The Conversation, Author at SmartCompany - Page 10 of 148

interest rates RBA

Abandon the surplus: Why these high-profile economists back the RBA over Josh Frydenberg

Thirteen leading economists say they back RBA governor Philip Lowe over Treasurer Josh Frydenberg when it comes to boosting the economy.

data science ethics

As cyber attacks make headlines worldwide, our data lakes are sitting ducks

Data lakes are online spaces used by businesses for internal data processing and storage. Unfortunately, they remain exposed to cyber attacks.

AI and fashion

The robot wears Prada: What is at stake when AI starts giving fashion advice?

By Mark Liu, University of Technology Sydney

The tech giants Amazon, Google and Facebook have all begun to use machine learning to give y…

commercial lease

A four-day working week has benefits, but doesn’t address the inequalities inherent to the activity of work itself

John McDonnell last month announced the British Labour Party would reduce the standard working week to 32 hours within 10 years of winning office.

digital platforms

Digital platforms: Making business more complicated since 1994

Digital platforms, the websites and apps which compete for our precious screen time, have successfully invaded many sectors of the 'old economy'.

Vitalik Buterin

Before it can revolutionise banking, blockchain must overcome five hurdles

Blockchain is touted as the next step in the digital revolution — a technology that will change every industry from music to waste.

gas prices

“Strategically absurd”: Australia’s gas market needs to start putting national consumers first

Australia is a resource-rich country, and exports more gas than any other nation. So why then, is the government proposing to import it?

Mark Zuckerberg sxsw

Facebook’s moderators are speaking up, but Zuckerberg allegedly thinks they’re being “overdramatic”

Reports of Facebook moderators’ appalling working conditions have been making headlines worldwide, with workers saying they are burning out.

insurance contracts

Four questions for the banks: What the ACCC should investigate in its mortgage pricing inquiry

Treasurer Frydenberg has asked the ACCC to do another inquiry into the banks' pricing practices, and there are four questions it ought to be asking.

carbon market blockchain

Why blockchain is the answer to the Australian carbon market’s shortcomings

Introducing blockchain technology to the carbon market’s processes would boost transparency, security, efficiency, and integrity.

Alan Joyce

Qantas chief Alan Joyce isn’t a superhero — but saying so makes him untouchable

The language used to describe Australia’s elite executives over the past 100 years — Qantas boss Alan Joyce included — hasn't changed.

Facebook Mark Zuckerberg

Will hiding likes on Facebook make the platform more accessible to small business?

The MusicLab experiment tells us a lot about what Facebook hiding likes will mean for small business users, fake news and content quality.

Page 10 of 148