Category: News
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Your pizza could soon be delivered by a robot
In a bid to encourage online ordering, Dominos looks set to begin using automated robots to deliver their customer’s pizzas. Over the next 6 months the prototype will be trialled across restaurants in each capital city, before being released across the chains network at a later date. The Dominos Robotic Unit (DRU) arises as a solution to…
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Census 2016: Hacked
After the Census debacle on Tuesday night, this morning the ABS has claimed that the census website was hacked and subjected to four malicious attacks, probably from overseas.
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80c coffee from Coles
In Coles’ latest attempt to win customers hearts, they are experimenting with new convenience stores branded as “Big Yum at Little Coles.” There are currently three stores running in Melbourne that offer a range of snacks at affordable prices. They sell coffee for just 80c a cup which undercuts the popular $1 offering available at 7-Eleven stores. The…
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Google’s Rio Olympics plans
The Rio Olympics are just around the corner and of course we all can’t wait to support all the Aussie athletes, even if it’s just from our screens. Channel 7 has us covered but now Google also has a plan to steal our eyes throughout the games. In order to broadcast event highlights across 60 countries,…
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Access to degrees but no real employment
Students are demanding university leaders to rethink the structure of student fees and entrance.They believe it is overly complicated and widely outdated. Different courses are set with too high of a fee and others are significantly lower. Entrance Many universities are guilty of over supplying graduates from different types of degrees despite their ATARs or due to…
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Will there be an Apple car?
It seems that Apple is dabbling in just about every market these days and the next on their list is the automotive industry. Word on the street (pun intended) is that Apple is building a car. The company is doing its best to keep the project under wraps but considering it’s size it’s going to…
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Facebook smashes second quarter earnings
According to Business Insider, Facebook just smashed its 2nd quarter earnings for April to June. The company delivered a 59% increase that blew past Wall Street targets and sent its shares rocketing up 8% to a new all time high. Facebook has however cautioned investors that it doesn’t expect as much growth in the coming quarters,…
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Myer Weribee store is a breath of fresh air
A Myer store in Werribee is breaking the cookie cutter mould of a traditional department store model; with a new target audience in mind. In September 2015, Myer boss Richard Umbers and CEO Daniel Bracon announced the their five year plan will include a $600 million facelift, including better change rooms and more boutique brands for the affluent buyers. …
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Carpool Karaoke Series has a new owner
Apple Music has announced their purchase of James Corden’s popular Carpool Karaoke Series. The show first got attention when comedian James Corden made a segment on his show “The Late Late Show with James Corden”, available to watch on Youtube. The show involved Corden picking up celebrities, from Chris Martin, Adele, Sia, Mariah Carey and Justin…
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Samsung’s up in flames
Electronic multinational company Samsung’s reputation has gone up in flames after several top loaders have turned out to be faulty. Back in early July, Glenhaven Resident Phoebe Teitzel used her Samsung top loader in the morning, before heading to work. She was more than a little alarmed when she received a phone call, telling her that smoke…