The control revolution: How big tech is using COVID-19 to push the “warp-speed” button on changing our lives
In a world where big tech has infiltrated almost everything we do, could fighting for obscurity be more important than fighting for privacy?
The cost of COVID-19? It adds up to bad news for women in STEM
The COVID-19 pandemic is threatening vital gains made for women in the STEM sector, a new report shows. This will lead to even more gender disparity.
A $4 billion industry: How quantum technology could create 16,000 new Australian jobs
Australia has a strong research base in quantum technology, which could become a $4 billion industry by 2040 and create around 16,000 new, high-value jobs.
With COVID-19 putting a pause on retail, there’s never been a better time to launch an app
Has your business shut down because of COVID-19 restrictions? An app could act as a close substitute for a physical store.
Coronavirus update for business: Michael Hill closes some stores for good, beneath the unemployment stats, and Zoox seeks a buyer
Unemployment rates aren't all they seem, Aussie-founded self-driving car startup is up for sale, and jeweller Michael Hill feels the bite of COVID-19.
Disrupting the disruptors: How restaurants and startups are flipping the table on meal platforms, and why UberEats should be worried
As anger boils about meal delivery commissions, startups are looking to disrupt UberEats and Deliveroo, leaving platforms with an industry-defining choice.
By young people, for young people: How Elephant Ed is revolutionising sex education even as COVID-19 keeps schools closed
Schools in Victoria are currently closed, sex education hasn’t stopped, it just “runs a little bit differently”, says Elephant Ed's Brandon Friedman.
COVID-19 has been good business for Netflix, but will that success continue?
Will streaming giant Netflix win the game? Or will the post-COVID-19 TV world get even more diverse and affordable for viewers?
The cyber risks that come with employees working from home — and how to mitigate them
From Zoom security flaws, to housemates sharing work computers, to employees using their own devices, new cyber risks are emerging.
Senior government staffer’s email ‘spoofed’ in COVID-19-themed phishing campaign
A federal government department has admitted a “senior staff member’s email was being spoofed” as part of a coronavirus-themed phishing campaign.
Eight things to consider when setting up a remote team, according to four IT executives
Yo Media founder Nathan Harding interviews Australia’s top IT experts to get advice on how businesses can set teams up for remote work.
Telehealth is the new norm for GPs… and they’re reluctantly pleased about it
By the time COVID-19 is contained, telehealth services will be embedded in our health care system. And that's not such a bad thing.
