Mining stories
Price swings in critical minerals are forcing 23% of energy storage firms to defer or cancel viable projects, a DLA Piper survey found.
Enterprise users in remote sectors will be able to keep sensors and trackers online as the service switches between mobile and satellite coverage.
Australian and New Zealand businesses will gain access to mission critical push-to-talk tools as National Wireless takes Mobile Tornado's platform to market.
The tie-up gives telematics providers a way to monitor rugged, off-grid equipment in one system, widening access for remote industrial sites.
Organisations in regulated sectors could gain productivity without losing oversight as the platform embeds governed AI into existing workflows.
The forum will gather industrial leaders in Rio as pressure mounts to turn AI pilots into measurable gains across energy, mining and manufacturing.
The tie-up adds 20 specialists and gives Australian clients a broader AI offer as demand shifts from trials to production and oversight grows harder.
Developers can now try ClearRoute's runkora for free, as the consultancy seeks to convert interest in agentic AI into enterprise contracts.
The Singapore startup will use fresh funding to hire in key markets and take its camera-based safety software into the US, Japan and the Gulf.
The Series A will fund local teams in the US, Japan, Australia and the Gulf as the Singapore startup targets industrial clients abroad.
Remote mines and smelters could cut costs and emissions as the system targets about 20% lower energy bills and reliability above 99.95%.
The five-year renewal lets OceanaGold keep housing up to 15 workers at a remote Waihī campsite, despite a court ruling on the original licence.
Hauraki District Council staff say the camp is already in use and unlikely to affect public access, but councillors face a controversial vote on Wednesday.
Rising oil prices and higher borrowing costs are squeezing retail and housing-linked firms, while mining continues to hold up.
The portfolio targets grid resilience and AI-driven power demand, with compact systems aimed at cutting installation time and site costs.
Employers in safety-critical industries can now monitor skills, certifications and assessments in one system to spot gaps before deployment.
Hiring improved in the September quarter as small business jobs rose 3.9%, though wage growth slowed and sector performance stayed uneven.
Sales growth for Australian small firms eased to 5.2% in the September quarter, even as construction remained among the strongest sectors.
Enterprise customers in Australia can now access GitHub Copilot without a separate licence, as local developer activity climbed 30% year on year.
Cutting diesel exposure is central to Fortescue's plan to power Pilbara operations with 1.5GW of solar, 900MW of wind and 5GWh of storage.
