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Elon Musk sells the future, not the product. Founders should copy the craft and fear the rest
Space

Elon Musk sells the future, not the product. Founders should copy the craft and fear the rest

Investors are paying a premium for Elon Musk's narrative, even as Tesla's brand suffers and his empire's risks are shifted onto a single float.

By Dwayne Alexander • 9 min read • Fri, 12th Jun 2026
AI can inspire travel, but it still can't book it. That's about to change
Digital Transformation

AI can inspire travel, but it still can't book it. That's about to change

Younger travellers are already using AI for planning, but direct bookings still depend on live inventory and real-time data.

By Mike Putman • 11 min read • Thu, 2nd Apr 2026
A deep dive into ANZ's travel insurance landscape - through the lens of payments
Digital Transformation

A deep dive into ANZ's travel insurance landscape - through the lens of payments

In ANZ's booming travel insurance market, slick payments now make or break policy sales, customer loyalty and rapid claim payouts.

By Worldpay • 4 min read • Thu, 5th Mar 2026
When cyber resilience becomes a CFO's challenge
Multi-factor authentication

When cyber resilience becomes a CFO's challenge

Cyber resilience is now a critical CFO challenge, with cybersecurity failures directly impacting Australian companies' financial health and regulatory compliance.

By Geoff Schomburgk • 5 min read • Mon, 27th Oct 2025
The risky race to AI: How DeepSeek is reshaping the AI landscape
Data Protection

The risky race to AI: How DeepSeek is reshaping the AI landscape

Chinese startup DeepSeek's new AI model cuts costs but sparks global security fears, prompting bans and cyberattacks amid geopolitical tensions.

By Pascal Geenens • 4 min read • Thu, 26th Jun 2025
To avoid the next major outage, we need continuous testing
DevOps

To avoid the next major outage, we need continuous testing

Following the recent CrowdStrike/Microsoft outage, experts stress the need for continuous testing to prevent future software catastrophes costing over USD $5 billion.

By Clark Whitty • 6 min read • Thu, 17th Oct 2024
Unification for better efficiency, flexibility, and so much more than security
Firewalls

Unification for better efficiency, flexibility, and so much more than security

Integrated systems in physical security may soon be outdated as unified solutions offer better efficiency and adaptability, as well as actionable business intelligence.

By George Moawad • 7 min read • Wed, 20th Mar 2024
3GPP Standards for Satellite IoT – the catalyst for progression, or a Mexican standoff?
Space

3GPP Standards for Satellite IoT – the catalyst for progression, or a Mexican standoff?

Amid a lowered cost to develop satellite networks, questions arise as to whether 3GPP Standards for Satellite IoT will serve as a progression catalyst or incite standstill tensions.

By Alastair Macleod • 7 min read • Thu, 22nd Feb 2024
The four business models for professional services firms and their benchmarks for success
Space

The four business models for professional services firms and their benchmarks for success

Diving deep into what you should be measuring and what the benchmarks are, you'll leave this article with a fresh new approach to the way you run your business.

By Nicola Stewart • 7 min read • Tue, 13th Feb 2024
New Space technology: Critical element in Australia's climate change response
Space

New Space technology: Critical element in Australia's climate change response

As extreme weather events become Australia's harsh new norm, innovative satellite technology offers hope for better disaster preparedness and response.

By Gary Wood • 5 min read • Tue, 29th Aug 2023
HINDSITE wins Aerospace Xelerated Pitch Challenge with solution to support Boeing
Manufacturing

HINDSITE wins Aerospace Xelerated Pitch Challenge with solution to support Boeing

Brisbane-based startup HINDSITE was the winner of the first ever Pitch Challenge organised by Aerospace Xelerated in partnership with Queensland XR Hub.

By Jacqueline Davidson • 3 min read • Fri, 6th May 2022
Rise of the machine identities
DevOps

Rise of the machine identities

Bots and infrastructure-as-code automation are common additions to the business landscape, and their explosion has not gone unnoticed by threat actors.

By Jim Cook • 5 min read • Mon, 11th Oct 2021
Are the drones shown in 'ready player one' based on solid science or movie magic?
Drones

Are the drones shown in 'ready player one' based on solid science or movie magic?

The movie is set in 2045, and it showcases a lot of technology viewers might find unfamiliar, but not entirely unbelievable.

By Kuanyi Twang • 4 min read • Thu, 3rd May 2018
HPE's Spaceborne computer successfully powers up in space
Space

HPE's Spaceborne computer successfully powers up in space

One month after being launched into space, SpaceX's Spaceborne Computer is successfully powered on, achieving one teraFLOP.

By Mark Fernandez • 3 min read • Thu, 21st Sep 2017
The rise of AI: should we be scared or ecstatic?
Space

The rise of AI: should we be scared or ecstatic?

Elon Musk warns AI's rise could eclipse North Korea threat, yet a tech utopia beckons. Are we on the brink of brilliance or disaster?.

By Simran Gambhir • 6 min read • Mon, 18th Sep 2017