Australia’s national science agency, CSIRO, has worked with Dell Technologies to build a high-performance computer (HPC) system which will speed up scientific discoveries and help grow Australia’s industry and economy.



The National Retail Association (NRA) has warned that if the Reserve Bank decides to raise interest rates at its next meeting, at minimum it would “significantly weaken consumer demand, forward orders and employment in the lead up to the critical trading periods of November and December” and, at worst, “potentially trigger a sector-wide recession in retail”.

Australia’s largest telco said the world record took place last week on Samsung’s Galaxy S23 handset, which supports 5G standalone technology.

Median effective electricity prices for residential customers across all regions grew by 14 per cent between September 2022 and September 2023, according to the latest electricity report from the competition regulator.

Corporate ICT, soft and digital skills provider Lumify launched its Digital Solutions offering as a standalone business division.

Electricity retailer M2 Energy Pty Ltd, trading as Dodo Power & Gas (Dodo) paid $82,500 in penalties after the ACCC issued six infringement notices to Dodo for alleged contraventions of the Electricity Retail Code of Conduct (the Code). Dodo has also provided an enforceable undertaking to the ACCC in which it has admitted it contravened the Code.

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