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Wisr Limited (ASX:WZR)has announced the appointment of Álvaro Carpio Colón as Chief Innovation Officer.

The Tech Council of Australia (TCA) and the Australian Trade and Investment Commission (Austrade) have entered into a new partnership to “accelerate the growth and expansion of Australian tech companies”.

A day without the internet in the world would cost US$43 billion with the US and China almost making up half of the sum together, accumulating US$21 billion, according to data presented by Atlas VPN.

Finnish telecommunications vendor Nokia scored a three-year deal with British telecommunications company Virgin Media O2 to supply RAN equipment from its AirScale portfolio.

Australia is the fourth country most at risk of cyber crime in the world, acording to research by proxy network provider Proxyrack.

The top universities in Australia, the United States and the United Kingdom are lagging on basic cybersecurity measures, subjecting students, staff and stakeholders to higher risks of email-based impersonation attacks, according to new research by security firm Proofpoint.

Australians are closing the skills shortage gaps and adapting to the new digital era, according to the fourth annual Global Skills Report released by online learning platform Coursera which also shows that out of 100 countries, Australia’s global ranking has improved since last year, jumping from 40th to 39th in technology skills.

Police in the UK have arrested seven teenagers who are allegedly connected to the attack group Lapsus$ that has been in the news recently over attacks on Samsung, Microsoft and Okta.

Following the strong market response to the arrival of the world-first native contact centre solution for Microsoft Teams in Australia and the APAC region, CentrePal is set to make good on tremendous interest from the United Kingdom by establishing its first Azure data centre in the region.

Salaries of Australian technology professionals’ have decreased, a distinct exception to the trend of rising salaries across other regions around the world, according to a new report from global IT automation vendor Puppet.

Australian agtech start-up and digital livestock management platform provider AgriWebb has completed a new funding round, with a $30 million investment in the company led by the ventures arm of Canadian telecommunications provider TELUS, which recently launched TELUS Agriculture, a division to address food security by leveraging its technology expertise.

Swedish telecommunications equipment giant Ericsson has acquired US wireless network vendor Cradlepoint in a deal valued at US$1.1 billion (A$1.52 billion)

Payment provider Mastercard has begun technical preparations for global expansion of the Click to Play online checkout, along with American Express, Discover and Visa.

Australian SD-WAN provider Fusion Broadband opened an office in the UK as the start of its renewed push into the UK and European markets.

New Zealand-based appliance retailer Fisher & Paykel has teamed up with digital commerce consultancy Tryzens to launch its new online platform in the UK market and to service its global market customers.

By Rami Rammaha, Senior Product Marketing Manager, Gigamon

GUEST OPINION:  The only certainty about today’s work environment is uncertainty and change. One primary inhibitor for organisations embracing any kind of transformation is network complexity. Complex networks are too expensive to operate and audit, and often have too many outages.

By Rami Rammaha, Senior Product Marketing Manager, Gigamon

GUEST OPINION:  The only certainty about today’s work environment is uncertainty and change. One primary inhibitor for organisations embracing any kind of transformation is network complexity. Complex networks are too expensive to operate and audit, and often have too many outages.

Countries in the Asia Pacific region are showing keen interest in quantum computing and pledging significant investments, according to one analyst firm which says that the quest for quantum computing supremacy is set to gather momentum in the next few years.

The prosecutor pursuing the alleged rape investigation against Julian Assange in Sweden says that it will now be halted after re-interviewing a key witness.

New Zealand-based, listed global accounting software provider Xero has secured NZ$147 million in funding which it will use to drive growth internationally, particularly in the US and UK markets.