
IT outage at 500+ Woolworths shows double-edged sword of digital transformation
Patrons across Australia were turned away or forced to leave certain stores after an IT glitch shut down all of the store's computers for about 30 minutes.
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Patrons across Australia were turned away or forced to leave certain stores after an IT glitch shut down all of the store's computers for about 30 minutes.
Implanting RFID chips under your skin is so 2017. Modifying your own DNA is where it's at now, and the ethical questions are only just beginning to be asked.
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Australia is charging headlong into a privacy disaster as government open data initiatives come online without considering how to properly implement privacy safeguards and data anonymity.
Sydney-based Tom Moore returned to the daily grind from serving in Afghanistan, and after a poor transition process, founded a company that aims to change the way the veteran workforce is perceived by industry and upskill ex-military personnel for a career in technology.
Sleepbus' founder and CEO has embarked on a project to help Australia's 105,237 homeless people, whilst leveraging data to change the model of a charity to one that also engages the donor.
Victoria's Department of Environment, Water, Land and Planning trials UAVs for planned burns. (Image supplied.)
Drones have been used for real estate photography, transporting pizza, and delivering conference calls. Now Australia is increasingly utilising them for environmental management, but do they mark a long-term solution for the industry?
Two Australian organisations are looking to push their VR capabilities to improve the lives of people living with dementia. TechRepublic spoke to them to find out what makes the platform such a game changer.
As a smaller government department unable to compete with the big boys, the National Blood Authority is focused on culture building and soft skills.
Sascha Giles may only be 14 years old, but she is already being taught invaluable lessons that most entrepreneurs are only learning about now.
While still in pilot phase, Cardihab is already reducing clinical visits and increasing cardiac rehabilitation completion rates through its smartphone application.
A trip down under to visit the iconic Sydney Opera House is now as easy as a few mouse clicks and a visit to the Google Cultural Institute platform.
The Australian War Memorial has been growing its digital asset repository for the last five years as it continues to digitise its archive of photos, videos, and other memorabilia.
CSIRO's Canberra Deep Space Communication Complex is one of three stations responsible for providing around the clock tracking for 40 spacecrafts studying planets in the solar system, comets, the moon, and sun.
Tasmania will be the first state to introduce a coding curriculum to the primary school classroom as part of a new partnership between Code Club Australia and the Tasmanian government.
Far from being a technology problem, digital health initiatives are being held back by a lack of incentive and government backing, a panel of health experts has said.