The Australian Tax Office is starting to see the fruits of the pressure flowing from the Senate inquiry into tax avoidance.
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eBay still deems its Australian business to be a Swiss business and thereby avoids millions in income tax and GST.
As journalism loses its financial footing, it may need more support from foundations.
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Big cash infusions can give nonprofit journalism a much-needed boost. But the ailing news industry needs more consistent funding.
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The search engine’s founders saw this one coming 20 years ago. So how should they react now?
Information doctors find out about you online may affect your treatment. But not all of it is accurate or relevant.
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When we think about Google and health, we usually think about patients searching online for health information. But you may be surprised to hear that doctors Google you.
Celebrity chef. Not a health professional.
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Who is your preferred source of health advice? Gwyneth Paltrow? Pete Evans? Dr Google is new and improved and beats these guys hands down.
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It’s not alternative facts we need to worry about, it’s the fact that moguls still dominate the media, both old and new.
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Every crystal ball has a shelf life, even the most prescient.
Using a DIY network, activists and researchers can broadcast the interviews they conduct with their visitors.
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In the face of alienation and concentration of power by big corporations, local DIY organisations promote place-based organic internet solutions.
Voice interfaces are becoming increasingly popular.
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‘Intelligent’ voice interfaces like Alexa and Siri are much hyped, but they have limitations, not all of which can be solved with better technology.
A reinvention, yes. But has it taken us in the right direction?
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The iPhone mobile revolution put powerful computers in our pockets, but took away our rights to control them. Is that worth celebrating?
Ready to serve.
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When a search query is loaded with implicit false assumptions, Google’s results don’t always promote the truth.
When calling these people, you want to be able to get through.
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‘Denial of service’ cyberattacks are increasingly used to shut down websites. New research reveals that 911 call centers are vulnerable to the threat as well.
Time for closer inspection.
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There’s a huge divide in thinking between academia and international development on the role of the internet in economic growth.
How to make sense of it all?
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More data isn’t necessarily better unless it’s properly collected, curated and analysed.
Protests in April and May galvanised the government to crack down on dissent.
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The jailing of the two men shows the government of President Nursultan Nazarbayev well understands that it can no longer underestimate the power of new forms of civic activism.
Not dead yet, Mark Zuckerberg on Facebook.
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When Facebook accidentally listed millions of users as “dead” in an embarrassing glitch it was a reminder that everyone needs to plan for their own digital death.
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Apple has pulled back from challenging the car industry with a new vehicle.
Alibaba Founder and CEO, Jack Ma meeting with David Cameron the then UK Prime Minister at 10 Downing Street during his visit to London in October 2015.
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Cross-border tech deals are on the rise, meaning the usual expectations on acquisitions are changing.
Will our digital phrasebook finally be able to handle more than just simple snippets?
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Auto-translation software has been pretty frustrating to use. But news of vast improvements to Google’s translation software raises the prospect that websites will soon be browsable in any language.
Present and correct.
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Economics struggles to explain the explosion of gift models at the heart of our online economy.