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Jonathan Cotton
Credit card data loss gets new protector
New Zealand becomes one of the first countries to move to COF tokenisation for digital payments… 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...
How to predict who’s going to quit
It’s the next step in digital HR management – AI-powered employee flight-risk prediction. And yes, it’s available to regular schmoes too… read more...
Digital banking set to transform market downunder
Fintech alternatives are set to leave a mark locally – whether traditional banks transform or not… read more...
The great email scam renaissance
Email scams, ransomware and extortion – and enterprise is a prime target. What’s behind the resurgence of the internet’s most dangerous annoyance?… read more...
Is medicine finally getting smart?
eHealth holds great potential – and there’s more to it than glorified teleconferencing… read more...
Do we need a national AI strategy?
Academics say we need a government-level plan to cope with the ramifications of AI. But are we at risk of stifling innovation?… read more...
Lower costs and happier customers? Can RPA live up to its promise?
A new report on robotic process automation looks at the opportunities and shortcomings of the emerging tech… read more...
Australia recommends sweeping reform to reign in social giants
ACCC digital platforms inquiry report makes plenty of suggestions, but what does the Govt intend to do about them? read more...
Global privacy regulation juggernaut rolls on
It’s an increasingly complex regulatory environment but there’s more to come, says Forrester… read more...
Paying the ransomware price
As some public sector victims give in to hackers’ demands, organisations downunder should take note… read more...
The perilous state of customer trust in digital services
Customers aren’t trusting business to protect their data – and they’re prepared to punish companies for failing to do so… read more...
Edge computing: IT’s next big thing
Is this the final piece of the IoT/cloud tech puzzle?… read more...
Aussie forex disruptor one to watch
The Melbourne-founded fintech has big expansion plans following its US$1b valuation… read more...
Facebook’s new ‘independent’ oversight board
Why is content moderation being driven by Facebook? (Where’s the UN, the G20?)… read more...
AfterPay faces AU watchdogs and NZ regulators
Buy now, pay later company’s dramas reveals an industry in upheaval… read more...
