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Jonathan Cotton
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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...
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Smart cities and agribusiness driving IoT uptake downunder
Big IoT spend is on track for farming and ultra-connected cities… read more...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Digital banking set to transform market downunder
Fintech alternatives are set to leave a mark locally – whether traditional banks transform or not… read more...
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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...
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Is medicine finally getting smart?
eHealth holds great potential – and there’s more to it than glorified teleconferencing… read more...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Global privacy regulation juggernaut rolls on
It’s an increasingly complex regulatory environment but there’s more to come, says Forrester… read more...
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Paying the ransomware price
As some public sector victims give in to hackers’ demands, organisations downunder should take note… read more...
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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...
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Edge computing: IT’s next big thing
Is this the final piece of the IoT/cloud tech puzzle?… read more...
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Aussie forex disruptor one to watch
The Melbourne-founded fintech has big expansion plans following its US$1b valuation… read more...
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Facebook’s new ‘independent’ oversight board
Why is content moderation being driven by Facebook? (Where’s the UN, the G20?)… read more...
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AfterPay faces AU watchdogs and NZ regulators
Buy now, pay later company’s dramas reveals an industry in upheaval… read more...