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Jonathan Cotton
Is it time for human rights to be digitised?
Privacy, transparency, ethics: What protects the population from scary government tech?… read more...
Watson crunches 170m job postings to predict tomorrow’s work
Conclusion: All jobs will change… read more...
Airtree brings superfunds, cash to downunder tech startups
AirTree Ventures has secured $275m to ‘double down’ on early stage Kiwi and Australian technology startups… read more...
The fight for AU’s digital ID
You snooze, you lose: New ID framework looks set to eclipse MyGov… read more...
What’s inhibiting Australia’s global competitiveness?
Australia’s in decline in global economic rankings, so what are we going to do about it?… read more...
Councils under pump to deliver self service. Now.
New studies track a rapidly-changing local government tech landscape… read more...
Is IoT the ‘asbestos of the future’?
Just what is the cost of unfettered connected-device growth?… read more...
Fujitsu launches ‘Digital Transformation Centre’ in Sydney
Tokyo, Osaka, Munich, London, New York and now Sydney. Fujitsu doubles down on its collaboration projects… read more...
New Chrome extension reveals all your compromised passwords
Google aims to plug password leaks with browser-based hacked credential checker… read more...
Kiwi gig-economy fintech raises $2.15m
Hnry finds investor interest in accounting admin platform for gig workers… read more...
CIOs uneasy about hybrid cloud complexity
Smarter diagnostics needed to unravel root causes across multiple platforms… read more...
PayID breaches highlight the growing banking tech security challenge
Pay by e-mail (or mobile) provider advises caveat emptor… read more...
You’ll be hearing from my IT guy
Forget the courtroom, I’ll see you in the cloud… read more...
Australian Govt to scrap innovation patent
Bill seeks to phase out Australia’s second-tier innovation patent system… read more...
Australia’s digital future has scientists worried
Urgency needed to improve synergy between innovators, universities and the market… read more...
Smart cities and agribusiness driving IoT uptake downunder
Big IoT spend is on track for farming and ultra-connected cities… read more...
Gig economy study: People hate being managed by algorithms
A study of Uber drivers in New York and London finds worker resentment and frustration with the company’s management-by-app approach to HR… read more...
Just like Google Earth…only better?
Using satellites, crowdsourced drone imagery and the blockchain, a new startup is looking to offer a high-res Google Earth alternative… read more...
Email engagement surges…thanks to the GDPR?
IBM spinoff Acoustic says email engagement is on the rise, with email opens and CTRs increasing everywhere… read more...
LinkedIn avoids social media scandal
With well over half a billion users and nine billion content impressions every month, LinkedIn has certainly got the footprint. So where’s the drama?… read more...
