Technology
The ethics of Apple’s closed ecosystem app store
By Michael Cowling, CQUniversity Australia and James Birt
This July marks the tenth birthday of the iOS App Store.
The App Store origi…
Xero users hit with multiple fake invoice email scams in lead up to tax time
Xero customers have been hit with a slew of fake invoices and phishing email attempts over the month of June, with six different variants of…
Five of the most embarrassing future predictions of the 20th century
Legendary film producer Samuel Goldwyn once said, “Only a fool would make predictions — especially about the future”.
To Goldwyn’s po…
Four disruptive trends you can’t afford to ignore
Any experienced surfer knows how important it is to keep one eye fixed on the horizon. When a wave is still forming a long way off, that is …
What is femtech? Is it really a thing?
You’ve probably heard the term fintech. Well, there’s also a thing called femtech. And as the name implies, it’s all about female entr…
Chief scientist Alan Finkel: Why we need a ‘Turing Stamp’ for AI organisations and products
By Alan Finkel, Office of the Chief Scientist
Here’s a question: do you consider yourself to be a trusting person? Or let me put it …
Facebook is jumping on the blockchain bandwagon
Facebook is gearing up to enter the blockchain space, with the creation of a new group that will focus on exploring use cases of the technol…
The gloves are off: Microsoft chief takes swipe at Amazon and Google for being able to “rig transactions”
Microsoft chief executive Satya Nadella has taken a dig at Amazon and Google, accusing them of effectively rigging their systems to the detr…
Jeff Bezos is spending $1 billion worth of Amazon stock each year to get to space
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has confessed that his ecommerce, cloud and publishing enterprises come second to — and fund — his “most im…
Alibaba pilots blockchain trial for supply chain transparency with Australian products
Two large-scale Australian brands have been enlisted by Chinese tech and retail giant Alibaba for a pilot run of the company’s new blockchai…
