Matt Johnston

Matt Johnston is a recent journalism graduate from the University of Newcastle.

With experience as a journalist for Newcastle’s 2NURFM News, and an ABC Heywire award for non-fiction storytelling under his belt, Matt has relocated to Sydney to learn the ropes of technology journalism at iTnews.

Recent articles by Matt Johnston

Siemens launches Australian hub for cloud IoT system

Siemens launches Australian hub for cloud IoT system

MindSphere to be hosted at Swinburne Uni.
Matt Johnston Aug 8 2018 11:08AM Training & Development
Big four banks, Sydney uni to tackle school cyber skills

Big four banks, Sydney uni to tackle school cyber skills

Backed by cash splash.
Matt Johnston Aug 8 2018 6:55AM Training & Development
Body-cams announced for all frontline Tas cops

Body-cams announced for all frontline Tas cops

Rollout to begin without full legislation.
Matt Johnston Aug 7 2018 11:17AM Hardware
AusPost launches Tech Academy

AusPost launches Tech Academy

Overcoming "challenging" skills shortage.
Matt Johnston Aug 6 2018 10:50AM Training & Development
Optus Business alliance to probe AI’s impacts on urban design

Optus Business alliance to probe AI’s impacts on urban design

Plus telecommunications, education sectors.
Matt Johnston Aug 6 2018 6:39AM Strategy
BHP, Roy Hill sign up to new data science training centre

BHP, Roy Hill sign up to new data science training centre

To upskill assets maintenance.
Matt Johnston Aug 3 2018 11:24AM Training & Development
To err is human, so brain scans augmented by AI get $2.4m

To err is human, so brain scans augmented by AI get $2.4m

Sydney uni chips in extra $2.8 million.
Matt Johnston Aug 3 2018 7:00AM Software
Power moves for Qld utilities CIOs

Power moves for Qld utilities CIOs

Executive switches.
Matt Johnston Aug 1 2018 12:02PM Training & Development
UNSW taps NASA, machine learning, for new landscape tracking tool

UNSW taps NASA, machine learning, for new landscape tracking tool

From months to minutes.
Matt Johnston Jul 31 2018 12:00PM Software
Bugcrowd to boost Australian presence

Bugcrowd to boost Australian presence

To bridge cyber skills shortage.
Matt Johnston Jul 31 2018 11:37AM Strategy
CBA goes nuts for blockchain on boats

CBA goes nuts for blockchain on boats

Experiments with IoT shipping.
Matt Johnston Jul 30 2018 11:14AM Software
Curtin Uni hunting for new CIO

Curtin Uni hunting for new CIO

To continue IT transformation.
Matt Johnston Jul 30 2018 6:54AM Training & Development
Australia freeloads on centimetre-accurate sat nav from Japan

Australia freeloads on centimetre-accurate sat nav from Japan

Piggybacks Japan's network.
Matt Johnston Jul 27 2018 12:00PM Hardware
Westmead Hospital treats bloated pharma prices with Sydney Uni software

Westmead Hospital treats bloated pharma prices with Sydney Uni software

Data drill dumps Excel.
Matt Johnston Jul 27 2018 7:10AM Software
Google building better CensorBot to automate YouTube takedowns

Google building better CensorBot to automate YouTube takedowns

News footage repurposed as propaganda trips up machine moderators.
Matt Johnston Jul 26 2018 12:20PM Strategy
Chief Scientist warns AI could create "parallel society"

Chief Scientist warns AI could create "parallel society"

Australia needs ethical tech leadership.
Matt Johnston Jul 24 2018 8:43PM Strategy
Autonomous vehicle trial towns named for regional NSW

Autonomous vehicle trial towns named for regional NSW

Driverless testing departs the big smoke.
Matt Johnston Jul 23 2018 11:08AM Hardware
"Biggest climate data yet" to be drilled by NCI lab

"Biggest climate data yet" to be drilled by NCI lab

To shape global climate policy.
Matt Johnston Jul 20 2018 2:14PM Software
UTS creating middleware to protect international students' data

UTS creating middleware to protect international students' data

Automates cross border compliance.
Matt Johnston Jul 20 2018 11:55AM Security
Hawaiki subsea cable comes online

Hawaiki subsea cable comes online

Connecting Australia to the US.
Matt Johnston Jul 20 2018 10:30AM Telco/ISP

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