August 2021
Logan in Queensland is now the ‘drone delivery capital of the world’
Alphabet’s Wing says residents in the city, which has a population of about 300,000, are ordering thousands of coffees and roast chooks by air.
- Jack Derwin
- Opinion
- Phones
Why I’m snubbing the new iPhone for an Android Galaxy
Samsung’s high-end handset features fingerprint reading and other qualities better suited for the pandemic, plus it has a stylus and more powerful optical zoom.
- Tae Kim
March 2021
Don’t let technology run you out of a job you like
Ever feel like your employer is bringing in new software for the express purpose of driving you so crazy you’ll quit? You’re probably not alone.
- Mark A. Stein
February 2021
‘I’m not a cat’: Lawyer’s struggle with Zoom filter goes viral
At a routine civil case hearing in Texas, an attorney accidentally signed on as an adorable kitten.
- Meryl Kornfield, Kim Bellware and Hannah Knowles
October 2020
Online fitness stars bank on virtual gyms being more than just a phase
At the start of the pandemic, gyms and fitness instructors rapidly sought to become online brands. Now it looks like a hybrid workout could persist.
- Natasha Gillezeau
How to kill Zoom fatigue (and make money)
Boutique consultancy ThinkPlace reckons its solution to people tiring of the platform has also saved $45,000 in business travel and 600 hours of lost productivity.
- Edmund Tadros
September 2020
Microsoft chief: the world is learning to work again
Digital efficiency, staff isolation and cyber security are among the biggest challenges for businesses in the COVID-19 era, a panel including Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella heard at the Australian Financial Review's Reshaping Australia Dialogue.
- Paul Smith
Almost half of Aussie workers will be at home post-COVID-19: study
Big organisations have indicated they plan to increase innovation spending and expect 42 per cent of workers will be at home after pandemic lockdowns end.
- Paul Smith
August 2020
Why Bridget Loudon says the office isn't dead yet
Expert360 founder Bridget Loudon says the office isn't dead and it will instead become a resource for teams purpose-built for collaboration and team building.
- Natasha Boddy
- Exclusive
- Streaming
Live-stream platform Twitch eyes Australian expansion
Twitch's first senior vice president for Asia-Pacific Sunita Kaur wants to bring live streaming out from the margins and into the centre of online entertainment.
- Natasha Gillezeau
- Opinion
- Work in the shutdown
Working from home is starting to pall
The lack of a commute and other evils has made life so much easier, yet the longer remote working goes on, the more it is beginning to grate.
- Pilita Clark
July 2020
How to conquer an overloaded inbox
If you're drowning in emails, getting your inbox down to zero may seem like an unattainable goal, but experts say it can be done. Here are some tips.
- Natasha Boddy
More stress, less trust: the truth about remote work
Stress and employee workloads have surged in the shift to remote work during COVID-19 which has also battered trust levels between staff and bosses.
- Natasha Boddy
- Opinion
- Microsoft
Microsoft takes lockdown meetings to next level
If every video meeting were this engaging, this relaxing, this much fun, working from home would be a very different experience for many of us.
- John Davidson
- Exclusive
- Microsoft
Why workplace video calls are so exhausting
Ever wondered why lockdown meetings are so tiring? Scientists have been wondering the same thing.
- John Davidson
- Opinion
- Flexible working
When working from home doesn't work
One boss has some advice for all the companies rushing pell-mell into this remote future: Don't be an idiot.
- David Streitfeld
Why Square's staff never have to go back to the office
The remote-working experiment during COVID-19 has been such a success that Jack Dorsey has told his staff at Square and Twitter that they can keep working from home forever.
- Natasha Boddy
June 2020
Why Julie Bishop still prefers face-to-face meetings
The former foreign minister and now ANU chancellor reveals where she plans to travel first and why she's more productive working at home.
- Natasha Boddy
Five tips for a successful virtual coffee catch-up
No. 1: always have three conversation starters just in case there's an awkward silence, says KPMG partner Stef Bradley.
- Natasha Boddy
Why so many workers are dreading the office
Many workers don't feel safe about returning to the office and feel they can be just as productive working at home, new research reveals.
- Natasha Boddy