Technology and startups
More than 50 companies including Japan's Fujitsu and US unicorn Incode have entered the race to supply age verification tech for the government.
Commonwealth Bank's deal with Anthropic is the latest example of how long-held promises of deep corporate adoption of AI are finally starting to come together.
Tesla chair Robyn Denholm's busy schedule is a bit lighter after her decision to step aside as chair of the Tech Council of Australia — and from some other commitments.
Donald Trump's tariffs are harming the cryptocurrency sector more than his plans for a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve are helping. But the local industry remains optimistic.
Xefco has spent the past six years developing solutions to scale and reduce textile emissions for a greener supply chain in the fashion industry.
The HR company has confirmed "an instance of platform misuse" but says no data was compromised, following social media allegations of a financial scam.
Australian universities are great at research but have struggled to translate that brilliance into new startups. One of Australia's biggest VCs thinks it can help.
Australia still treats startup failure as a fatal flaw — but it's a crucial step. To build deep tech success, we need to rethink how we view and embrace it.
The faecal transplant startup is raising $4m to develop a product for the US — but America’s regulatory environment in the era of DOGE and RFK is becoming increasingly unclear.
With its relaxed, community-driven focus, Adelaide’s tech and VC conference may have more in common with Austin’s SXSW than SXSW Sydney does.
AI is everywhere, but creativity isn’t about volume or efficiency — it’s about making choices. As the world is flooded with content, the real edge is taste.
In house lawyer Bethany Lo Russo has made fresh claims against the company in a revised court filing, including alleged attempts to terminate her role at the startup.
The grand bargain with Trump's MAGA movement, which gave Elon Musk the keys to American government, represents the tech industry coming of political age. Will it last?
The Albanese government has accepted a series of recommendations designed to boost diversity in Australia's science and technology sectors.
CBA has embraced generative and agentic AI to boost efficiency, enhance customer service and cut costs — accelerated by a faster-than-expected shift to the cloud.
On the same day Trump called for an end to the $84 billion US chips subsidy program, the Albanese government attacked the Coalition's plan to review its massive quantum computing bet.
Peter Dutton has threatened to scrap the federal government’s $470m PsiQuantum investment, while Queensland reviews its own stake in the startup.
While headlines around gender gap disparities and the lack of female funding in the startup ecosystem are important, they risk becoming self-perpetuating.
