Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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Tech Giant IBM Needs Giant Turn Around
This month’s quarterly financial results reveal the slow decline of IBM under current CEO Ginni Rometti. What was once one of America’s leading companies and most powerful corporations, is now seeing a flatlining failed attempt to increase revenue since peaking in 2011 at £107bn. The good news is that revenues grew for the second quarter…
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The 2019 Toyota Corolla Hatch: Toyota’s Best Yet
Hitting the road this August, Toyota’s 2019 Corolla Hatch is set to bring a whole new meaning to the term ‘compact-car’. Not only does Toyota bring new design and more efficient powertrains, the technology sees the Corolla competing in a market alongside the Volkswagen Golf and the Mazda 3. Providing the budget commuter with something…
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Mark Zuckerberg Addresses the Cambridge Analytica Scandal
Mark Zuckerberg is currently under fire following the revelations of Facebook’s involvement with Cambridge Analytica—a voter profiling company. It came to light on the 17th of March that Facebook released the personal information of 50 million users ahead of Trump’s 2016 election without permission via a personality app called ‘This Is Your Digital Life’, created…
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Stephen Hawking Dies At 76
Yesterday the world lost Professor Stephen Hawking at the age of 76. Hawking was the most famous living physicist, winning significant awards throughout his career including the Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society, the Paul Dirac Medal and The Wolf Prize. After receiving the Presidential Medal Of Freedom, it was cited that ‘his persistence…
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Jordan Peterson asks “Why should you wear makeup in the workplace”
Jordan Peterson came under significant fire for what was eventually revealed to be a heavily edited video by Vice in which he proposes a thought experiment regarding the use of makeup in the workplace. Jordan Peterson has become one of the most influential and recognized intellectuals in the media at the moment after his best…
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Manly Council urged to rename suburb “Womanly” for international Women’s day
Today a group of Sydney Business women and two local councillors gathered at Manly beach in preparation for International women’s day. Their request was a simple yet gentle message for the hierarchy, for just 24 hours, to rename Manly to “WoManly” The gathering was organised by architect Luisa Manfredini, who also founded the WoManly Community…
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OPTUS 5G ROLLOUT TO COMMENCE IN EARLY 2019
‘Follows 3GPP announcement of phase one 5G standardisation’ Optus has announced its intention to commence the roll out of 5G technology in Australia by early 2019 with a fixed wireless product in key metro areas. This announcement follows the launch of a successful outdoor trial for 5G New Radio, which showed 2Gbps download speeds using a potential…
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Optus Business signs partnership with NICE inContact
Optus Business has partnered with NICE inContact to deliver NICE inContact CXone™, the company’s cloud-based, customer experience software throughout Australia. NICE inContact CXone™ improves a company’s ability to capture real-time information across the channels which customers use to contact a business, including online, instore and mobile. This enables a business to interact with customers seamlessly…
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Aussie shoppers splurge record $47.5 billion during Christmas
December 2017 retail sales data released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has revealed that Australians splurged a record $47.5 billion during the 2017 Christmas period. The figures closely align with the pre-Christmas forecasts made by retail industry body the National Retail Association (NRA), who predicted $48 billion in sales over Christmas. NRA CEO Dominique…
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The human impact of 5G: Meet the smart drones that could save your life
As we are moving closer to launching 5G, take a look at why the next generation of mobile technology will be a critical element powering new innovations to save lives on Australian beaches. The family trip to the beach is an iconic tradition for many Australians – especially those who are lucky enough to live…
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