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A new ranking shows which cyber threats deserve your time first
Huntress has released its Tragic Quadrant, a ranking of cyber tactics based on how common they are and how close they sit to real business damage
Three things Gen Z employees want from their manager
Speed without depth is Gen Z's biggest workplace blind spot, according to coach Martin Noonan. Here's how managers can help bridge it.
Australian business owners are kind of over the 'move fast' thing
71% of Australian SME owners prioritise personal wellbeing over rapid growth, new Mastercard research reveals.
Four skills separating responsible AI companies from reckless ones
Compliance isn't enough, says UNSW's Tania Bucic. Here's what responsible AI companies do differently.
The founder skill nobody talks about when scaling a business
When we talk about scaling a business, the conversation usually centres around growth: more customers, more revenue, more people, better technology. But I think one of the hardest parts of scaling…
The receipts ABN holders never claim: where sole traders quietly lose money at BAS time
Hundreds of thousands of Australian sole traders quietly hand money back to the ATO every quarter, not through evasion, but through lost receipts.
The real reason field service workers are quitting isn’t the tech, it’s the schedule
Nearly every Australian field service business now uses AI, but Salesforce’s Nick Rosen says scheduling pressure, not tech, is driving people out.
Three Southeast Asian markets, three very different opportunities for SMEs
Southeast Asia is a major growth opportunity for Australian tech firms, but success depends on getting the market entry strategy right.
This AI startup hit $12B in just 8 months – here’s what investors see in it
OpenAI just became the world’s most valuable startup at $500 billion. But Thinking Machines Lab’s rapid rise to $12 billion shows AI’s venture capital boom continues unabated.
Top threats to Australian SMEs in 2024
Cyber security remains a top concern for small businesses amid rising pressure across the economy.
Founder Friday with Anil Sagaram: connecting consumers with sustainable (and rewarding) financial solutions
The story of Acacia Money, a platform and app that's empowering users to make smart, sustainable financial choices.
The hottest tech jobs in Australia right now detailed in new report
A new report by the professional association for Australia’s tech sector reveals the IT roles most in-demand in the country.
Founder Friday with Taf Chiwanza: evolving Australia’s dining game with a payments ecosystem
A first-of-its-kind app in the hospitality industry aims to help customers enjoy a good ol’ dining experience – while still managing their cash flow.
5 ways your business could benefit from open source technology
Here are five reasons why open source technologies are beneficial for businesses looking to stay competitive in digital transformation…
Google and Facebook challenge news bargaining code in Senate inquiry
Facebook and Google took Australian media head-on in a Senate inquiry by Australia’s competition watchdog on Friday, 22nd January. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) pushed for a new Bill to be passed to force the tech giants to pay news publishers for their content, including any links and snippets hosted on their platforms. […]
Startups and digital transformation will be key to COVID-19 recovery
Vu Tran, co-founder at Go1, talks us through why he thinks startups and digital transformation will be key in the economic recovery from COVID-19 in Australia. It would be an understatement for me to say that COVID-19 has changed the world and indeed the way many of us live. In Australia, though tragic in terms […]
How our company is using Artifical Intelligence
Opyl has pivoted directly into the AI tailwind that is transforming healthcare. Like a super powerful industrial magnet, we use AI to identify and gather data into groups with the ability to predict, analyse, quantify and visualise real world data far more accurately and faster than any person could do. Our company uses AI to […]
What does an Artificial Intelligence Specialist actually do?
In mid-December, LinkedIn revealed that Artificial Intelligence (AI) Specialist was the top emerging job for 2020; since then this job has been in high demand. This begs the question of what AI specialists actually do, and what the job entails. What are the exact skills and knowledge businesses need from AI Specialists? Artificial Intelligence is […]
Why you don’t need a tech degree to work in a tech company
The tech industry is fluid and rapidly evolving alongside a raft of new innovations. There is one constant throughout all of this: demand for workers. Many young Australians rule out the idea that they can work in tech because they lack a degree specialising in an area like Computer Science or Information Technology. However, the […]
The perceptions and misunderstandings of Artificial Intelligence
Among the many emerging technologies that companies are exploring to gain a competitive edge, artificial intelligence (AI) may be the most enticing because of science fiction, and the most misunderstood because of the excessive hype surrounding it. While AI may be closer than ever to being used in the real world, there are still many […]
Ensuring human connectedness in a technological age
Byline: Lindsay Brown, Vice President, APAC and Japan, LogMeIn The way we communicate and build relationships has changed drastically over the past decade. Just take a look at our workplaces. Many of us sit behind screens and speak to each other via internal chat programs rather than walking over to one another or picking up […]
Why small-to-medium sized businesses should consider global cloud providers
By Lionel Legros, Asia-Pacific Director at OVH We are living in an era of cloud adoption. A 2019 study on Australia’s cloud market reveals that cloud Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) is growing considerably, with market spend expected to reach $1.3 billion by 2022. Yet despite this growth and a growing awareness of the benefits of the cloud, providers […]
How to attract, retain and cultivate a new breed of IT professional
By Simon Horrocks, Regional Vice President ANZ, AppDynamics The technology skills gap is impacting Australian organisations across almost every industry, with businesses struggling to find the right talent to drive innovation, whether that be in cloud, data analytics, or other emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI). According to the Australian Computer Society (ACS), an […]
Three questions to ask before using new tech
Byline: Michael Chetner, Head of Asia Pacific, Zoom Video Communications While small to medium sized businesses (SMBs) make an important contribution to Australia’s economy, they are constantly under pressure to stand out in a crowded and competitive marketplace. This pressure is further heightened as SMBs don’t only compete amongst themselves but have to contend against […]