Tech startup news: Australia
Australia’s tech and startup news in January 2021 covered items including ransomware attacks, algorithms used to create digital art, national and data security concerns in the Pacific region, and more.
Each item listed below is an Australian tech, startup or funding-related news headline; and each is linked to the online, free-to-read article or report associated with that headline, hosted on the news site that reported the item and provided coverage.
In this way, the January 2021 startup news collection for Australia, below, provides you with 2 things instantly:
- a one-page, at-a-glance overview of developments in Australia’s startup ecosystem in January 2021, providing you with a quick reference to overall levels of activity; and
- instant, one-click access to the Australian startup news articles and reports behind each headline featured, letting you focus on the subjects, technologies or developments that most interest you.
Note: December and January of any year tend to be ‘quieter’ in terms of startup news coverage.
- Pause Fest set for March 1-12, festival combining leading talents in real world business innovation with creative, authentic programming
- A brief 2-page snapshot of the country’s recent tech, startup and funding headlines, linked to the online articles behind each headine and QR coded for reading from print
- Vow gains US$6M seed funding with cell-based cultured meats including kangaroo, chicken and pork substitutes
- China’s Huawei shifts focus from 5G market exclusion to calls on government to discuss 6G
- Supplier of one of Northern Territory Government’s cloud-based IT systems hit by ransomware attack, forcing the system offline for 3 weeks
- Download: Australia’s International Cyber Engagement Strategy, covering digital trade, cybercrime, human rights, democracy and more
- Australia’s Pause Fest 2021 unveils program tracks and speakers lined up for March 1-12
- Australia’s SensaWeb selected as one of 10 startups for the Aerospace Technology Institute & Boeing Accelerator programme with radiation and x-ray monitoring and regulation
- Digital Harvest training program applications close January 28th, aiming to help farmers and producers develop and boost e-commerce skills
- ICYMI: Google trialled removal of Australian media including the ABC, Nine, Guardian and others from search results, in test move responding to possible legislation
- Flinders University scientists develop alternative proteins from marine microalgae, producing products like caviar, patties, plant-based meats and more
- Agriwebb secures $30M with cloud-based SaaS livestock management platform, already managing 14M animals worldwide
- Available to download: Australian Payments Network’s Australian Payment Fraud 2020 report (pdf)
- UNIHACK 2021 set for March 5-7, running online – Australia’s largest student hackathon
- LuminaX health-tech accelerator launches 14-week program for 10 startups
- Nominations open for AusFAC, Australian arm of international Future Agro Challenge competition, seeking agriculture technology innovators for pitch event
- Applications for Remarkable Accelerator close January 28th for early-stage tech-focused startups making an impact on life for people with disability
- Cicada Growlab and evokeAG partner for Grassroots Series, online mentoring program focused on Australia’s future agrifood tech entrepreneurs
- Google may remove search engine, Facebook may remove news from its feed if proposed legislation forces payments to news media companies
- Purchase of Digicel mobile phone networks across Papua New Guinea, Fiji, Tonga and Samoa may be financed by Australia in response to possible China Mobile bid
- A video look at artist Refik Anadol’s ‘Quantum Memories’, created using machine-learning algorithms drawing on over 200M nature-related internet images
- Bodd Technology gains Bosch partnership with 3D scanners and mannequin printers focused on custom clothing manufacturers
- Australian Securities and Investment Commission server compromised due to use of same software that recently exposed NZ’s central bank
- A brief overview of the recently-completed Victoria India Smart Energy Exchange and the tech startups that took part
- NSW Cyber Security Standards Harmonisation Taskforce releases report and recommendations, urging Australia-wide adoption of global standards
- 86 400 neobank to be acquired by National Australia Bank
- Linga Network rolls out remote electric vehicle charging stations as part of program aiming for 100 free EV chargers across NSW serving regional locations
- Startup India International Summit’s Australia Startup Ecosystem Outreach online event set for January 13th, aiming to develop connections and explore synergies
- Australia’s Vygo education-tech startup opens Sri Lanka offices, aiming to gain from the country’s software engineering talent pool
More of Australia’s tech, startup and funding news
For more of Australia’s tech and startup news, visit the Startup News Asia coverage page; you’ll find Australian startup news collections organised by month and by year, from the middle of 2016.
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