Apple’s iPhone is 15 years old. Here’s how it revolutionised communication
It is 15 years since Apple released what’s arguably its flagship device: the iPhone. A decade and a half later, there are few products that have managed to reach a similar level of brand recognition.
Controlling our dreams: What is the future of sleep?
The second instalment of this two-part series looks at some of the startups making waves in the dream tech and sleep sectors.
Woolworths denies using AI and facial recognition despite leak claiming otherwise
The company says the leaked internal training module detailing how it uses the controversial technologies to stop theft was a mistake.
With falling subscriber rates and increased competition, Netflix and TikTok are turning to gaming
Netflix introduced mobile gaming last year for all its subscribers. Meanwhile, TikTok has offered games to select users since 2019 and seems very likely to expand these offerings.
“The best earbuds in the world”: Inside Nura’s Melbourne HQ before the launch of its latest, greatest audio product
Melbourne startup Nura has unveiled the NuraTrue Pro wireless earphones and SmartCompany's David Adams was one of the first people outside the company to sample the pioneering technology.
John Durie: ACCC now formally investigating Google’s $7.9 billion Mandiant acquisition
The $7.9 billion Mandiant deal is Google’s second biggest ever behind the $18.6 billion takeover of Motorola in 2012.
The problem with insurers using social media and AI to determine premium costs
Insurers may already be using artificial intelligence to make judgments — perhaps erroneously — about customers. And there's no way to know.
NFT projects for business: A six step guide on everything you need to know to be successful
With so many opportunities for NFTs in the business landscape, how can you make sure your project is successful — especially when 99% fail?
Google cans its free G Suite offering, forcing SMEs to pay for Google Workspace instead
The G Suite legacy free edition will cease to exist from June 27, with users able to use the new version at no cost until August 1, 2022.
UNSW startup engineers a quantum processor, bringing commercial quantum computers closer to reality
Researchers at the UNSW startup Silicon Quantum Computing have engineered a quantum processor at the atomic scale — a world-first in the race to build a quantum computer.
Instant grocery startup VOLY reportedly lays off staff, ends 15-minute delivery as shoppers return to ‘normal’
The end of COVID-19 restrictions and a return to "normalcy" will challenge Australia's instant delivery startups, a retail expert says, after reports rapid grocery firm VOLY has made cuts to staff.
Wearables, edibles and monetising dreams: What is the future of sleep?
Here are some macro trends that could play a role in driving an evolution in the way we sleep.