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TV shifts from hero to zero, but even Netflix can’t kill pirating – StartupSmart
Analyst firm UBS this week placed a halt on any growth by the Australian television networks in 2016. Instead of the previous forecast 2% growth, UBS is now predicting zero growth in the TV market....
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Friends with benefits or the untapped long tail of social influence –...
On many occasions I have continued to prompt, push and advocate that social media influence is not really “likes”, nor is it cute marketing campaigns to drive Facebook traffic. The true commercial...
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Why a computer beating a human at a board game is a milestone for artificial...
Researchers from Google DeepMind have developed the first computer able to defeat a human champion at the board game Go. But why has the online giant invested millions of dollars and some of the...
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Folding graphene like origami may allow us to wear sensors in our skin –...
Material scientists have found a way to apply the ancient art of kirigami – a way of building complex structures by cutting and folding paper – to the wonder material graphene. The experiment shows...
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Thank an ageing audience for Facebook’s proposed ‘dislike’ button – StartupSmart
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg recently announced that the company is finally working on a much-desired feature: a “dislike” button. According to Zuckerberg, this feature has long been one of those...
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We’re only just starting to understand the side-effects of driverless cars –...
The dawn of driverless cars is almost upon us. Governments around the world are rapidly legalising the use of driverless vehicles on their roads and are working towards overcoming regulatory...
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Co-working growing pains – Page 2 of 2 – StartupSmart
For Mike Gardiner, co-working spaces have given his start-up, Lime Rocket, access to high energy social environments and an injection of diverse skills from fellow tenants. He alternates his time...
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Salesforce founder Marc Benioff’s five big questions for aspiring startups –...
Probably the best regular session of the annual Dreamforce conference is the final session where Salesforce founders Marc Benioff and Parker Harris answer questions from the attendees. As with any...
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Women in tech must ‘lean in’: Professor Gillian Triggs – StartupSmart
Work should be about tasks accomplished rather than time spent in the office, according to Professor Gillian Triggs. But while that’s a culture she instills as President of the Human Rights...
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Wyatt Roy and BlueChilli’s Policy Hack is a great concept poorly executed –...
Next weekend Assistant Minister for Innovation Wyatt Roy and startup accelerator Blue Chilli host a Policy Hack designed to ‘disrupt the public service’ by using startup approaches to rapidly design...
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