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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CourtsTechnology

GoCatch vs Uber: Rideshare’s battle of the decade

A showdown is under way in a Supreme Court where allegations of hacking and corporate espionage have been aired. Uber’s defence? Its rival would have failed, regardless.

Joseph Lam

rideshareTechnology

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos FEBRUARY 13, 2021: A general view of the Uber pick up point at Sydney Airport in Mascot after Melbourne entered a fresh lockdown at midnight. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Jenny Evans

GoCatch didn’t earn VC lift: Uber

Lawyers for US rideshare giant Uber claim now defunct GoCatch is relying heavily on the fact that Square Peg backed the business as proof its business performed well.

Joseph Lam

rideshareLegal Affairs

SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA - MAY 18: A worker cleans a sign in front of the Uber headquarters on May 18, 2020 in San Francisco, California. Uber announced plans to cut 3,000 jobs and shutter or consolidate 40 offices around the world due to severely declining business as the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic continues. The cuts come two weeks after Uber cut 3,700 employees. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images/AFP == FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY ==

Uber admits it used spyware against GoCatch

Uber admits it used spyware against a competitor but denies the way in which it obtained contact details its drivers resembles a break and enter.

Joseph Lam

reviewGadgets

Why Amazon Echo Hub won’t scare the big guys

Amazon Echo Hub’s inexpensive, can read you the news, tell you if somebody is outside and control all of the smart devices – but is it a world beater? We’re not convinced.

Joseph Lam

rideshare warsTechnology

SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 07: A sign is posted on the exterior of Uber headquarters on February 07, 2024 in San Francisco, California. Ride share company Uber reported its first annual profit since going public in 2019 with earnings of $1.1 billion in 2023 compared to a loss of $1.8 billion in 2022. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images/AFP (Photo by JUSTIN SULLIVAN / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)

‘Hackings and espionage’: What Uber’s secret emails show

A now defunct rideshare business which once landed backing from James Packer has exposed internal Uber emails where executives shared their plans to ‘crush’ Australian rivals.

Joseph Lam

cyber securityTechnology

Kyndryl global cyber security lead Kris Lovejoy.

Corporations stiffen requirements on software companies

Life is about to get a whole lot harder for smaller software businesses, says one of the world’s largest IT infrastructure services.

Joseph Lam

higher educationTechnology

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos, JUNE, 14, 2021: Signage is seen at The University of Sydney (USYD) campus, in Sydney. Picture: NCA NewsWire/Bianca De Marchi

How uni courses are changing in the wake of AI

Some universities have changed as much as 20 per cent of coursework after ChatGPT’s public launch. Others see enrolments up as much as five times.

Joseph Lam

Technology

Photo of Ayla Akyol ,whose Meta accounts were suspended for two weeks in March after an alleged hacker, hacked into her business pages, resulting in a loss of 40 per cent revenue, at her home on Monday 25 March 2024. Photo Luis Enrique Ascui

I spent thousands with Meta – it nearly ruined me

A small business owner almost lost her business after her Meta account was hacked. She wants the consumer watchdog to step in so it doesn’t happen to others.

Joseph Lam

law enforcementTechnology

AFP to use AI to infiltrate foreign crime rings

The nation’s federal police force says AI is being used to help interpret, understand and translate intelligence from foreign crime rings.

Joseph Lam

legal affairsLegal Affairs

Even when Apple doesn’t control apps, ‘it retains control’

Lawyers for Epic Games have argued that even when Apple doesn’t control app distribution it retains power of who gets access to iOS users.

Joseph Lam

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