Technology

Technology and the fight against inequality

Paul Budde discusses the financial benefits of recent technological developments and their effect on global inequality. 
Paul Budde@paulbuddeinequality
David Suzuki: Airline emissions too high now we have solar-powered planes

In July, Solar Impulse 2 completed the first solar-powered round-the-world flight. A new deal on aircraft emissions will be crunched out at the UN ICAO a [...] 
David SuzukiSolar Impulse 2fly around the world without fuel
Don’t butcher ARENA: Industry leaders sign open letter to Parliament

Industry leaders have signed an open letter calling on parliamentarians to reject the Turnbull Government's plan to cripple the Australian Renewable Energy [...] 
RenewEconomy Sophie Vorrath#SaveARENA
Coalition's bastardisation of the NBN has put a cloud over its financial future

A two year roll-out delay, doubling of the costs and uncertainty about technical issues of mixing copper with fibre has put a cloud over the financial future [...] 
Paul BuddeNBN#Fraudband
WhatsApp isn’t only giving your data to Facebook — and no, you can't opt out

Anti-Media's Josie Wales discusses the privacy implications of the WhatsApp/Facebook merger and why the promise that 'you can choose not to share your [...] 
Anti MediaJosie WalesWhatsApp
Internet energy impacts on climate

New research warns that the growing reliance on smart technologies is leading to a rapid rise in internet energy demand that will push up carbon dioxide [...] 
Alex KirbyKris de DeckerInternet of Things
#CensusFail is a failure to listen to the experts

Minister McCormack and his lame, “no worse than Facebook” reassurances was believed and disseminated thoroughly by media — rather than legitimate [...] 
Noely Neate@YaThinkN#CensusFail
#CensusFail, Malware Turnbull, IBM, Hitler and the Holocaust

The Census night debacle shows, yet again, that we cannot trust our governments — nor their big business partners. 
Tess LawrenceIBMAdolf Hitler
Could big data soon make renewable energy storage free?

A new report explores the democratising of renewable energies through the advancement of "big data". RenewEconomy's Giles Parkinson reports. 
Giles ParkinsonRenew Economy#bigdata
As global voter discontent spreads to Australia, is Turnbull up to the job?

If we are to generate a vision and good strategies on how to move ahead in our complex and ever-changing environment, we need leadership from the top. Paul [...] 
Paul Buddeleadershipvision

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