Technology and startups
Legal experts say that Uber's victory in NSW could be the start of a drawn out legal conflict — which might go all the way to the High Court.
Algenie, the latest venture from v2food founder Nick Hazell, aims to revolutionise sustainable materials by dramatically reducing the cost of algae production. It's just raised $1.1 million in early funding.
Uber bought Australian startup Car Next Door in 2022 to launch its Carshare business. But two years later it abandoned the strategy in favour of a partnership with Turo.
Australia's high bank share prices have much to do with consistency and safe haven status. Westpac's very predictable decision to appoint Anthony Miller as its new CEO won't damage that reputation.
Silicon Valley’s DCVC sees growing opportunity in Australia's deep tech startups, citing strong universities and a vibrant startup ecosystem. It isn't alone.
Everyone in tech seems to be talking about the idea that startup founders should remain hands-on for longer as their companies grow — but does it actually work?
American data centres are turning to nuclear power for clean, reliable energy. Australian operators don’t have that option.
Shiffman has been ordered to pay legal costs for Sleeping Duck’s founders and another investor after losing his court case against the mattress company.
Harrison.ai's tech is used by a third of Australia's radiologists and in a number of UK hospitals. Now, the company has plans for the United States.
An overhaul of the nation's critical infrastructure laws will allow the government to intervene in company networks in a much wider array of circumstances, including a terrorist attack or natural disaster.
Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke has received draft cybersecurity laws, with the government likely to tweak proposed powers over critical infrastructure.
In Australian venture capital, three firms stand tall: Square Peg, Airtree and Blackbird. But Square Peg has charted a different course to its peers, one that stretches beyond Australia's shores.
Pete Shadbolt defended the government's controversial $940 million investment into his startup but said it won't cover the cost of building a useful quantum computer – which he calls a "species-level challenge."
The expected sale of Australian data centre operator AirTrunk to Blackstone for a substantial $20 billion is recognition of the company's potential as AI continues to boom.
Emails obtained by Capital Brief show that Anthony Albanese declined to meet Meta’s president of global affairs following the tech giant’s decision to drop deals with news publishers.
When COVID hit, payments startup Zeller had just raised its seed round. It had to learn some quick and hard lessons on hiring and building in a new environment.
The VC arm of one of the world's most prolific internet investors has revealed it is scouring the Australian startup market for deal opportunities.
News publishers and the gambling industry are holding their breath ahead of two major government decisions on media policy.
Nine's strongest criticism of Google and Meta over AI to date has surfaced just as it revealed it was progressing talks over an AI licensing deal.
OpenAI and Google are pushing their AI ‘fine-tuning’ services. The founders of Sydney's Unsloth AI think the increased attention to the space can only be a good thing.
