The sharing economy has made life easier — and better too
The rise of the sharing economy has seen the disruption of traditional structures, business practices and consumer-provider relationships.
Four mistakes SMEs are making with their data — and how they can get it right
Australian businesses are falling short in taking up data analytics, but not for want of trying. Here's where to start, and what to avoid.
Cheaper and greener: How batteries made with sulfur could transform energy storage
Lithium-sulfur batteries could represent a radical new way for storing energy to support renewable electricity generation, electric vehicles and other needs.
Uber won’t take over the world, but it will normalise job insecurity
Uberisation is not an unstoppable force, however, it is fostering the apparent normalisation of all forms of precarious and insecure work.
How big and small business alike use data for good — and for evil
Businesses have always wanted to know as much as possible about you, but now they have the technology to collect, analyse and use that information.
Woolworths issues coupon-scam alert for Facebook users looking for Christmas savings
Woolworths yesterday issued an urgent scam alert over a branded coupon offering Facebook users $100 off their next transaction.
Google’s $2.1 billion Fitbit bid a threat to consumers, ACCC chair Rod Sims warns
Google's recent acquisition of Fitbit has come under scrutiny, with ACCC chair Rod Sims signalling the watchdog's intentions.
Despite what you might have read, robots aren’t coming for our jobs
Should we believe headlines claiming nearly half of all jobs will be lost to robots and artificial intelligence? We think not.
Queensland Health’s history of software mishaps shows how hard e-health can be
A major difficulty with 'monolithic' e-health systems is that a single design team is attempting to solve an incredibly broad set of complex problems.
Is Facebook’s Libra dead on arrival? Or is the final blow yet to come?
The stage is set for central banks seeking to pull the rug from under Facebook's Libra by issuing their own digital currencies.
Google has updated its search algorithm: Say hello to BERT
Google’s latest algorithm update, dubbed BERT, represents the biggest alteration to its search function in the last five years.
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.
