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The investing lesson no one taught baby boomers
InvestmentMarkets CEO Darren Connolly says Australia’s wealth industry never taught people how to spend down $1.5 trillion in super.
Anonymous reports to the Fair Work Ombudsman hit a record high
From UNSW to aged care providers, here’s what the Fair Work Ombudsman’s latest enforcement numbers reveal.
Five things changing for Shopify merchants this quarter
New fraud tools, local payment methods and AI shopping agents, Shopify’s latest release has a lot for Australian retailers to unpack.
Five ways to make your site easier for AI to read and recommend
A third of the average retail homepage is invisible to AI tools. Here are five concrete fixes, with real Australian examples.
The four reasons WA is outrunning every other state on small business growth
WA small business sales grew 7.7% and wages rose 4.1%, both the fastest in the country. Here’s why, and what it means for you.
Why that 'perfect' product photo might be costing shoppers trust
Shoppers struggled to tell real products from AI-generated ones, with one item fooling 74 per cent of people, new data shows
What the OpenAI apology to parliament means for your business
OpenAI apologised to an Australian parliamentary inquiry over a Medicare incident. Altis Consulting’s Des Viranna says the real lesson is for business owners
What the PHP flaw can teach small businesses about AI access
A critical PHP flaw has servers on alert. Illumio’s Andrew Kay says owners should also check what their AI tools can reach.
More than half of multilingual shoppers have walked away over a bad translation
Only 20% of consumers credit AI alone for good localisation. 43% say human review is what actually makes the difference, survey finds.
Letting AI act for you? Australian guidance says start small
Around 43% of Australian SMEs report using AI, yet safeguards for customers lag behind.
Major supermarkets own the weekly shop. The unplanned trip is still up for grabs
Blake Wright, Shopfully’s Sales Director, says Halloween spend is locked in at $500 million. Which shop gets it is still wide open.
Lost your surcharge revenue? Here’s the six-move fix
Raffy Sgroi has never surcharged a customer in her businesses. Now the ban is law, she’s got six pricing moves every SME should run.