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Postal challenger Sendle raises $19m amid lockdown delivery rush
Sendle is working at its peak Christmas intensity every day during COVID-19, but it's been able to manage the boom in volumes better than many.
- Yolanda Redrup
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- NBN
High prices must stay if the NBN is to keep evolving, says CEO
High NBN wholesale prices may have put the squeeze on retailers but their purpose is to pay for major upgrades to keep up with technology, the network says.
- John Davidson
Sims accuses Google of misinformation
Google has told its users that free services like search and maps could be worse off under the ACCC's new code, while warning YouTubers that their income might be hit.
- Natasha Gillezeau
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- E-commerce
Online car seller claims growth amid COVID-19 chaos
Car dealers are struggling to survive in Victoria as customers are locked out, but online platform Carconnect says its sales have risen throughout the pandemic.
- Paul Smith
Altium growth slows to 10pc due to COVID-19
The pandemic caused Altium to miss its long-held goal of $US200 million in revenue by 2020, but its vision remains intact.
- Yolanda Redrup
'Afterpay for software' promises to cut upfront tech costs
One of the partners of CRM giant Salesforce has created SaasPay, a new installment service that will help fund business software and accompanying services.
- James Eyers
Opinion & Analysis
Epic battles for justice on Apple and Google app stores
Epic Games, the maker of Fortnite, has been forced to reckon with the capricious greed of two of the most powerful companies in history: Google and Apple.
Columnist
The problem with a Zuckerberg jnr or Evan Spiegel III
Investors tolerate unequal voting rights that favour founders because they are desperate to buy into expected growth, but it should not extend to dynastic control.
Contributor
Our pandemic love affair with e-commerce could soon sour
Supply limitations are about to curb the unbridled growth of online shopping companies.
Contributor
Telstra calls time on the offshore call centre
Amid full-year results that showed all the uncertainties of 2020, Telstra demonstrated it has got a clearer idea of what the future of its workforce should look like.
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Technology reviews
The right tool for the right job: Samsung's Galaxy Tab S7+
For anyone who wants to take handwritten notes on top of an audio recording, this is a killer device.
- John Davidson
- Opinion
- Phones
Can Samsung make you pay a fortune for a phone right now?
Samsung's soon-to-be-released Galaxy Note20 Ultra is great, but the gap between 'best and most expensive', and 'cheaper and almost as good' is now much smaller.
- John Davidson
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Epic battles for justice on Apple and Google app stores
Epic Games, the maker of Fortnite, has been forced to reckon with the capricious greed of two of the most powerful companies in history: Google and Apple.
- John Davidson
- Exclusive
- Fintech
Neobank poised for ASX debut after record funding round
Douugh is due to begin trading on the ASX next week and has been boosted by a crowdfunding round selling out within an hour, as it works on it 'financial wellness' app.
- Paul Smith
New Zealand companies flock to the ASX
The ASX's Max Cunningham says the next 12 months looking like some of the best ever for NZ listings, but after that things get dicey thanks to COVID-19.
- Yolanda Redrup
This Month
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- Governance
The problem with a Zuckerberg jnr or Evan Spiegel III
Investors tolerate unequal voting rights that favour founders because they are desperate to buy into expected growth, but it should not extend to dynastic control.
- The Lex Column
- Opinion
- Online shopping
Our pandemic love affair with e-commerce could soon sour
Supply limitations are about to curb the unbridled growth of online shopping companies.
- Conor Sen
Trump orders ByteDance to sell US TikTok interest
ByteDance now has 90 days to divest its interest in video-sharing app TikTok's operations in the United States.
- Eric Beech
Sydney Science Trail takes kids on an online quest
As part of National Science Week 2020, the Australian Museum and the Royal Botanic Garden have created a free, interactive virtual science experience.
Why Andrew Forrest fears the age of the algorithm
It sounds like a plot from a bad sci-fi movie but the billionaire Fortescue Metals Group chairman sees artificial intelligence and unregulated tech companies as a threat to humanity
- Brad Thompson
Apple bans Fortnite from its app store
Epic Games triggered the fight by encouraging users of the Fortnite iPhone app to pay it directly rather than through Apple.
- Kellen Browning, Jack Nicas and Erin Griffith
Forrest recruits rebel alliance for war on tech giants
Mining billionaire Andrew Forrest and his family have assembled a high-powered team to push for much greater regulation of companies such as Facebook and Google.
- Brad Thompson
- Opinion
- Future of Work
Telstra calls time on the offshore call centre
Amid full-year results that showed all the uncertainties of 2020, Telstra demonstrated it has got a clearer idea of what the future of its workforce should look like.
- Paul Smith
The right tool for the right job: Samsung's Galaxy Tab S7+
For anyone who wants to take handwritten notes on top of an audio recording, this is a killer device.
- John Davidson
Apple's $60b China market threatened by Trump WeChat ban
Hong Kong resident Kenny Ou, who sees WeChat as essential software on his handset, says his iPhone could turn into expensive 'electronic trash'.
- Felix Tam and Shiyin Chen
Microsoft Surface Duo phone goes on sale starting at $1950
It is the thinnest Surface ever, with screens that unfold completely to serve as a phone or act like a book to provide more space for different apps.
- Dina Bass
Former Pinterest boss details sexism that led to her being fired
In a lawsuit, former Pinterest chief operating officer Françoiseaccused the $US21b company of firing her after she complained about sexist treatment.
- Erin Griffith
Staff first at Computershare despite COVID-19 hit
Computershare's full-year net profit fell 44 per cent and its revenue dropped 3 per cent as it dealt with the coronavirus pandemic.
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- Yolanda Redrup
Business audio set-up can make or break remote meetings
Even as workplaces return to a form of new normal, it’s likely many meeting participants will remain remote, taking part from their home office, as they have been doing so far during the pandemic.
- Alexandra Cain
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
Telstra Ventures thrives under pandemic's need for speed
Having taken the refreshingly bold step of putting 32-year-old entrepreneur Bridget Loudon on its board, telco giant Telstra won’t need to look very far if it wants to find some more tech talent for its director ranks.
- James Thomson
How connected consumers are changing the face of retail
"Connected Consumers" is a special virtual edition of our flagship Future Briefings event series on technology and business transformation.
- Alana Piper
