10 things you need to know this morning in Australia

Good morning! [View this email via your browser]( [Business Insider Australia]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [LinkedIn]( [Enable Images to View]( [Enable Images to View]( [10 things you need to know this morning in Australia]( Brazil rejects Amazon fire donations and Australia to investigate foreign influence at universities. [Enable Images to View]( [A former Google Australia exec says consumers have 'sleepwalked' into the arms of big tech. But avoiding them is not so simple.]( As pressure on big tech builds, governments are considering drastic measures to curtail the power of companies like Google and Facebook. [Enable Images to View]( [Uber is now more popular than taxis in Australia — and its growth is being driven by tech-savvy millennials]( Uber has overtaken the taxi to become the most preferred mode of private transport in Australia. [Enable Images to View]( [2 members of Hong Kong's richest family have lost $1 billion each since the protests started. Here's why the protests are costing the Kwoks more than the city's other billionaires.]( Hong Kong's billionaire Kwok family is unusually exposed to the sectors hit hardest by the economic unrest from the city's ongoing protests. [Enable Images to View]( [Pharrell Williams and David Guetta help take Aussie-born startup Linktree to 3 million user milestone]( Australian-founded social media startup Linktree has attracted 3 million users in just three years, partly off the back of celebrity endorsements. [Enable Images to View]( [Enable Images to View]( [It's now a seller's market in Sydney and Melbourne as a recovery gets underway]( Auctions look to be selling at their strongest level in more than two years, according to CoreLogic's preliminary figures. [Enable Images to View]( [Putin says Russia's building an unstoppable nuclear-powered missile — it's probably just a really 'bad idea']( Russian leadership claims the country is developing an unstoppable nuclear-powered cruise missile, which NATO calls the Skyfall. [Enable Images to View]( [The world's most popular gamer has added an Adidas deal to his growing list of sponsorships]( Tyler "Ninja" Blevins has announced a new apparel deal with Adidas that will attempt to bridge the cultures of gaming and fashion. [Enable Images to View]( [Here's what's left of ISIS — and why they still pose a major threat]( The US declared victory over the Islamic State (ISIS) in March of 2019, but multiple reports show that the group is still active in those countries, and gaining traction elsewhere. [Enable Images to View]( [Workspace data collection and analysis is revolutionising the office, employee well-being and attracting the best staff]( Employee well-being, attracting a diverse workforce and productive agile workplaces are critical for winning companies. [Enable Images to View]( Business Insider Australia © 2019 [Allure Media]( [Unsubscribe]( • [Email to a Friend]( • [Privacy Policy](