Anker unveiled smart energy and home solutions at All Energy Australia 2025, enhancing power, storage, charging, and security for Australian homes.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Wed, 5th Nov 2025
Top Australian scientists & educators honoured with PM's awards
Cybersecurity

Top Australian scientists & educators honoured with PM's awards

Australia honours top scientists, innovators and educators with 2025 PM's Prizes for advances in air quality, quantum cybersecurity, clean hydrogen and STEM teaching.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • Tue, 4th Nov 2025
Australians cut back on energy use as AI tech promises savings
Power / Energy

Australians cut back on energy use as AI tech promises savings

Nearly half of Australians limit air conditioning use amid rising energy costs, while AI tech offers up to 60% savings on household appliance energy consumption.

By Melvin Hipolito • 3 min read • Thu, 30th Oct 2025
Five steps to achieving corporate environmental sustainability
Supply Chain

Five steps to achieving corporate environmental sustainability

Companies are embedding sustainability into daily operations with AI tools, smart offsets and data-driven steps to cut carbon emissions faster.

By Sianne Chen • 5 min read • Mon, 27th Oct 2025

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Emirates Flight Catering transforms data management for efficiency
Data Analytics

Emirates Flight Catering transforms data management for efficiency

Emirates Flight Catering adopts Informatica's cloud-based data platform to boost efficiency, supplier collaboration and sustainability in its meal production.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Thu, 13th Nov 2025
Akaysha Energy adopts Gurobi tech to optimise global battery assets
Clean technologies

Akaysha Energy adopts Gurobi tech to optimise global battery assets

Australian firm Akaysha Energy uses Gurobi's optimisation tech to boost forecasting and management of battery energy storage across global markets.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Tue, 11th Nov 2025
Scotland urged to seize AI opportunity & build global tech hub
Hyperscale

Scotland urged to seize AI opportunity & build global tech hub

Scotland must harness its renewable energy and data centres to become a global AI hub, driving economic growth and innovation, experts urge.

By Shannon Williams • 5 min read • Thu, 6th Nov 2025
Fastly unveils emissions dashboard for ANZ firms' compliance
Hyperscale

Fastly unveils emissions dashboard for ANZ firms' compliance

Fastly has launched a sustainability dashboard to help Australian and New Zealand firms comply with mandatory supply chain emissions reporting regulations.

By Melvin Hipolito • 4 min read • Mon, 3rd Nov 2025
Neo cloud & GPUaaS reshape AI in Australia & New Zealand
Hybrid Cloud

Neo cloud & GPUaaS reshape AI in Australia & New Zealand

Neo cloud services and GPUaaS are transforming AI in Australia and New Zealand, offering cost-effective, sustainable infrastructure amid rising demand and governance challenges.

By Melvin Hipolito • 5 min read • Fri, 31st Oct 2025
Siemens report finds energy resilience now outranks climate goals
Supply Chain

Siemens report finds energy resilience now outranks climate goals

Siemens finds national energy resilience and independence now outrank climate goals for executives amid geopolitical risks and supply chain volatility.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Thu, 30th Oct 2025
Asia-Pacific data centres urged to balance growth & green energy
Digital Transformation

Asia-Pacific data centres urged to balance growth & green energy

The Asia-Pacific Data Centre Association urges governments to adopt policies balancing rapid digital growth with green energy targets across the region.

By Jed Nykolle Harme • 3 min read • Tue, 28th Oct 2025

Stories from Other Regions

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PwC, Equinix and Xero weigh in on Liberal's Budget 2025
Digital Transformation

PwC, Equinix and Xero weigh in on Liberal's Budget 2025

Canada's federal budget backs AI infrastructure, data sovereignty, and consumer-driven banking, aiming to boost small businesses and drive economic growth.

By Jake MacAndrew • 3 min read • Thu, 6th Nov 2025
Willow Place unveils Corby's first ultra-rapid EV charging hub
Cartech

Willow Place unveils Corby's first ultra-rapid EV charging hub

Willow Place Shopping Centre in Corby has launched its first ultra-rapid EV charging hub with six Kempower chargers, backed by GBP £900,000 investment.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Thu, 6th Nov 2025
Equinix to invest GBP £3.9 billion in Hertfordshire data campus
Hyperscale

Equinix to invest GBP £3.9 billion in Hertfordshire data campus

Equinix will invest GBP £3.9 billion in a new data centre campus in Hertfordshire, boosting the UK's AI capacity and creating thousands of jobs.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Fri, 31st Oct 2025
UK data centre spending to surpass GBP £10 billion a year by 2029
DataCentre infrastructure

UK data centre spending to surpass GBP £10 billion a year by 2029

UK data centre spending is set to soar from GBP £1.75bn to over GBP £10bn annually by 2029, driven by AI demand and regional development shifts.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Thu, 30th Oct 2025
Sovereign AI could boost Indonesia's GDP by USD $140 billion by 2030
Digital Transformation

Sovereign AI could boost Indonesia's GDP by USD $140 billion by 2030

Sovereign AI could add USD $140 billion to Indonesia's GDP by 2030, driving up to 6.8% annual growth and advancing the nation's digital economy ambitions.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Thu, 30th Oct 2025
Vail adopts agentic AI to boost safety, efficiency & sustainability
Smart Cities

Vail adopts agentic AI to boost safety, efficiency & sustainability

The Town of Vail adopts HPE's agentic AI to enhance public safety, efficiency and sustainability, running on a renewable energy-powered data centre.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Thu, 30th Oct 2025