Amazon Web Services CEO, Matt Garman, said recently that using AI to replace junior workers is “the dumbest thing I’ve ever heard.” He’s right. And the fact that some executives are even considering it, is a symptom of a much larger problem: CEOs are letting the wrong people drive their AI transformations. Why junior roles… Read more »
AI has dramatically altered tech roles over the past few years, and like it or not, there’s no going back. But while startups are eager to lean into AI tools for faster, cheaper solutions, there’s a hidden risk emerging in the rush to automate junior roles: startups might inadvertently hollow out their future leadership pipelines.… Read more »
The Commonwealth Bank of Australia made headlines when it announced recently that it would cut 45 call centre jobs, thanks to the introduction of an AI chatbot. This only added fuel to ongoing speculation – and some alarmism – about how artificial intelligence (AI) is going to transform the world of work in Australia. But… Read more »
One of the reasons I stepped back from ageism and stereotype activism this year was encapsulated in an apathetic LinkedIn post by a well-known male digital and investor leader. The intention of shaming and internalised ageism expressed riled me and others up to no end. I couldn’t stay silent. It was not only inaccurate but… Read more »
From today, Monday August 26, many employees in Australia get a new right, called the right to disconnect from work. This entails the right to refuse to read or respond to work-related calls, texts and emails outside their working hours, unless that refusal is unreasonable. The Fair Work Commission says what will matter is whether… Read more »
The late David Graeber was an American professor of anthropology at the London School of Economics. His best-known writings challenged views in liberal economics about the origins of money, attempting to reconceive the historical relationship between debt and social institutions. He was also known for his political activism, notably as one of the original organisers… Read more »
Sydney-based portable computer screen startup espresso Displays has landed a major retail distribution deal with JB Hi-Fi stocking two of its products in more than 100 stores across Australia and New Zealand. JB Hi-Fi is selling the espresso Display 15 touchscreen and espresso 17 Pro touchscreen ahead of the end of the financial year in… Read more »
Looking to hire your next developer in Singapore, or get boots on the ground to break into the US? Australian startups can now fast-track what can often be glacially slow and complicated employment processes. Australian businesses are thinking more globally than ever before. Tech skills shortages are leaving acute gaps in our startup ecosystem (nearly… Read more »
More than three-quarters of work meetings in Australia are ineffective and are stopping people getting their actual work done, according to new research. The Workplace Woes: Meeting Edition report, released by Atlassian, involves a survey of 5,000 knowledge workers across four continents, including 1,000 employees in Australia, in partnership with Wakefield Research. The research found… Read more »
Zoom, the videoconferencing company whose fortunes soared with the pandemic-driven shift to working from home, has reportedly told its staff to get back to the office – for at least two days a week, if the commute is no more than 80 kilometres. It’s part of a trend of employers winding back the work-from-home flexibility… Read more »
Elon Musk doesn’t like people working from home. A year ago he declared the end of remote work for employees at car maker Tesla. Now he has called the desire of the “laptop classes” to work from home “immoral”. “You’re gonna work from home and you’re gonna make everyone else who made your car come… Read more »
Sixty years ago, the animated series The Jetsons finished its first and only season before being canceled. Just 24 episodes were broadcast between September 1962 and March 1963. Despite this, the cartoon has achieved huge influence in popular culture, with countless reruns, a reboot in the mid-1980s (51 episodes over two seasons), and a feature-length… Read more »
Tech companies are always in the news, usually touting the next big thing. However, the tech news cycle recently hasn’t been dominated by the latest gadget or innovation. Instead, layoffs are in the headlines. In the last year, more than 70,000 people globally have been laid off by Big Tech companies – and that doesn’t… Read more »
At the start of August, more than a dozen Australian companies began a six-month trial of a four-day working week. It’s part of a growing trend, led by tech companies, of shortening the work week without a reduction in pay, with hopes of maintaining the same level of productivity. And it’s picking up steam across… Read more »
For two years, online meeting fatigue has been a key concern as people spend a large part of their day on screen in meetings. But now we’re heading back into the office, many workers are starting to remember that online is not the problem, it’s often simply the meetings themselves. How do you make sure… Read more »
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