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WiseTech backs Grok Academy with AUD $8.7m in funding

Mon, 19th Jan 2026
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WiseTech pledges AUD $8.7 million to keep Grok Academy's coding platform free for every school and student in Australia and New Zealand.
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Ecommpay gains full DAC approval for accessible site

Fri, 12th Dec 2025
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Ecommpay secures full Digital Accessibility Centre approval as its redesigned website and product pages meet WCAG 2.2 AA standards.
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Rise in phishing scams as SVG attachments target login data

Wed, 23rd Apr 2025
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Kaspersky reveals a six-fold spike in phishing attacks via SVG image files in March 2025, targeting users with fake Google and Microsoft login pages.
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Hiding in plain sight – How attackers conceal malware in everyday web resources

Fri, 13th Sep 2024
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Cyber attackers are concealing malware in everyday web resources like images, WebAssembly, and JavaScript, evading Secure Web Gateways, researchers at SquareX reveal.
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Take2 helps parolees & ex-offenders enter tech industry

Wed, 28th Aug 2024
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New Zealand-based Take2 empowers parolees and ex-offenders by teaching web coding and software development, securing an 88% employment success rate within six months.
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Malicious HTML attachments a popular cyber threat: Barracuda

Fri, 5th May 2023
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Barracuda Networks has highlighted how cybercriminals leverage HTML as an attack technique in phishing, credential theft, and malware delivery.
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The pursuit of 'full potential' is driving companies to sweat their CDNs

Tue, 25th Oct 2022
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They may be indispensable in the online world, but CDNs have much more to offer than the way most companies use them.
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Spark NZ launches Beyond Binary Code for gender inclusion

Fri, 25th Feb 2022
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Spark NZ has launched a new tool intended to promote visibility and inclusion for non-binary communities online.
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How to bork your hard drive with HTML5

Fri, 1st Mar 2013
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Discover how an HTML5 glitch, made public by Michael McKinnon of AVG, could fill your hard disk, revealed at http://www.filldisk.com/.
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2012: the year of the Web 2.0 entrepreneur

Mon, 27th Feb 2012
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2012 has seen a surge in demand for freelance web developers, with Web 2.0 job postings booming, as per freelancer.com data, including HTML roles up by 193%.
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Xero upgrade adds discounts, HTML graphs

Mon, 20th Feb 2012
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Online accounting software company Xero has rolled out a new release addressing a bundle of user requests such as discounts and invoice line re-ordering.
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Beyonce Knowles has not died

Thu, 26th Aug 2010
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Celebrities like Beyonce and Brad Pitt are being used by spammers to spread viruses, according to virus watchdog, Symantec.