The Australian Department of Health and Aged Care has selected Google Cloud to consolidate its data assets for greater regulatory compliance, cost savings, and faster innovation. The rationalisation of data assets on Google Cloud is expected to yield substantial savings and efficiencies.



Melbourne-based adtech startup Vudoo has brought in Billy Kinchin as chief product officer to align Vudoo's offerings with the evolving needs of the advertising technology and e-commerce space.

Cyber security firm Group-IB and the International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL) have extended their strategic partnership with the formalisation of an agreement aimed at reducing the global impact of cybercrime.

Australia’s national science agency, the CSIRO, says decades of research by the agency in synthetic biology, genetics and molecular plant pathology have yielded a “major breakthrough” in molecular plant pathology which will boost disease resistance in crops.

Tech giant Alphabet has pulled its standalone Google Pay app from the US, advising users that it would no longer be available from 4 June onwards.

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Josh Martinez, newsletter editor, iTWire



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