Technology and startups
Submissions to the government's review of managed investment schemes, which could affect 'sophisticated investor' qualifications, have been made public. The startup sector is not holding back.
Recruiters say software engineers are still in demand and can negotiate high salaries.
Cybersecurity lawyers say the government's push for new powers to take control of businesses hit by hacks could burden businesses with onerous compliance obligations, and even threaten foreign investment.
The AI boom has propelled Nvidia to become the sixth most-valuable company in the world. Its chipmaker rivals want a bigger piece of the action.
Quantum computing is a potential trillion dollar industry. Several leading Australian startups stand to become global titans if that eventuates, but it won't be easy.
The Defence Department could be hauled before a judge after a vulnerability in its online database left the data of thousands of former servicepeople at risk of being exposed.
Canva is known as a great place to work, but some are now wondering whether its culture is, in a way, too upbeat.
With Altium set to peel off the local sharemarket, investors are looking hard for the next generation of Australian tech companies.
ANZ had two chances to overturn an ACCC rejection of its bid for Suncorp Bank. It only needed one, with the Competition Tribunal waving the bid through.
Labor MP Andrew Leigh has written a new book on the history of economics. What it says about competition, AI and policy is especially revealing.
Enigmatic big data provider Palantir's business is booming. And it's extending its playbook of branching out from government contracts to the private sector in Australia.
Two Australian tech companies, and two wildly different stories, have lessons for us all. Including for Capital Brief.
Canva prides itself on its culture. But the shock departure of its CFO this week raises questions about the way it has communicated to investors and staff at a critical juncture.
Altium’s $9.1 billion takeover is being offered up as evidence Australian tech companies can succeed on the local market – and investors hope there’s more to come.
The departure of the design software company's CFO under the cloud of an internal investigation adds a fresh layer of uncertainty to its highly anticipated IPO.
The deal represents one of the largest all cash cross-border transactions in ASX history.
With a lot of long-term employees and a high share price, could Canva's secondary sale mean a mass exodus before the IPO madness sets in? From the outside looking in, it certainly looks tempting.
