Melbourne stories
Australia's maturing gaming industry eyes further growth as hit titles boost jobs, exports and optimism despite Big Ant Studios criticism.
Amperity adds AI assistants and live customer data tools to help brands act during website visits, basket abandonments and other interactions.
Databricks to open bigger Sydney base and train 100,000 people across ANZ as demand for its AI tools surges beyond pilot projects.
Sydney-based Manifest unveils an operational intelligence platform for agencies as AI reshapes workflows, after raising AUD $2 million in pre-seed funding.
xReality Group's US defence push lifts annual recurring revenue 67% to GBP £5.6 million as quarterly cashflow turns positive at GBP £1.3 million.
Melbourne startup Cortical Labs turns its biological computer from prototype to product, opening a global cloud service and Singapore data centre deal.
Saviynt appoints Tim Wedande as Field Chief Technology Officer for Asia Pacific and Japan, with Melbourne base, to bolster identity security strategy.
Funlab extends Dayforce across Australia, New Zealand and the US, giving 2,500 staff one workforce system and cutting onboarding time by up to five days.
VentraIP's May promotion offers .au customers entry to an Audi RS3 or AUD $100,000 cash, alongside hefty discounts on hosting and email services.
Optus and Ericsson claim a world-first 5G standalone test on live networks, hitting 3.4Gbps with commercial handsets and 180MHz aggregation.
Mars to expand Wodonga pet food plant and build new wet pouch facility in AUD $200 million Australian manufacturing push.
Skailed adds AI-generated FAQ tool for retailers, aiming to cut manual content work and boost product-page visibility across eCommerce sites.
Australian sole traders are using AI more for admin and client work, with Hnry data showing daily adoption and positive sentiment rising.
Beam opens Melbourne Asia-Pacific office as it brings AI social services tools to Australia, aiming to cut admin in care and housing.
Amazon's Australian ad business surges as Pattern says revenue jumped 62% to USD $392 million, outpacing Meta, TikTok and Google.
MAAP Chief Financial Officer Matthew Nott says a NetSuite rollout with Annexa is helping the cycling brand scale across eight countries, while eyeing AI to do more with less.
SCX taps Equinix Fabric and SambaNova SN50 chips to expand sovereign AI inference across Australia, with new nodes planned in Melbourne and Brisbane.
Melbourne Park has chosen AXS to handle year-round ticketing across its major venues, expanding the platform's role beyond the Australian Open.
Pepperstone Crypto says digital assets are moving into the mainstream as regulation, ETFs and younger investors reshape how traders access markets.
GapMaps names Peter Holmes Chief Executive Officer as Melbourne software company steps up global expansion and investment in AI-driven location intelligence.
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