Disruption
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
Latest
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
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
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
Opinion
Technology & democracy
‘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 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
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
Opinion
World markets
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
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
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
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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