Uber’s quasi union could be a Faustian bargain for drivers
May 12, 2016 04:18 am UTC| Insights & Views Technology
Two class actions brought by drivers against ride-sharing company Uber in California and Massachusetts have been settled, with the drivers agreeing to remain independent contractors. Uber will make US$100 million in...
How Apple Watch and pervasive computing can lure you into leveling up your fitness
May 12, 2016 02:37 am UTC| Insights & Views Technology Health
Hello, my name is Michael, and Im a Ring Addict. The rings in question: they close when the goal for the day has been met. Peter Parkes, CC BY No, not the one ring from Lord of the Rings; not the cheap costume...
Confusion over Google's paid services could land it in trouble, again
May 12, 2016 02:12 am UTC| Insights & Views Technology
Google is the worlds most popular search engine and is by far the most popular search engine used in Australia. But our research suggests that most Australians do not understand how the Google search engine works or what...
Don't let cybercriminals hide from the FBI
May 09, 2016 12:51 pm UTC| Insights & Views Technology Law
Imagine that a criminal investigator has identified one or more computers that are part of ongoing criminal activity. Unfortunately, the people operating these computers are hiding them. The machines could be anywhere in...
Want to build better computer games? Call an architect
May 09, 2016 06:37 am UTC| Insights & Views Technology Business
If I said I was a licensed architect helping to fight dementia, youd probably assume I was designing a care home or some similar building. Actually, Ive been working alongside neuroscientists, psychologists, doctors and...
Everyone wants love, but most still turn their nose up when it's sold to them
May 06, 2016 16:32 pm UTC| Insights & Views Technology
Matchmaking and dating services used to advertise in small rectangles on tube carriages, next to the vitamin drinks and food delivery services, and in smaller rectangles still on the classified pages of newspapers and...
Simulating evolution: how close do computer models come to reality?
May 05, 2016 16:29 pm UTC| Insights & Views Technology
Darwins theory of evolution is a simple but powerful framework that explains how complexity can come from simplicity: how everything biological around us from the microbial biofilms on your teeth to the majestic redwood...