Technology

Business email scams are an increasingly common fraud and many businesses around the world are losing hundreds of thousands of dollars. The FBI stated that thieves stole US$2 billion from US businesses from October 2013 to February 2016. Many Australian businesses are also being targeted.

Downloadable, printable clothing may be coming to a closet near you. What started as designer Danit Peleg’s fashion school project turned into a collection of 3D-printed designs that have the strength and flexibility for everyday wear.

“Fashion is a very physical thing,” Danit says. “I wonder what our world will look like when our clothes will be digital.”

When email first started infiltrating its way into mainstream business culture, it was very exciting for email novices to receive a notification for their inbox.

Fast forward a couple of decades and most desktops and smartphones are brimming with notifications of bursting inboxes, adding far more stress than excitement to the daily lives of email users. If your inbox is starting to rule your life, we’ve got a few tips to help you take back control and stop being a slave to your email.

There seems to have been an increase in phishing scams using Xero’s branding. A phishing scam is when a malicious email targets people by pretending to be from a legitimate company like Xero or a bank, to gain sensitive information such as login credentials.

Every business needs capital to grow. You have to hire staff, purchase equipment and invest for the future. That need is even more important for small businesses, but for many, capital can be hard to come by.