This week: the algorithm is innocent, Australians in space, and the licence to watch. Sandra Peter (Sydney Business Insights) and Kai Riemer (Digital Disruption Research Group) meet once a week to put their own spin on news that is impacting the future of business in The Future, This Week.

 

The stories this week:

The algorithm is innocent

Australia gets its own space agency

Federal government makes push for states to hand over drivers’ licences

 

Other stories we bring up:

Outline hires tech news prodigy William Turton

Gawker reporter is a high school senior

Working as intended (or is it?)

Facebook’s response to fake Russian ads

Politicized fake news about Las Vegas shooter

Who Will Take Responsibility for Facebook?

The Australian space agency

Not the Australian Research and Space Exploration agency

The space agency could play a vital role in inspiring students

Brisbane Girls Grammar School’s new observatory

All hail Elon Musk

Elon Musk now plans to send people to Mars in seven years

Moscow turns on facial recognition

Facial recognition at China beer festival

Face recognition is reshaping China’s tech scene

Privacy has taken a back seat amid the Opal debate

The Future, This Week 17 March 2017 featuring German space agency tomatoes

The Future, This Week 15 September 2017 featuring facial recognition

The Future, This Week 8 September 2017 featuring payment by face recognition

Linsey Pollak, learn how to make carrot instruments

 

Robot of the week:

Qoobo, the weird wagging cat tail robot

 

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