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Brisbane Jetstar flights cancelled, delayed after IT glitch

Brisbane Jetstar flights cancelled, delayed after IT glitch

Passengers should brace for delays and cancellations following Friday’s IT outage, while some Brisbane supermarkets also remain offline.

  • by Tony Moore

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Nearly every beauty product has had a ‘glow-up’. Now, it’s shaving’s turn

Nearly every beauty product has had a ‘glow-up’. Now, it’s shaving’s turn

A $50 razor and one that slides into the palm of your hand are two of the new products invented by women seeking to challenge a male-dominated industry.

  • by Melissa Singer
Why even grandparents don’t care about the death of daily mail delivery
Opinion
Opinion

Why even grandparents don’t care about the death of daily mail delivery

Australia Post has until now been an entity that time forgot, a legacy organisation with imposed letter delivery service obligations that most Australians don’t use.

  • by Elizabeth Knight
Canva v Adobe: Let the games begin

Canva v Adobe: Let the games begin

Graphic-design heavyweight Adobe and Australian design software maker Canva both hope to harness artificial intelligence to sharpen up their wares.

  • by Nick Bonyhady and Colin Kruger
‘Stop this crisis now’: Silicon Valley creates the risk while US taxpayers pay the price

‘Stop this crisis now’: Silicon Valley creates the risk while US taxpayers pay the price

In the US, if you’re poor and struggling, that’s your own problem. But if you make enough money that a significant swath of the economy depends on you, preventing your collapse becomes a matter of public interest.

  • by Will Oremus
Uber puts NYC taxis on its app after years of rivalry

Uber puts NYC taxis on its app after years of rivalry

Uber and New York City yellow cabs have announced a partnership that until recently would have been unthinkable with both camps fighting ferociously for the same customers.

  • by Michelle Chapman
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Australian business falling behind global peers on ‘productivity frontier’

Australian business falling behind global peers on ‘productivity frontier’

Treasury analysis shows local firms are failing to embrace new technology, hitting productivity growth and adding to wages stagnation.

  • by Shane Wright
Facebook’s implosion a wake-up call for investors

Facebook’s implosion a wake-up call for investors

The wild gyrations in markets late last week are delivering investors a brutal truth - many of the world’s tech giants are more vulnerable than they thought.

  • by Stephen Bartholomeusz
Drones deliver from roof of Queensland shopping centre in world first

Drones deliver from roof of Queensland shopping centre in world first

Drone delivery company Wing is now operating out of a major shopping centre in Logan City, in a step the company hopes will expand the types of items it offers.

  • by Stuart Layt
Clock ticking on ‘broken’ mortgage market: Tic:Toc boss warns

Clock ticking on ‘broken’ mortgage market: Tic:Toc boss warns

If the founder of Tic:Toc Anthony Baum is right, the biggest source of Australian bank profits is on the cusp of a major shake-up.

  • by Clancy Yeates
Banks square up to Afterpay and Apple in payments fight
Opinion
Fintech

Banks square up to Afterpay and Apple in payments fight

It’s becoming increasingly clear that the major banks have a fight on their hands, and the threat is coming from both fintechs and “big tech” players such as Apple.

  • by Clancy Yeates

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