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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Veyor Founders Stephen Rockett and Richard Fifita

Booming logistics start-up raises $2.75m for expansion

A Sydney firm that works with major property developers and retail giants including Lendlease and Westfield is hoping to expand into the US. Here are this week’s biggest capital raisings.

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recruitmentTechnology

Ben Thompson and Dave Tong, co-founders of Employment Hero

How to hire someone in seconds with no admin

A human resources tech platform’s first major foray into artificial intelligence might just disrupt online jobs platforms and uncover the nation’s hidden jobs market.

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Coming soonProperty

Re: Central Element's $17m purchase at 126 Pacific Highway, Greenwich

Rooftop bar with a view on offer at new over-60s site

A developer who picked up a $17m harbourside block in Sydney is planning to turn it into high-rise apartments for seniors, complete with wellness centre and rooftop cocktails.

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CourtsTechnology

Mike Abbott at Uber office, Constance St Fortitude Valley, for Queensland Business Magazine. Pic Mark Cranitch.

Man paid $500 an hour reveals how Uber deceived regulators

The rideshare giant’s ex-Queensland general manager is receiving 86 times the minimum Uber driver’s fare to appear as a witness in a court case that’s uncovered some ugly truths.

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Commercial PropertyProperty

Amazon's upcoming 80,000sq m fulfilment centre that will employ 730 people

Amazon’s $490m move to speed up TV deliveries

Amazon plans to inject $490m in Western Sydney through two major fulfilment centres that will speed up the delivery of furniture and household appliances across Australia.

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careersTechnology

Director-General of Security of ASIO, Mike Burgess, as he appears in the 'Why I Spy' ASIO recruitment campaign.The Why I Spy recruitment campaign will showcase the varied career paths and characteristics of ASIO employees.While we can’t use real ASIO officers’ names or faces, we have used real ASIO officers’ stories.

‘Clever, curious’ spies sought for new agency roles

Young Australians who can bring the fight to ‘sophisticated foreign adversaries’ are being sought by ASIO as it steps up its battle against extremism.

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exclusiveTechnology

(L-R) MGA Thermal co-founders Erich Kisi (CEO) and Alex Post(CTO). Picture: Supplied

Hot energy start-up lands $5.7m to expand

A Newcastle duo plan to scale up development of thermal blocks capable of helping power industries, after securing an extra $5.7m from investors.

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virtual officeTechnology

Zoom's US-based Australian chief people officer Matthew Saxon

Zoom’s next big bet is on where to sit at work

Zoom is making a play in the highly competitive world of office layouts, offering AI-driven suggestions on where a friendly colleague might be when booking hot desks.

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innovationGadgets

Swann has built an AI-powered doorbell that functions like a housekeeper.

World-first Aussie doorbell that outfoxes intruders

An Australian security company has developed what is believed to be the world’s first AI-powered doorbell that responds to unwanted visitors like a human would.

Joseph Lam

developmentTechnology

QBM - Nextdc boss Craig Scroggie has seen the value of his data centre company surge by billions of dollars as demand for streaming services and other online services surge during the pandemic shutdown. Craig at the data centre at Fortitude Valley. Pic Mark Cranitch.

NextDC banks on $1.3bn raise to build computing future

Listed data centre developer NextDC says it needs at least $1.3bn to build out the digital needs of the future amid the nation’s AI boom.

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