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Asia Pacific payments group & Monash sign research pact

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Monash University Malaysia and Emerging Payments Association Asia launch a three-year research pact on quantum-safe cryptography, stablecoins and fraud.
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Rimini Street appoints Joe Locandro as executive Vice President

Mon, 28th Apr 2025
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digital transformation
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it automation
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cybersecurity
Rimini Street appoints Joe Locandro as EVP and CIO to lead global IT and innovation, boosting resilient solutions for its worldwide clients.
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Smartphone addiction endangering health - study

Tue, 5th Jan 2021
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Young people aged 18 to 25 had the highest level of nomophobia and males were almost twice as likely to engage in dangerous use than females.
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Attempts to block Google's acquisition of Fitbit over health privacy

Tue, 10th Nov 2020
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Monash Business School aims to halt Google's acquisition of Fitbit, claiming it could monetise health data from 28 million users.
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Researchers create algorithm to uncover deepfakes

Sat, 31st Oct 2020
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software development
The researchers have trained machine learning algorithms to detect deepfake videos based on the dissimilarity in patterns between the audio and visual cues.
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Australians uneasy about facial recognition tech - report

Tue, 26th May 2020
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biometrics
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cybersecurity
Half of Australians believe their privacy is being invaded by the tech, and two-thirds think they should be able to opt out of databases using it.
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Global lockdowns put pressure on internet infrastructure

Fri, 27th Mar 2020
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e-learning
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hybrid & remote work
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COVID-19 lockdowns are straining global internet infrastructure, say researchers at Monash Business School, with increasing latency issues across many regions.
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AI tech to bolster suicide prevention efforts in Australia

Mon, 17th Feb 2020
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healthtech
New project will utilise artificial intelligence to streamline clinical records to better inform responses to suicide prevention.
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Monash University brings power to the people through video project

Thu, 6th Feb 2020
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digital entertainment
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community
Monash University and IFRC empower remote communities with Indaba, a video storytelling tool, to amplify local voices and raise awareness globally.
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Melbourne uni researchers at the forefront of forensics technology

Wed, 9th Oct 2019
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ar, vr & metaverse
Researchers at Monash University, in collaboration with Leidos and VIFM, are pioneering tech using machine learning and AR to revolutionise forensic ballistics.
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The Amazon effect: Kiwi retailers spooked by commerce giants

Tue, 10th Oct 2017
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Kiwi retailers face stiff challenge as 'Amazon effect' dents business confidence and sparks GST fairness debate.