Technology, Innovation & Science

Telstra has reported a 40 per cent fall in full-year profit to $2.15 billion and flagged another earnings squeeze next year as construction of the national broadband network nears completion.

Rhinohide is seeking to raise up to $500,000 via equity crowdfunding platform Equitise, after raising $791,000 from private investors earlier this year, as the vehicle protection panel business looks to launch in the US.

CV Check is seeking to raise $3 million via a share placement, as it seeks to build on its recent positive momentum and accelerate growth.

Southern Cross Electrical Engineering has won several contracts worth a combined $35 million in the commercial, data centre and energy sectors, primarily on the east coast.

Cirrus Networks says it has won two contracts with the Western Australian government worth a combined $5.5 million, less than a week after it announced it secured a $5 million contract with the Australian Capital Territory government.

While the ‘hackers’ who make the news are usually associated with cybercrimes, a legion of good hackers is at work helping keep your online data safe.

Con Michael believes his portable, video conferencing technology can help save lives, and is calling on the state government to do more to help him realise this vision.

Eden Innovations is set to raise $8 million via a share purchase plan to strengthen its working capital.

West Perth-based Serpentine Technologies is seeking to raise $7 million to fund its acquisition of K-TIG and enable growth of the company’s welding-as-a-service business model.

Perth biotech Phylogica today announced positive test results from its drug delivery technology, but the news was not enough to sustain a rally in the company's shares, which have risen 33 per cent over the past week.

Swift Media founder Robert Sofoulis is set to pocket a windfall of about $3.8 million after the vesting of performance shares, despite the company expecting its underlying earnings to fall by over 7 per cent for the 2019 financial year.

A medical startup supported by Curtin University and angel investors led by Ian Brown has raised more than $1 million, shining a light on the commercialisation process for university technology.

ASG Group has beaten five other submissions to secure a five-year ICT contract with Main Roads Western Australia, in what is one of the largest ICT contracts awarded in WA so far this year.

Ahead of National Science Week, Martin Van Kranendonk spoke to Business News about what WA’s stromatolites can reveal about our universe.

Western Australia in 2029 will be dramatically different from today.

Before the business she co-founded attained its $1billion ‘unicorn’ valuation, Melanie Perkins hit a point where she thought she had failed her co-founders.

In the dunes of the state’s South West, on the mine sites of the red north, or in remote villages around the world, drones are unlocking opportunities.

We share seven of the many stories of WA ingenuity and entrepreneurship to have had an impact during the past five decades.

Technology is dramatically expanding access to and the effectiveness of healthcare from the cities to WA’s most remote parts.

ProFound is an incubator aimed at helping neurodiverse entrepreneurs launch a digital product with a commercial market fit.

Big data is increasingly making its way into the retail sector, monitoring, predicting and perhaps even modelling our behaviour.

Google and Facebook face increased regulation in Australia, after the federal government indicated it would back recommendations of an ACCC report.

Western Australia-based Constable Care Child Safety Foundation has gone global with the launch of its safety education app, Arility, in the UK.

YourChange is an online platform that generates cashback funds from people’s online shopping and directs the money to the shopper’s chosen community group, club, school, charity etc.

The state government will spend $10 million to push the development of a renewable hydrogen industry for exporting, remote power, fuel cell vehicles and use in gas networks.

Clean technology developer Eden Innovations has dispatched the first order for EdenCrete products from a distributor and announced the same products received government approval in the US.

The federal government has signed a memorandum of understanding to invest $6 million in Western Australia's space industry so the state can play a significant role in the broader national expansion plan.

The emergence of deepfake videos and similar technology is raising questions about how we measure reality, trust and privacy.

Invex Therapeutics has become just the third WA-based company to list on the ASX this year, with Minderoo Group its largest shareholder.

A rare grant opportunity has allowed two Perth-based researchers to collaborate on the use of gene-editing tools in cancer treatment.

The upcoming XR:WA immersive reality festival gives the broader public an opportunity to connect with some of the cutting-edge tech being developed in the state.

Ads on Wheels pays everyday drivers to advertise on their back window, giving businesses a unique way to target geographical locations and have their message multiplied and moving through the streets of Perth in the form of a mobile billboard on wheels.