Please provide a sample: A pathology lab approach to patient data, predicts expert
An AI expert has forecast the rise of ‘data labs’ in the healthcare sector, that will do for data what a blood lab does for blood samples.
Stories by George Nott
'No plan B' for My Health Record, as registrations near fifth of population
The head of NSW’s digital health agency says there is “no plan B” when it comes to widespread adoption of My Health Record.
Delay to digital hospital standards guide
The release of Standards Australia's Digital Hospitals Handbook – originally due later this month – has been pushed back to later this year.
The battle for the brains of the call centre killer bots
As brands realise their customers not only don’t mind dealing with a virtual agent instead of a human – they actually prefer it – they are beginning to put them on the frontline of customer interactions.
Western Bulldogs host hackathon, an Australian first
A Western Bulldogs backed hackathon has resulted in a proof-of-concept model that could help teams find gaps in their opponents’ defenses.
Hirer beware: The data scientist pool is swimming with pretenders
In the past week alone, the ABC, South32, Avanade and Woolworths have each posted job listings for data scientists.
MYOB acquires Paycorp, posts profit and plugs new platform
Accounting software company MYOB has reported revenue and after tax profit increases of 13 per cent, in its full year results statement this morning.
Melbourne IT announces ‘turnaround complete’ amid strong growth
Melbourne IT CEO Martin Mercer announced the “turnaround complete” as the company released its full year financial results this morning.
Atom-thick circuit breakthrough 'next revolution in electronics'
A new technique of creating ultra-thin electronic circuits has been discovered by researchers at RMIT’s School of Engineering.
Village Roadshow aims to block 40 pirate sites
Village Roadshow will this month launch Federal Court action to block up to 40 piracy-linked websites sites, the company revealed today.
IAG to open InsurTech hub in Singapore
Australian insurance giant IAG is opening a InsurTech innovation hub in Singapore, tasked with creating new products and services for the local and Asian market.
Blockchain benefit to back-up protection
Following a huge amount of hype in recent years, businesses are now starting to seriously consider the potential of blockchain-inspired technology to perform secure and trusted transactions.
Digital and data drive earnings at Origin Energy
While recording a half year statutory loss of $1.68 billion, Origin Energy said a “digital first” strategy was helping to boost its customer numbers in a competitive retail environment.
UTS to launch programming environment for the quantum era
When the first true quantum computer is one day realised, it will be completely useless. For it to prove its worth as a potentially world-changing problem solver, it will need to run software.
Muru-D takes on 'more mature' start-ups with new funding model
Start-up accelerator muru-D is taking on a cohort of 'more mature' companies following a change to its funding model.