Technology and startups

Scott Farquhar's announcement that's he's stepping down as co-CEO of Atlassian comes at a pivotal juncture for Australia's biggest technology company.

Luminaries from the global tech and venture capital sectors have rushed to praise Scott Farquhar after he announced plans to step down from Atlassian after 23 years.

While Elon Musk's X is being criticised by all sides of politics, the heads of ASIO and the AFP have signalled they are more concerned about Meta and its encryption plans.

Biotechnology executives fear Australia is not making the most of its natural strengths in the highly lucrative industry, where we have a long history of success.

Billionaire Elon Musk has become entangled in a feud with Australia's online safety regulator — and the prime minister — just as his biggest company Tesla faces urgent challenges.

Many VCs believe crowdfunding platforms don't protect retail investors and have called for more regulation. But those in the sector insist it provides a vital source of funding.

Few pundits place Amazon atop their list of companies that stand to benefit most from AI. That may soon change.

King River Capital cofounder Zeb Rice started putting investors' funds back to work early last year after staying on the sidelines for more than a year.

The Australian space tech company wants to be “roadside assistance” for satellites, and launched its first spacecraft in March.

Apple's most senior software engineer has criticised European legislation in the most damning way possible: by saying it will make iPhones more like Androids.

The tech giant's investment in Abu Dhabi-based G42 is the clearest model yet of how the US might leverage its prodigious lead in AI technology for political and strategic gains over China.

Two of the most high-profile Australian lawsuits in the last 12 months have been defamation cases — and both were won by the media. But lawyers caution there are still problems with our defamation laws.

When one of Apple's top executives appeared in a Melbourne court today for cross examination in the Epic Games lawsuit, he also gave away some clues about the tech giant's culture and future plans.

The extent to which former Uber general manager Mike Abbott was aware the ride-share company flouted laws by using unaccredited drivers has become central to its ongoing court battle with GoCatch.

Data was once considered a goldmine for companies. But a spate of high profile cyberattacks has changed that.

A lot of startups have recently announced enterprise products as a way to boost growth. It's an unusual focus for the startup sector, so what's driving this interest?

The VC firm's cofounder Paul Naphtali believes Australian venture capital will 10x over the next decade.