Joseph Lam

Joseph Lam is a technology and property reporter at The Australian. He joined the national daily in 2019 after he cut his teeth as a freelancer across publications in Australia, Hong Kong and Thailand.

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Sydney airport chaos after a global tech outage

CrowdStrike customers face compo battle

Despite the catastrophic outage that cost businesses billions of dollars, CrowdStrike’s contracts will make it tough for Aussie clients to extract compensation.

Jared Lynch, David Ross and Joseph Lam

commercial propertyProperty

Haymarket and Chinatown are set for a $44 million facelift with ambitious plans for the areaendorsed unanimously by the City of Sydney Council Monday 11 December, 2023.Artists impression Dixon Street DayPhoto: Supplied / City of Sydney

Sydney Chinatown gets funding for ‘chef’s gallery’ renovations

The City of Sydney has put more than a million behind a new fund aimed at bringing cooking and food preparation to the front of restaurants in a bid to spruce up Chinatown.

Joseph Lam

PropertyProperty

An airspace project in Sydney's Vaucluse.

Raising the roof: sales boom in airspace above Sydney towers

Unit owners in hot spot Sydney suburbs are secretly cashing in airspace above their towers as developers scout for strata buildings where extra rooftops can be added.

Joseph Lam

telecommunicationsTechnology

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - NCA NewsWire Photos - 4 MAY 2024: Telstra signage is seen outside a store on Bourke Street. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Diego Fedele

Telstra fined over SIM card swaps

Telstra has been hit with a major fine from the communications watchdog which says the telco’s authentication practices put customers at risk.

Joseph Lam

start-upsTechnology

A road bridge with trucks, cars and a fork lift truck is in silhouette over an industrial docklands skyline at dusk on the Yarra river, Melbourne

Telstra’s old venture puts $30m into US start-up

Titanium Ventures, formerly known as Telstra Ventures, has made its first investment since rebranding, pumping $30.4m into a logistics start-up that uses AI to improve freight delivery.

Joseph Lam

reviewGadgets

Segway's new electric motorcycle, the E300SE

Electric Segway offers a lean, mean machine

Segway’s first electric motorcycle to hit the Australian market is a blast – light, fast and it doesn’t stand out in a crowd, which is perfect for the humble rider.

Joseph Lam

takeoverCompanies

* Emma Lo Russo is the President of home grown IT company Altium that ``has grown from an Australian start-up to a design powerhouse ... its design software underpins the bionic ear and the underwater equipment that helped to uncover the Titanic.

Landslide approval for Altium’s $9.1bn takeover

Altium’s shareholders have almost universally voted in favour of a $9.1bn takeover deal under which Japan’s Renesas Electronics will pay $68.50 a share.

Joseph Lam

appsTechnology

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Tech is changing our dining habits, restaurants couldn’t be happier

A local app is changing the times Australians eat dinner — in exchange for as much as 50 per cent off a bill.

Joseph Lam

acceleratorTechnology

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - FEBRUARY 26: Pedestrians walk past a Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) branch on February 26, 2024 in Sydney, Australia. Commonwealth Bank's latest financial results reveal a robust performance, with the bank reporting a record profit of $9.6 billion for the 2022-23 fiscal year, underscoring its position as Australia's largest and most profitable lender. The strong earnings were driven by solid loan growth, improved margins, and a focus on cost control, positioning the bank for continued success in a challenging economic environment. (Photo by Lisa Maree Williams/Getty Images)

CBA’s Xccelerate program flags $250k for AI start-ups

The nation’s largest bank has opened an AI accelerator seeking start-ups it can partner with to improve customer and employee experience.

Joseph Lam

telecommunicationsCompanies

A man walks past the office of Australian telecoms company Telstra in the central business district of Sydney on May 21, 2024. Leading Australian telecoms company Telstra said May 21 it would slash up to 2,800 jobs, shedding nine percent of its workforce as it keeps pace with "rapid advances in technology". (Photo by Saeed KHAN / AFP)

Telstra made 140,000 ‘silent’ numbers public

Telstra has been castigated by the telecommunications watchdog for making tens of thousands of silent numbers, including those of domestic violence victims, public.

Joseph Lam

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