Hugo Mathers
Hugo Mathers
Reporter
Hugo joined Capital Brief after five years in government roles across London and Sydney. He also previously worked in venture capital with Europe's first proptech VC fund Pi Labs and edtech startup Primo Toys, and has written for Time Out, Urban List and The Mandarin.
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Massive investments into AI infrastructure are expected to provide a welcome tailwind for local companies this earnings season. But the long-term picture may be less rosy.
A new Nvidia-backed facility in Indonesia marks another strategic shift for Firmus as its long-anticipated ASX listing remains on ice.
The SpaceX IPO is attracting stratospheric levels of investor excitement. History suggests they might be in for a bumpy ride.
Shareholders are resisting the low-ball bid from the toll road group’s most powerful investor. But there may be another path forward.
IREN’s South Australian campus could be the next major test of Australia’s nascent push to become a global data centre power.
A barren rural locality with no official residents will host the $30 billion neocloud’s first Australian AI data centre. The local mayor is ecstatic.
The $2 billion medical imaging company and ASX market darling transformed itself in the space of 48 hours this week, with a geography expanding acquisition and a major product release.
Anthropic has finally granted Australia access to its most powerful AI model, but none of the nearly 40 companies and government agencies contacted by Capital Brief would confirm they had got it.
The board of the toll road group has the backing of at least one major shareholder. But a hostile takeover from its largest investor may be inevitable.
Australia is trying to ride the data centre boom, but local communities are asking what they stand to gain from hyperscale projects.
The ASX-bound startup is building a $2.1 billion AI factory in Tasmania with the support of the state government. But political opposition is mounting.
A cache of emails released this week to the Tasmanian parliament detail the AI factory’s sustained lobbying efforts in the state. But questions over its energy and water supply remain.
