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Spark RWC 2019_Optus World Cup

Optus World Cup woes continue

June 20, 2018 | Pat Pilcher
Compensation confusion adds to customer unhappiness… read more...
Gartner AI_ML_racial_profiling_legal issues

Legal issues likely to dampen AI/ML uptake

June 20, 2018 | Heather Wright
When machines are making the decisions, they’re not always black and white… read more...
Aussie govt ban Huawei_5G contracts

Huawei’s Aussie 5G ban

June 18, 2018 | Pat Pilcher
US intelligence agencies add to Chinese tech giant’s conspiracy theories… read more...
Australia cyber security taskforce

Australian Government sets up election cyber security task-force

June 15, 2018 | Pat Pilcher
The Australian government launches the Electoral Integrity Task Force to fend off cyber-attacks interfering with elections and democratic process… read more...
iot farming revolution_Juiper

IoT at the edge: 50b devices to connect by 2022

June 14, 2018 | Newsdesk
Get ready to connect that fridge – and factory and farm – to the internet, because the IoT revolution is here… read more...
Microsoft underwater server_Natick project

Data centres under water? Project Natick goes deep

June 13, 2018 | Pat Pilcher
Data centres are the unsung heroes of our age. Every time we use cloud apps or utter “OK Google” a data centre is doing all the legwork… read more...
Productivity paradox_McKinsey report

Digital reinvention, business and the productivity paradox

June 12, 2018 | Newsdesk
While the digital revolution can indeed improve productivity, we’re not there yet suggests new research from McKinsey… read more...
Amazon Australia

Amazon pokes the Koala

June 8, 2018 | Pat Pilcher
Amazon takes exception to Aussie tax changes, are Kiwis next?… read more...
Digital workplace_Gartner survey

Survey: Senior managers just don’t get tech

June 8, 2018 | Newsdesk
Think you’re digitally dexterous? Think again. Most digital workers think their CIO is out of touch with their tech needs… read more...
Mary Meeker internet report

Top 4 takeaways from the Mary Meeker internet report

June 7, 2018 | Jonathan Cotton
It’s Silicon Valley’s favourite slide deck, but at a whopping 294 slides, Mary Meeker’s 2018 Trend Report is well and truly death by Powerpoint. But despair not: we’ve separated the wheat from the chaff on your behalf… read more...
Visa_PayWave_PayMark study

Touch and grow: Visa claims sales growth

June 6, 2018 | Pat Pilcher
Data analysis points to payment method helping increase sales for merchants… read more...
Financialforce deal with Appirio

FinancialForce expands partner ecosystem with Appirio deal

June 6, 2018 | Newsdesk
ERP cloud vendor FinancialForce has announced a new sales and implementation partnership with Indianapolis-based CX company Appirio… read more...
My Health Record_patient data privacy

The fight over patient data: What we can learn from the My Health Record fracas

June 1, 2018 | Jonathan Cotton
Forget AI, Industry 4.0 and the chatbot hordes, data privacy is the tech issue of the moment. But when does the privacy imperative slip into paranoia?… read more...
Australia finally spending in space race

We have lift off: Australia finally joins the space race

June 1, 2018 | Jonathan Cotton
Things finally take off with the government pledging dollars and sense being pledged to the country’s space capabilities – including a $26 million space agency… read more...
Self-driving uber hazard_Rand research

The bleeding edge: Why driverless auto-tech must recover from its PR nightmare

May 31, 2018 | Jonathan Cotton
Self-driving Ubers may be a hazard to pedestrians but the wheels are still turning for the driverless future – and that’s a good thing… read more...
Soltius_Farmers digital platform_Ballance Agri-Nutrients

Ballance Agri-Nutrients wins global innovation award

May 30, 2018 | Newsdesk
The new tech lets farmers order and manage their nutrients online, turning raw data into useful information… read more...
What you need to know about GDPR

What you need to know about GDPR

May 29, 2018 | Paul Matthews
GDPR went live on 25 May – but how does it affects you?… read more...
Ethics and artificial intelligence_Human Rights commission

Too smart for our own good: Tackling the thorny issues of ethics and AI

May 25, 2018 | Jonathan Cotton
AI keeps getting smarter and governments find themselves asking: Just where is the boundary that makes AI ethical?… read more...
Fusion5_Jemini_Chris Radley

Fusion5 think outside the box with Jemini

May 25, 2018 | Pat Pilcher
The power of nine helps bring three years of HCM software development to market… read more...
Local government app_datacom

Datacom’s local govt/community engagement app goes live

May 24, 2018 | Jonathan Cotton
Citizens can now report potholes, offer suggestions and complain at will – all digitally – thanks to Datacom’s new app… read more...

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