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Big tech – how big is big enough?
How big can big tech be despite raking in some of their biggest ever annual revenue increases amidst the ongoing pandemic and market problems?
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Live-streaming, Zoom dating and dropshipping on The Future, This Week
This week: farmers live-streaming, singles Zoom dating, and dropshipping.
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The gig economy: a tale of two workers
COVID-19 spawns two classes of employees: The under worked vs the overworked.
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Virtual prisons and satellites on The Future, This Week
This week: virtual prisons, blinded by satellites, and robots in love.
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The state of digital on The Future, This Week
This week: part one of a special with Simon Kemp on the state of digital.
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Talk, not text: the shift from typing to voice assistants
With 25 per cent of Australian searches now being done via voice, the search battlefield is shifting from typing to talking.
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The Future, This Week 15 Mar 19: #BreakUpBigTech
This week: big tech breakup, Amazon power and a Facebook rethink.
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The Future, This Week 23 Nov 18: patents, co-housing, and dangerous questions
This week: disturbing patents, smart housing, and asking a dangerous question.
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Programming for obsolescence
If the reward for employee efficiency is job loss – what’s the incentive to improve jobs and organisations? Let's take a look at Amazon
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Purchasing privacy
Is privacy now a luxury only the rich can afford?
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The Future, This Week 5 Oct 18: self-automation, minimum wage, and lettuce
This week: programming for obsolescence, raising minimums, and lettuce-loving robots.
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The Future, This Week 14 Sep 18: monopoly platforms, sci-fi, and fishy fashion
This week: platform monopoly, tech between science and fiction, and skinning fish for fashion.