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We should be wary of bots that claim to get us a better deal
Can AI-powered personal assistants break the “lazy tax”? Maybe, but there’s also a real risk they could misbehave.
Power struggle: The push for Australia’s coal plants to pay to pollute
A new fight has erupted over a push for coal-fired power plants to face tougher pollution laws to ensure they do not stay open beyond current closure dates.
‘Obscurity not security’: Government accused of overreach in Medicare ‘hack’ response
Tech experts argue that the Medicare statistics portal’s code was set up to send data to anyone who requested files, including data that wasn’t promoted.
UBS leaving home would be more expensive, Swiss minister says
This is amid a plan that would force Switzerland’s largest lender to hold more equity capital
India lets wealth-focused funds with US$463 billion invest abroad
The changes significantly expand options for an industry that has grown rapidly in recent years
How illegal tobacco is sickening Australia’s health debate
Even reliable statistics have become a casualty of the volume of illicit nicotine products flooding Australia.
Ex-Goldman trader builds mini pod shop in Singapore with offbeat hires
Kelvin Chiu’s multi-strategy model allows him to spread his capital while learning from his traders
Ex-Goldman trader builds mini pod shop in Singapore with offbeat hires
Kelvin Chiu’s multi-strategy model allows him to spread his capital while learning from his traders
Informed of a job interview at 4am, but female garbo’s discrimination claim still fails
A tribunal found that the process was suboptimal, but there was no evidence the woman’s gender played a role in the council’s decision to reject her for a full-time job.
Jailing children fails on every measure. So why do we persist?
It costs $1.3m a year to keep a child in prison. And it doesn’t work.