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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Neuron Mobility's for-hire electric scooters in Perth. Picture: Supplied

Buzzin’ around, but which electric share scooter is best?

We review two competing electric scooter services which cost only just a little less than to hire an Uber over the same distance.

Joseph Lam

TechnologyTechnology

Tomorrow Man founder Tom Harkin. Picture - Supplied

Welcome to the ‘manosphere’ and the experts trying to stop it

Young men are being targeted by algorithms designed to create conflict and male influencers posing as self-help gurus who then push outrageous content. So what’s to be done?

Joseph Lam

PROPERTYProperty

Aerial high angle drone view of Perth's CBD skyline with Elizabeth Quay in the foreground. Many mining companies are headquartered in PerthEscape 17 December 202348 Hours in - PerthPhoto: iStock

Got green ideas? WA is ready to splash the cash

The West Australian government is seeking interest in a new $4m partnership for a green tech hub, which will hand out $36m worth of funding.

Joseph Lam

Tech reviewGadgets

Microsoft's new Surface Laptop Studio 2.

Microsoft’s latest: Fun, flexible and freakin’ expensive

Do you need a laptop which can bend over backwards? Then the Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio 2 might be the one for you.

Joseph Lam

EXCLUSIVETechnology

The founders of new venture capital fund Happenco. Omar Varts (L), Gideon Gut-Silverman and Ben Cheyne.

Meet the new fundie kids on the block

As one of the nation’s newest venture funds, this Sydney trio has closed $12m and wants to be the place start-ups turn to when bigger players get cold feet.

Joseph Lam

PropertyProperty

V Weekend feature on competitors in the Melbourne Royal Show's Best In Show contest. Feature to run September 16 or 23. Old English Sheepdog Sugar gets a final brush after her bath and grooming session. Picture: David Caird

Pet resorts with plunge pools part of Ray White plan

The investment arm of one of Australia’s largest real estate companies has raised $40m to buy over 12 pet resorts it will renovate to meet market demand for luxe lodgings.

Joseph Lam

telecommunicationsTechnology

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos, SEPTEMBER, 30, 2021: Signage is seen at the Telstra store in the CBD of Sydney. Picture: NCA NewsWire/Bianca De Marchi

Telstra fined $300,000 for emergency database failures

The telecommunications watchdog has slapped Telstra for failing to provide accurate data to the nation’s emergency database which the telco manages.

Joseph Lam and Jared Lynch

cybersecurityCompanies

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos APRIL 30, 2021: Generic images of Ports, Docks, Cranes and shipping containers in Footscray docking yards. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Paul Jeffers

Staff details stolen in port operator breach

Multinational logistics company DP World, which shut down four of its Australian ports after it discovered it had been breached by a hacker says personal details of its staff were stolen.

Joseph Lam

exclusiveBusiness

Andrew and Richard Branson, the founders of telco and internet provide More and Tangerine. Picture : CARMEN ZAMMIT

CommBank increases stake in ‘virtual’ telco More

CBA has increased its stake in virtual telco More which has more than trebled its customer base since signing a deal with the bank in 2021.

Joseph Lam

artificial intelligenceTechnology

Digital background depicting innovative technologies in (AI) artificial systems, neural interfaces and internet machine learning technology generic.

Superhero powers up its AI-generated offerings

An Australian share-trading platform is using AI to digest company reports and churn out single paragraph summaries. Here’s why they think it’ll make a difference.

Joseph Lam

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