Although this article was first published in 2017 it is still worth re-visiting. Hope you enjoy reading about school students being given an insight to jobs of the future. Fast forward 20 years and could the students of today be earning a living by making flying cars, travelling to space or building robots? One thing […]
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Digital transformation (DX) is permeating every vertical market, and industries are looking to evolve to better align with their customers’ changing requirements. The result is the development and integration of cutting edge technologies and a change of methodology to improve processes. DX is radically changing how organisations operate and is shaking up industries at speed. […]
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Human Aerospace’s founders are ensuring tech developed for s
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The cost of crashing into a kangaroo is real, with Aussie dr...
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The tax time scams targeting your business and how to avoid ...
Accountants and bookkeepers are making hay while the sun shines in the lead up to tax time — but they aren’t the only ones. Cyber security experts are predicting an increase in scam activity targeting small-to-medium businesses over the next month as fraudsters ramp up their tax time scams. Large-scale data breaches have put downward […]
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