Who’s watching the drones & HK’s top IT awards / Hong Kong radio 3
A near miss between a drone and a London bound British Airways passenger jet was the start of this weeks chat with HK3’s Phil Whelan looking at drones and how we might keep them away from planes, trains and automobiles and whatever else they shouldn’t be near. The sky’s are full of non commercial recreational […]
Swearing Bots & #AI gone mad / Hong Kong Radio 3
Microsoft was recently forced to wash Tay, its Twitter bot’s, mouth out with soap for the foul and abusive language it was using online. In its defence it was just doing what it was programmed to do, use its vast database of information; listen to, learn from and engage with its community in a purposeful […]
Online and physical #retailers have finally kissed and made up / Hong Kong Radio 3, ABC Far North, Austereo
HK3’s Phil Whelan’s comment “everything old is new again” strikes a chord as we catch up for our weekly on air chat, this week to explore why online retail giants like Amazon are experimenting with opening physical bricks and mortar store and it all comes down to maturity and you can’t keep a good topic […]
#Bunnings going smaller to get bigger / The New Daily
We’re all familiar with the sight of a giant green Bunnings warehouse – a sausage sizzle out the front and a car park teeming with would-be tradies. But following the demise of its major competitor, Woolworths-owned Masters, Australia’s largest hardware operator is increasing its dominance by rolling out a growing number of smaller format stores. The […]
Crowdsourced Democracy and #e-Voting / ABC Far North
We routinely crowdsource ideas, products and opinions. The Indian government amassed 3 million comments over the past 18 months from its citizens through its portal – MyGov.In and social media seems to be constantly driving and spreading the political agenda. With both a Queensland and Australian election imminent, ABC Far North’s Kier Shorey and I […]