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2019 Gartner post classical hype cycle_Sir-Simon-Rattle

Gartner’s emerging tech hype: From Edge AI to flying cars

September 10, 2019 | Heather Wright
Classical gives way to postclassical in latest hype cycle… read more...
Roboat

Taking robots to the water for on-demand autonomous infrastructure

September 5, 2019 | Heather Wright
AI powered robotic boats hit the water – and create bridges… read more...
Open source AI

Open sourcing AI

September 5, 2019 | Newsdesk
As AI moves increasingly open source, what does it mean for regulatory moves?… read more...
David Morris_NOW consulting

Spark’s Qrious snaps up NOW Consulting

September 4, 2019 | Heather Wright
Acquisition another step in growing data as a service business… read more...
uber driver stress_algorithms

Gig economy study: People hate being managed by algorithms

September 4, 2019 | Jonathan Cotton
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...
Digital imagery_Soar blockchain

Just like Google Earth…only better?

September 4, 2019 | Jonathan Cotton
Using satellites, crowdsourced drone imagery and the blockchain, a new startup is looking to offer a high-res Google Earth alternative… read more...
Huawei surviving USA bans

Huawei finds new ways to survive US bans

August 29, 2019 | Heather Wright
If you can’t access global standard platforms, create your own… read more...
Email engagement surges_IBM Acoustic

Email engagement surges…thanks to the GDPR?

August 28, 2019 | Jonathan Cotton
IBM spinoff Acoustic says email engagement is on the rise, with email opens and CTRs increasing everywhere… read more...
GDPR_Privacy laws ANZ

Screws tighten on privacy regulation

August 28, 2019 | Heather Wright
GDPR controls head down under… read more...
LinkedIn scandals

LinkedIn avoids social media scandal

August 28, 2019 | Jonathan Cotton
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...
Digital quality of life_SurfShark

Australia wins digital Bledisloe (hands down)

August 27, 2019 | Heather Wright
Aussie tops rating despite dismal NBN, while affordability and cybersecurity drag NZ down… read more...
5G Vodafone vs Spark

Huawei, Vodafone and the GCSB: Who owns NZ’s 5G future?

August 23, 2019 | Newsdesk
Commercial and security interests clash as telcos, tech giants, the Government, the GCSB – and maybe even the PRC – wrestle for control of NZ’s contested 5G ground… read more...
The Instillery merge with Origin

Instillery Origin merger to drive cloud automation

August 23, 2019 | Heather Wright
Scale will open Tier 1 and Australian managed services prospects… read more...
IDC_make code explainable

IDC: Make AI simple and explainable, please

August 22, 2019 | Heather Wright
Local survey shows we want AI and cognitive tools, but we want them our way… read more...
IBM Watson predicts employee departure

How to predict who’s going to quit

August 21, 2019 | Jonathan Cotton
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...
Milking cows with IoT

Milking IoT for supply chain efficiencies

August 21, 2019 | Heather Wright
Growing diary productivity and competitiveness with better milk supply forecasting… read more...
Athina Kanioura_Accenture

Accenture buys Analytics8

August 19, 2019 | Heather Wright
Bolsters its applied intelligence unit with third Aussie buy… read more...

Low-code makes citizen developers of us all

August 16, 2019 | Newsdesk
The low-code/no-code movement sees business users creating their own applications and processes – no coding required… read more...
Global positioning SBAS system

SBAS opens opportunities with enhanced GPS

August 15, 2019 | Heather Wright
Agriculture a big winner with 10 centimetre accuracy… read more...
Digital banking_fintech

Digital banking set to transform market downunder

August 15, 2019 | Jonathan Cotton
Fintech alternatives are set to leave a mark locally – whether traditional banks transform or not… read more...

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