Worldwide consumer robotic shipments are growing rapidly and expected to reach 74 million by 2024, up from an estimated 28 million this year, according to a new report.

Data breaches, misconfiguration and inadequate change control and lack of cloud security architecture and strategy top the list of major security risks faced by organisations globally, according to a newly published survey from the Cloud Security Alliance.

The City of Whittlesea council in northern Melbourne has commenced deployment of the Nintex cloud-based solution Promapp throughout its council operations.

Global telecommunications company Ooredoo says there has been growth in Internet usage in Myanmar through the deployment of its Beyond Access Myanmar Program to support the country’s libraries serve more people with critical information and services.

Melbourne based Quest Payment Systems in conjunction with National Australia Bank and Visa, has launched a trial which allows merchants to accept card payments using their Android smartphone.

Bitcoin is now becoming a “safe haven asset” and predicted to hit $15,000 in the wake of the devaluation of China’s currency, with the cryptocurrency jumping 10 percent as global stocks reacted to the devaluation of the yuan and the China-US trade war intensified, according to the chief of one financial analyst firm.

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