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Catherine West has stepped down as chair of Nine Entertainment.

Nine faces extra cost cuts as TV ad market dives

Australia’s biggest media company says the television ad market has been more challenging than it could have predicted in the second half of this year.

September

Barrenjoey’s Jo Masters says AI will be more about augmentation than substitution of Australian jobs .

Revealed: The ASX sectors that will be hit hardest by AI

New research from Barrenjoey has named the ASX sectors most exposed to technological change. But there’s comforting news for the broader economy.

July

People scroll through their phones in Beijing. New digital ID laws mean Chinese authorities will be able to see the real identity behind online accounts across a range of sites.

Big Brother gets new powers in China with digital ID system

The new system gives Beijing greater control over online activity, further raising concerns about surveillance and censorship.

June

There is still a shortage of IT talent despite redundancies in the sector.

Why AI chiefs need to be part of the C-suite

Technology and artificial intelligence must blend seamlessly, like an exquisite dance partnership, argues Profusion Group’s Simone Mears.

April

The companies building workforces of ‘power users’ today are developing the organisational DNA needed to thrive in an AI-native future.

The one human skill no algorithm can replace

It is adaptability that allows us to recognise the signals of change, adjust to fresh conditions, and apply innovative thinking to new problems.

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January

Andrew Charlton is the federal government’s special envoy for cybersecurity and digital resilience.

This Labor MP got hacked. But now it helps him with his job

Cybersecurity envoy Andrew Charlton built a multi-million dollar firm before entering politics. But it almost came crashing down after a costly online attack.

November 2024

Declan Kluver and Blake Thompson, the co-founders of XRecruiter.

This start-up grew by 2300pc in a year

Blake Thompson, who says he was once a little “off the rails”, and his business partner pulled in revenue growth over 2300 per cent.

Imperium Markets CEO Stu Burns and chairman Rod Lewis.

Ex-Westpac treasurer named to Imperium Markets advisory board

The new board will be headed up by Imperium chairman Rod Lewis, former Westpac treasurer Curt Zuber and former MBIA UK chairman and chief executive Chris Weeks.

August 2024

 Professor James Boyd La Trobe.

Winning strategy: A virtual lifeline for emergency departments

Comment provided by the winner of the Industry Engagement award, La Trobe University.

May 2024

CBA CEO Matt Comyn addressed the AI Summit in Sydney on Tuesday.

After Comyn’s AI trip, the CBA boss can compute impact on banking

Comyn now knows AI will reshape the global technology industry, business landscape and geopolitics in profound ways yet to play out.

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Helen Mayhew, Partner, QuantumBlack, AI, McKinsey & Company
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Why McKinsey wants to send its consultants back to class

McKinsey has launched an internal training academy to develop that most sought-after of modern executives: a leader who understands a company’s business and technology needs.

February 2024

Secretary of the federal Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Adam Fennessy.

Why the agriculture secretary needs mediation and a ‘big fat novel’

It’s Adam Fennessy’s second stint as an agriculture secretary. He shares his best leadership tips, how to embrace digital transformation and what he looks for when hiring.

December 2023

Robin Khuda launched AirTrunk in 2015, fuelled by a vision of the tremendous growth inherent in the data storage sector as demand for computing power skyrocketed.

AirTrunk’s Robin Khuda super-charges the data centre sector

In the space of eight years, AirTrunk has built 11 data centres in Australia, Hong Kong, Japan, Malaysia and Singapore, with more in the pipeline.

November 2023

Macquarie’s Ani Satchcroft (right) told James Thomson (left) that the Vocus Group bid for TPG Telecom’s assets was “very complex.”

Investors ‘taking a breather’ from infrastructure dealmaking

But investments with a “higher level of complexity” were still happening, Macquarie Asset Management’s Ani Satchcroft said.

Kelly Bayer Rosmarin did do the single most important thing after a disaster: she apologised.

Optus’ public response to the system crash didn’t work

CEO Kelly Bayer Rosmarin is technically right that the outage cannot be ‘covered in a soundbite’, but it is tin-eared in its treatment of the public interest.

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September 2023

Baby monitor generic

Baby monitors are the front line for new digital safety rules

Major software vendors are to be made responsible for cyber and privacy security of their products as part of major shift in strategy to stop consumers having to bear the brunt of poorly written code.

August 2023

Incorporating artificial intelligence into tertiary education would come with an upfront cost, but universities will reap the benefits, says Cathy Foley.

AI use by uni students three times rate of workforce

Nearly 60 per cent of university students are using artificial intelligence in their studies - three times the rate of take-up in the workforce.

March 2023

Rules for delivery companies were introduced amid concerns alcohol was being delivered to minors and customers who have signed exclusion orders.

This booze-delivery app can now verify your age

The first commercial use of NSW’s digital identity system will enable online alcohol purchasers to verify they are older than 18.

January 2023

The Morrison government centralised its COVID-19  communications through the australia.gov.au website.

Why the public sector must take the World Wide Web seriously

Government websites have become their shopfront to the world, but are still treated as an afterthought by too many public sector leaders.

Service NSW CEO Greg Wells.

New digital job help ‘worlds away from traditional careers advice’

NSW is developing a series of services, including an education wallet, that new Service NSW CEO Greg Wells is tipping will significantly change how people manage their careers.

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