Companies like Google, Apple, Facebook, Amazon, Airbnb and Tesla are redefining key aspects of daily life such as work, mobility and leisure, using our cities as laboratories for their innovations.
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Investment is pouring into urban technology, much of it into innovative ventures that aim to transform how we get around our cities.
Huge progress has been made, but safety issues and environmental concerns mean plans are still up in the air.
The rise of superstar companies that dominate their industries may be partly to blame for the lack of wage growth in the US in recent years. It could also suggest a solution.
Canada is simply a consumer of ride-hailing services, and has not established any of its own Ubers or Lyfts, even as tiny countries like Estonia get in on the game. That needs to change.
The allegations raised in a book on the Trump administration by Bob Woodward and an anonymous op-ed would be enough to get most CEOs fired.
Discussions with Uber riders bring out a wide range of opinions about the platform, especially when it comes to ethics.
This could be the start of a new era where regulation of the gig economy allows for the right balance between flexibility and sustainability.
More people are choosing to work in shared spaces, and there are many benefits of this to the local economy, as well as downsides. Local governments should work with both.
As Canada’s federal government sends mixed signals on digital taxation, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned a historic precedent and paves the way for other countries to tackle the digital economy.
In many US cities, ride-hailing apps are luring riders away from public transit and increasing traffic congestion. But with the right rules, they could enhance public transit instead.
South Africa needs to harness its service sector into an innovative and export orientated way to push back poverty, unemployment and inequality.
Incidents that may have been mere hiccups a few years ago can go viral in an instant today. ABC seems to have learned from the mistakes of others.
A damning report lists a number of questionable design decisions that appear to greatly increase the risks of a crash.
It is well known that modern multinationals such as Google can derive substantial revenue and profits from Australia without significant physical presence here.
The California Supreme Court made it harder to classify workers as independent contractors. But it’s not quite the ‘game changer’ some observers claim it to be.
Drivers for online ride-hailing services face several social conditions that may challenge their efforts to transform collective action into a solid union.
The report of the mathematician and deputy of Essonne Cédric Villani renders his report on artificial intelligence today.
Whether they do it full-time or as a side hustle, Americans who have some say over their schedules and tasks seem to covet the flexibility.
In the wake of a self-driving Uber car killing a pedestrian in Arizona, an ethicist examines the state of autonomous vehicle development.
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Professor of Practice, Associate Dean, Warwick Business School, University of Warwick
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Associate Professor UTS Centre for Business and Social Innovation, University of Technology Sydney
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Affiliate Researcher, Work and Organisational Studies, University of Sydney
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Associate professor, University of Sydney
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Honorary Professor of Planning, The University of Queensland
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Senior Lecturer, Management and Organisations, UWA Business School, The University of Western Australia
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Professor. Durham University Business School, Durham University
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Senior lecturer, University of the Witwatersrand
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Senior Lecturer, Management and Organisations, The University of Western Australia
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Associate Professor, School for the Future of Innovation in Society and The Polytechnic School; Co-Director Center for Smart Cities and Regions, Arizona State University
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Laurie Carmichael Distinguished Research Fellow at the Centre for Future Work, Melbourne; and Professor Emeritus, Griffith Business School, Griffith University
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Professor of Law, University of Oregon
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Professor of Marketing, The University of Melbourne
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Senior Research Associate in Media and Communications, University of Sydney
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Professor of Economics, University of Canberra