Foursquare and Factual join forces to become a location data giant
Factual founder Gil Elbaz will join Foursquare co-founder Dennis Crowley on the executive team and board.
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Coles Group's mission to tap into untouched data
It also promises to pay back employees who have been incorrectly paid.
Commonwealth Bank begins journey on using data 'the right way'
The aim is to restore customer trust in its brand, and remove a reliance on spreadsheets.
Canberra commits AU$8.5m to develop national freight data hub
The Australian government also wants industry input on the design of this data hub.
Data and digital capabilities drive Wesfarmers online sales up 33%
A total of AU$3 billion was reinvested into the company, with part of that being put towards an analytics centre and an improved online transactional platform.
NSW government uses Opal data to give bus passengers a heads up
NSW bus commuters will now be able to tell how full their next bus is thanks to the integration of Opal data within transit apps to deliver real-time information to passengers.
Qantas annual profit skyrockets to AU$1.53b
Qantas believes its underlying profit for the 2016 full year lays a solid foundation for the company to continue its transformation program.
ASX to develop a data lake as part of technology overhaul
The Australian Securities Exchange has partnered with Tibco for its Enterprise Service Bus platform that will be used to help the ASX eventually develop a data strategy.
ATO sees data opportunity in consolidated ABR platform
The Australian Taxation Office believes there is potential in growing the datasets that are held by the Australian Business Register.
Australian government cracking down on illegal firearms with intelligence software
The federal government is investing AU$25.4 million over the next three years to expand the intelligence capabilities of the Australian Federal Police's National Forensics Rapid Lab.