ASIC stories
Only 5 per cent of 15-to-24-year-olds feel confident investing, as new research shows most young Australians want help starting.
Australia's financial regulator sees artificial intelligence and easier rules helping startups turn a strong funding base into faster growth.
The approval lets eligible Australians borrow against crypto holdings under direct oversight, as the sector seeks clearer rules and mainstream acceptance.
Settlement could become faster and cheaper for wholesale markets, but regulators say tokenised finance still needs new rules and infrastructure.
Uncertainty over planned capital gains tax changes could deter startup funding and prompt founders, investors and talent to leave Australia.
Despite welcome AI funding, tech leaders say small firms still lack the cyber defences needed to adopt new tools safely.
Clearer rules and institutional flows are making digital assets easier for Australians to trade, particularly younger investors seeking diversification.
Almost half of surveyed employers are weighing shorter hours or fewer staff as higher fuel bills squeeze margins and weaken demand across NSW.
Australians have lost AUD $837.7 million to investment scams this year, prompting a 90% rise in ASIC website takedowns.
The approval puts Coinbase ahead of looming rules and opens the door for retail crypto derivatives in Australia.
Australian retailers face rising insolvencies and online giants; those failing to harness delivery data risk becoming 2026's biggest losers.
Australia backs bank-run stablecoin trials while shutting out consumers, risking faster payments that entrench, not challenge, the status quo.
FinTech Australia urges Canberra to open tenders to smaller players and revamp startup funding settings in its pre-budget pitch.
Rising AI inference demand is reshaping server and device design, prompting Intel to push new processors, edge systems and rackscale infrastructure.
AI attacks are pushing firms to prioritise cyber resiliency, as Everpure warns downtime can exceed ransom demands by up to 75 times.
Analyst recognition highlights rising demand for AI governance tools as banks and governments face tighter compliance risks from poor data controls.
Production users gain smaller, tougher microphones and dual-channel wireless kit as RØDE expands from capture to editing software.
Organisations can now run AI workloads on sensitive data without exposing it to the cloud provider, as Niobium opens The Fog in private beta.
Financial firms face tighter scrutiny as the API checks AI debt-collection messages in real time and flags vulnerable customers.
Niobium partners with SEMIFIVE and Samsung to move its fully homomorphic encryption AI accelerator chip from prototype to volume production.
.webp)
