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Aus startup partners with Alibaba Cloud to access China-Australia travel market

Mon, 9th Oct 2017
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Sydney's Cozitrip collaborates with Alibaba Cloud to revolutionise booking for Chinese tourists, aiming to bolster Aussie hotel market share.
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Fintech disrupting international payments industry by ditching SWIFT network

Thu, 5th Oct 2017
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InstaREM's service differentiates itself in two ways: it's transparent about the cost, and doesn't take a cut of the money transferred as fees.
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Winners of the IoT, Cloud & Cybersecurity Innovation Awards announced

Wed, 4th Oct 2017
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Alongside the six company categories, which are segmented into Innovation Leaders and Hot Start Ups, there was one special award.
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VR startup wins Create@Alibaba Cloud startup contest

Tue, 26th Sep 2017
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Inspace XR triumphs at Create@Alibaba Cloud ANZ startup contest, set to represent at Shanghai Finals with their VR innovation.
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Aussie fintech shaking up invoice finance and factoring announces NZ expansion

Thu, 21st Sep 2017
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Waddle grants businesses a real-time view of available funding, with an automatic drawdown of funds against unpaid invoices.
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Local start-up aims to redefine who can create VR

Wed, 13th Sep 2017
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The company is called Augment Space, and they say their platform can be used by anyone to create and upload interactive VR experiences.
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HR tech startup disrupting online job-seeking with AI

Tue, 5th Sep 2017
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The platform uses machine learning to give job seekers real-time recommendations about how best to present themselves in a CV.
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Ford's US$1 billion artificial intelligence startup: Everything you need to know about Argo AI

Thu, 17th Aug 2017
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Ford plans to invest $1bn in Argo AI over the next five years in order to develop a software platform for fully autonomous vehicles.
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Aussie anti-piracy blockchain startup launches token sale

Tue, 15th Aug 2017
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Sydney's Veredictum launches a token sale for a blockchain-based anti-piracy platform, aiming to raise USD $7.5m to USD $20m and cut piracy by 80% in 10 years.
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Aussie start-up's app makes it to the Microsoft Azure Marketplace

Tue, 1st Aug 2017
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cloud services
The company recently announced that its software application NetConnect is now a certified solution on the Azure marketplace.
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Transform your mundane car into a self-driving vehicle with Drive.ai

Tue, 1st Aug 2017
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Self-driving vehicles may not be as far-fetched as originally anticipated with the technology being developed by Drive.ai...
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The ethics of smart devices: A conversation with the #1 IoT influencer in the world

Fri, 28th Jul 2017
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We build things that might be terrific for business, but does it create a world for ourselves that we're happy with?.
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Tech startup aiming to transition traditional tape media to the cloud

Tue, 25th Jul 2017
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Perth-based startup Tape Ark launches data storage solution, aiming to migrate aging corporate data from tapes to the cloud.
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NZTech is expanding - and so is the nation's tech industry

Thu, 20th Jul 2017
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NZTech's eighth annual meeting today underscores the rapid growth of New Zealand's tech industry, now employing 100,000 and driving 8% of GDP.
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ANZ defence startups gear up for Techstars Adelaide accelerator

Tue, 18th Jul 2017
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Budding defence-tech startups from around ANZ, India and the US are part of the very first Techstars Adelaide accelerator.
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Melbourne accelerator programme seeks APAC cybersecurity startups

Mon, 17th Jul 2017
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Run by Dimension Data and Deakin University, CyRise offer participants mentoring, travel to USA and Israel, and pitch to investors.
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App rewards medication adherence with movie tickets - signs NSW health deal

Wed, 5th Jul 2017
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Perx Health has signed a commercial agreement with Sydney Local Health District (SLHD) to test the platform with selected patients.
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Game changer: New Aussie start-up tech translates conversations in seconds

Wed, 14th Jun 2017
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Lingmo International launches Translate One2One, an earpiece powered by IBM Watson, to overcome language barriers.
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Tech in China, start-ups, sports & fashion: CES Asia's 2017 line up

Wed, 7th Jun 2017
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As a part of CES Asia 2017, Startup Park will showcase at least 75 start-ups around the world from ten countries.
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Exclusive interview: Elanation battles child obesity & anxiety with tech

Fri, 2nd Jun 2017
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78% of kids who search the internet for content end up frustrated, confused or anxious because that sea of content is so overwhelming.