Silicon Quantum Computing has sold quantum chips that accelerate AI development to the Department of Defence.
Daniel Van Boom
Technology correspondent
Daniel joined Capital Brief after eight years at CNET. He is an award-winning journalist who's covered issues across Big Tech, cryptocurrencies, cybersecurity and artificial intelligence.
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Despite immense hype around AI's ability to solve many economic problems, the technology appeared an afterthought at Jim Chalmers' long awaited summit.
Jim Chalmers and his guests broadly agreed on a suite of measures to boost housing supply, slash regulations and speed up approvals at day two of the Economic Reform Roundtable.
An AI night at Canva HQ highlighted the technology’s potential, and its possible political headaches. It underscores how delicately the Albanese government must navigate its response.
The assistant minister for the digital economy's pitch comes amid growing nervousness in the media and creative sectors about the AI threat.
Life360’s Tile trackers are made in China and could be hit hard by a US–China trade war. The company is weighing a proactive move to reduce that risk.
Chris Hulls built the ASX-listed tech company Life360, but says COO Lauren Antonoff can run it better. Judging by today’s stock surge, the market is open to the idea.
After joining Black Sky Industries late last year, Go1 co-founder Vu Tran says it will expand to over 100 people by the end of 2026.
The e-conveyancing company is launching its services in the Northern Territory on Friday, making its platform truly national 15 years after its founding.
AI is making software faster and cheaper to build. That’s forcing venture capital firms to rethink how they fund the startups of the future.
A 'fundamental shift' is underway with Google search giving way to gen AI chatbots. Linktree, Airwallex and SafetyCulture are among those trying to get ahead of it.
A rough quarter, a huge payout and an even bigger question: can Tesla keep Musk focused, or is his next act already pulling him away?
Australia has the land and energy for AI-era data centres, but red tape is driving local firms like IREN to build offshore instead.
The defence tech company is now represented by CMAX Advisory, a government relations firm started by Christian Taubenschlag.
The Nasdaq-listed Bitcoin miner, founded by two Sydney brothers, is building the exact type of data centres Scott Farquhar last week argued Australia desperately needs.
Previously unreported internal financials show the $9.5 billion fintech's annualised revenue has jumped 94% year-on-year.
With 240 million users and booming revenue, Canva’s momentum is clear. But next to Big Tech’s towering numbers, there's still plenty we don't know.
Canva's annual recurring revenue is now US$3.3 billion, according to co-founder Cliff Obrecht, as its enterprise sales double year-on-year.
JellyC, which has over $100m under management, is the first APAC crypto fund to join a program by two tradfi giants that hopes to ease concerns about FTX-style crypto collapses.
After two years in stealth, Hall has raised $2 million to build SEO-style tools that show how products appear in AI platforms like ChatGPT and Claude.
The world's largest consumer tech company is pushing back on laws requiring it to open up its 'walled garden'.
A day after agreeing to keep its platform open to Employment Hero, Seek says it warned the startup about misusing its access.
Sanofi’s $1.76 billion acquisition of Vicebio delivers a windfall for the University of Queensland — and highlighted a promising model for commercialising Aussie research.
The Liberal Party's decisive defeat in May has done nothing to slow the growth of Pyne & Partners, which has signed several big name clients in 2025.
Crypto is back in the spotlight — and this time it’s regulation, not hype, driving the rally. But in Australia, the action is a little less hot.
As the United States passes its first major cryptocurrency reform, responsibility for Australian rules is being cut across at least two ministerial portfolios.
It's the startup's first capital raise since 2021. Since then, it has shifted its aim away from consumer to defence applications and hired a new CEO.
After winning a court fight with ASIC, Block Earner is pushing ahead with plans to allow Bitcoin owners to use their crypto as collateral to buy homes.
Life360 is one of a handful of ASX tech stocks on a tear, driven by strong earnings and a recent capital raise that points to upcoming M&A activity.
Compared with the Optus and Medibank hacks, the response to the Qantas breach looks subdued. CEO Vanessa Hudson is surely relieved it wasn’t worse.
