Technology, Innovation & Science

A $7 million state of the art drill research facility in Perth and a partnership with CRC ORE have been unveiled by Australia’s national science agency in a nod of support for mining research.

Perth-based online gaming company VGW Holdings raked in $2.2 billion in revenue and $295 million profit in FY21, financial statements lodged with ASIC this week reveal.

Balcatta-based internet service provider Pentanet has launched GeForce NOW, a cloud-gaming platform aiming to provide high-end gaming services to digital devices.

A local medtech focused on the early detection of heart disease has sought $40 million through an IPO, which will in part be used to fund the development and commercialisation of its software.

Data centre specialist DXN has secured a $2.5 million contract extension from a cable system developer SUB.CO.

NSW-based challenger telco Swoop is headed back to investors as it seeks to continue its recent spate of acquisitions since listing on the ASX in May.

A driving force behind Curtin Ignition is taking on a new challenge, after the program celebrated its 11th year.

Some smaller energy players in WA are racing to change the game with geothermal.

Challenger telcos are deepening their WA networks as new technologies and structural shortcomings embolden alternatives to the NBN.

A 'robotic arm' to assist in surgeries will be rolled out at Fremantle Hospital, after its developer secured a $10.3 million contract through the state's market-led proposal system.

Adelaide-headquartered MaxMine has become the first mining industry representative to join Australia’s recently formed technology council.

Swoop has chalked up yet another successful acquisition following the completion of a $4.2 million deal for Newcastle-based Countrytell.

A hostile takeover of local IT services firm Cirrus Networks has escalated, after its Victorian bidder alleged the target made a number of inaccurate statements that could mislead shareholders.

Work has begun at a 51-hectare site in Neerabup earmarked for an automation and robotic testing precinct, a project supported by the state government and mining research body AMIRA Global.

Perth technology company K2fly has signed one of its largest contracts, worth $3.4 million over five years, with Rio Tinto.

The board of Cirrus Networks has pleaded with its shareholders to reject what it described as a hostile takeover offer by Webcentral Group, calling on them to “stop the theft”.

Perth technology company HealthEngine has made a key change in its corporate structure, signalling it is moving closer to proceeding with a stockmarket float.

WarpForge, the Perth company developing a hydrogen bus, has filed a defamation action against a former employee.

WA’s investment environment is yet to truly embrace tech startups.

Nearly 1,000 businesses will be refunded a total of $800,000 after Optus was found to have charged them for landline services they didn’t use.

Gaming’s changing to meet consumer demand as we spend more time at home.

Former London-based Western Australia agent general Mike Deeks has been appointed group managing director of unmanned underwater technologies company Blue Ocean Monitoring.

A Perth company that has partnered with Woodside Petroleum on multiple technology projects is raising capital to fund the global rollout of its ‘digital twin’ technology.

Local IT services firm Empired has won a managed services contract worth at least $9 million from state-owned Horizon Power.

The recent $100 million sale of Agworld is a badge of success for WA tech but also reveals the sector’s limitations.

Six local startups have been selected to receive investment through Spacecubed’s Plus Eight accelerator program, a total of $400,000 in funding.

Nuheara has been picked as the 2021 company of the year by the United States’ Consumer Technology Association.

Wood Group has developed an artificial intelligence program to speed up inspection work on offshore oil and gas assets.

Pitch events may make for great theatre or TV, but perhaps they’re not the best way to assess a startup’s true potential.

Telstra has announced a three-year strategy to expand its 5G coverage and capitalise on major shifts in how its customers live and work.

A new breed of venture capitalist is making a statement in startup funding.

Canva has become the world’s most valuable private software company after a $US200 million capital raising; its Perth-raised founders have pledged their stake for social good.