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Australian startups are trying to develop better algorithms to offer financial advice. Tracey Nearmy/AAP

Business Briefing: trusting an algorithm with investment decisions

Business Briefing: trusting an algorithm with investment decisions The Conversation13.9 MB (download)
Financial advice was once the realm of bankers and brokers now startups are developing digital platforms to take advantage of how trusting we are of investment advice from computers.
New jobs, such as big data doctor, might be just around the corner. Shutterstock

Are you ready for the jobs of the future?

Automation is likely to destroy many jobs, but create new ones in their stead. We must adapt to what those new jobs will be.
The UK’s strong financial markets have always been attractive to startups but uncertainty might affect venture capital. Luke MacGregor/Reuters

Brexit harms startups but it may not be fatal

Brexit’s presents some problems for startups in labour, trade and regulation but its not all bad.
The proposed changes to the Corporations Act might protect investors in crowd funding but it limits the types of businesses that can use these platforms. From www.shutterstock.com

Crowd-sourced funding: Australia needs to learn from Italy’s mistakes

The Italian government tried to limit the type of companies that could use crowd-sourced funding with poor results, Australia can learn from this.
Innovation Minister Christopher Pyne and Innovation Australia chair Bill Ferris have their work cut out for them. Lukas Coch/AAP

Australia’s innovation problem explained in 10 charts

Transforming Australia into an innovation powerhouse will require overcoming these 10 key challenges.
John Howland and Dr Mark Bilandzic, winners of the Digital Media mashup award in the Libraryhack 2011 at The Edge, State Library of Queensland. Libraryhack

Australia needs an innovation ‘skunkworks’

Innovation precincts are great, but what Australia really needs is a creative space that brings thinkers and doers together to help spark start-ups.

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