February
Amazon’s new Alexa is like an easier-to-use ChatGPT. It could be huge
The company says its often-mocked smart voice assistant has been given a new purpose thanks to generative AI. If it works as advertised, it’s relevant again.
December 2024
We’re all suffering from qualitynesia now
Borne along on the tide of technology, it is far too easy to forget that CD players sounded better than Spotify.
November 2024
Household sensors help keep insurance premiums down
Up-and-coming insurance tech firm Honey Insurance uses technology in novel ways to help its customers.
October 2024
Heat pumps were meant to transform the world. It’s not going to plan
One technology critical to fighting climate change is lagging due to high interest rates, rising costs, misinformation and the cycle of home construction.
Samsung begins job cuts in Australia
The South Korean company has begun to pare staff, following similar moves in India and Latin America.
June 2024
AGL goes big on ‘smart’ energy platform with $150m Kaluza stake
Its major rival, Origin Energy, has made a highly successful investment in a similar business, Octopus Energy. The platform co-ordinates supply and billing.
Aussie experts can stop your smart-device cameras spying on you
When photos snapped by a robot vacuum cleaner of a woman on the toilet went viral, the smart home sector knew it had a problem; Aussie academics claim to have solved it.
March 2024
We don’t believe it. A smart home device that actually works?
Every six months or so, we perform in-depth experiments to see if smart home devices are still as bad as ever. This time, we got a different answer than usual.
February 2024
Cheap drones are transforming warfare in Ukraine
First-person-view drones have achieved near mythical status on the front lines but need artillery to influence battles.
January 2024
You thought AI was hot? These AI gadgets are sizzling
We scoured the halls of the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, and came up with five of the best AI-powered gadgets at the show.
Nvidia’s stock breakout puts Amazon in sight
Nvidia was the best performer in the S&P 500 last year and has pushed decisively into record territory with a more than 7 per cent advance.
December 2023
Is a $3745 app-controlled mattress topper a sound sleeping investment?
The Eight Sleep Pod Cover is great at collecting data but is missing a trick on helping you make sense of it all.
November 2023
As Albanese travels to China, Apple’s results offer a warning
The company has navigated China better than any other Western big tech firm, but its sales there still fell short of expectations last quarter.
October 2023
Smart ways to get the most out of your solar
Homeowners are using tips and tricks to shift as much of their power usage as possible to solar.
September 2023
Technology’s dangerous-by-design era to come to an end
Cyber minister Clare O’Neil is pushing for Australia to join the rest of the world and shift responsibility for digital safety away from consumers and onto software vendors and smart device makers.
June 2023
Global stage a happy hunting ground for ambitious firms
Despite the challenges of the past few years, Australian companies are surging ahead with dramatic global expansion.
Tech start-ups Espresso Displays and POP defy slowdown
Diversification in global markets has allowed these two Aussie technology start-ups to sail through slowdowns.
March 2023
TikTok’s COO is an Aussie success story (who happens to be non-binary)
TikTok chief operating officer V Pappas opens up about their professional and personal journey to the apex of the global tech sector.
January 2023
Intel shares slammed after one of its grimmest forecasts ever
Semiconductor and computer processor stocks ended last week down sharply, with KLA Corp and Intel pointing to a poor outlook for computer sales.
August 2022
Productivity tsar pushes back on definitions of privacy
The attorney-general is being pressed to create a citizen privacy right, but the head of the Productivity Commission says this could hurt consumers and the economy.