Technology and startups
Generative AI promises new services, better advice, more efficient compliance and cleaner coding, but for banks one of its most effective uses is in renovating the oldest tech.
The rise of Hnry, a trans-Tasman pay-as-you-go accounting fintech, shows how personal solutions can effectively scale into significant businesses.
Labor has revealed its plan to force tech giants to provide funding for Australia's news industry. While the big media companies are upbeat, many questions remain.
Labor’s new policy will push tech giants to fund Australian news publishers through offsets and penalties, as an evolution of the Morrison-era media bargaining code.
Australian law firms are taking different paths to address slow and untested regulation in the country's growing space industry.
From mapping minerals beneath Earth’s crust to exploring the Moon’s subsurface, Fleet Space Technologies is broadening its ambitions with a substantial raise.
Marc Benioff has repeatedly slammed Microsoft's Copilot. But chief commercial officer Judson Althoff told Capital Brief in an exclusive interview that the Salesforce founder is just being defensive.
As one of Australia's most promising quantum startups raises $23 million to build a diamond foundry, a breakthrough from Google reminds us that the quantum era is still billions of dollars away.
Balmain’s investment accelerates Caruso’s global expansion, as the fintech disrupts fund management with $15 billion in assets under administration.
Australia’s startup ecosystem is evolving, with 22% of ventures now classified as "deep tech", according to the 2024 Startup Muster report.
The firm's latest Fintech Landscape survey suggests that the fintech winter is not over yet — but there are nonetheless some warmer signs.
The Australian autonomous vehicle maker has generated enough revenue over the past two years to sustain its operations, according to founder Julian Broadbent.
The American crypto sector has recently been up in arms about the problem of debanking. The Australian industry says it's an issue here too.
West Tech Fest has helped transform Perth's startup scene, attracting major east investors, global speakers and government support.
The battlelines in the Big Tech fight to dominate artificial intelligence became clearer this week with announcements from several of the major players.
Class actions and new competition laws could challenge Google's ad tech and app store business models, but the tech giant still has some cards to play.
Techstars Sydney’s record-breaking women founder representation has sparked debate over gender equality — and exposed a clash between Australia’s top accelerators.
The highest-profile blockchains and cryptocurrencies are designed to avoid regulation. Redbelly, which has just gone live, is a regulatory compliant blockchain targeting real-world assets.
Startmate's $500 voucher prize for a women's leadership award has ignited fierce debate over how to meaningfully support female talent in technology.
