Technology and startups
The rise of artificial intelligence can conjure an alarmist spectre of the robot apocalypse, but Harrison.ai is one example of how the technology can save lives.
Australia's EV market is growing fast, and so is the infrastructure surrounding it.
Canva is not yet a public company, but with the success of so many VC funds riding on it, it almost operates under the pressure of one.
US benchmark bond yields hit 16-year highs last night and look set to stay higher for longer. This makes Australia vulnerable, in more ways than one.
New figures show Spotify has a 70% share of the Australian streaming audio market. The launch of audiobooks may only extend its lead.
The latest quarterly figures from Cut Through Venture provide a glimmer of hope for founders, but show VCs still have the upper hand over startups in funding rounds.
A quarter century after pioneering software-as-a-service, Salesforce is now betting big on AI in a bid to keep up with Microsoft and Google.
The iPhone giant's competition lawsuit with Fortnite-maker Epic Games is trickling down into parliamentary inquiries, and could have implications for the trial next year.
Australia provides millions of dollars in cybersecurity support to Pacific nations every year. But it may be about to change how that money is spent.
Everyone is excited about Australia's Samsara Eco, which has developed tech to dissolve plastics in under an hour. Even VCs who aren't invested in it.
The new iPhone 15 Pro is powerful enough to play PlayStation and Xbox games. That opens Apple up to adding a highly lucrative new type of app to its App Store.
American regulators are slowly trying to catch up to Amazon and Google. But by the time they get there, a new monopoly in AI may have already formed.
Businesses rushing to adopt generative AI in their workflows face significant risks — including from inaccuracy. Fortifai aims to measure this.
Microsoft's proposed purchase of Activision Blizzard looks to clear its final hurdle soon. It could just be the start of consolidation in the US$250 billion sector.
Justin Angsuwat may have the hardest HR job in startups. He's responsible for the culture at the company that helps other companies with it.
The Albanese government's new Employment White Paper covers some critical ground. But there’s one area it doesn’t really dig into — startups.
The Square Peg co-founder speaks about the pitfalls of resilience in startups and why he's excited about AI-first business models.
Four years on from the Black Summer, first-responders are once again on red alert. And a crop of Australian startups are racing to help them.
Some media companies have experimented with AI in news articles. We think the risks are too high, right now.
A new iPhone still inspires exhilaration among Apple customers. That brand connection will be handy when its ambitious Vision Pro headset lands next year.
Rachael Neumann invested in an LA women's soccer team created by her best friend, Natalie Portman. Now she's looking at doing something similar in Australia.
LaCroix cans are back in the fridge at Meta as the tech giant tries to encourage staff to return to the office.
Artificial intelligence will transform the economy, but those on the cutting edge say the risks are overblown.
Sydney's startup hub will continue, but it's slim pickings for other good news for the startup ecosystem in the NSW budget.
Maxine Minter was bemoaning the lack of pre-seed capital when she had another revelation. Australia had never had a solo female fund manager. She decided to fix both.
Morgan Stanley will soon launch the AI @ Morgan Stanley Assistant in the US. Australian institutions could soon follow.
AI, crypto, ESG, regtech are all attracting interest from fintech investors but the critical mass in the sector still sits within a single market: payments.
An Australian agtech company has just raised $6 million for the AI technology it's been developing to improve the quality of red meat.
Law firms like Clayton Utz and Ashurst are cautious about generative AI. Allens, meanwhile, worked with Microsoft to build its own proprietary AI tool.
Since 1998, Google has grown from a garage experiment into a US$1.7 trillion giant. But as it celebrates its first quarter century, serious challenges loom.
