Yesterday
Big super warned that AI is a carbon ‘time bomb’
Corporate Australia has taken to artificial intelligence with zeal but not enough attention is given to the emissions it creates, says the Australia Institute.
This Month
Immutable’s revenues are shrouded in a Cayman Islands mystery
Investor updates show the crypto video gaming business is making $4.6 million every month. Half seems to be “service revenue” from a Caribbean not-for-profit.
Collapsed pharmacy start-up StrongRoom sold, ending four-month saga
Liquidators will now have to wind up the existing company and possibly pursue its directors over alleged contraventions found in the administration process.
StrongRoom deal sideswiped by ‘potential misappropriation’ query
The entrepreneur who struck an agreement to buy the software start-up’s assets is in dispute with his business partner, and denies any wrongdoing.
This $50m medical scribe start-up says it can cure doctors’ admin pain
Lyrebird Health says more than 99 per cent of patients consent to their appointments being recorded by its medical scribe software.
StrongRoom AI sale takes a twist after liquidation order
StrongRoom AI will be liquidated, but its fate is still uncertain after an 11th-hour bid for the assets of the controversial pharmaceutical start-up was lodged.
Creditors divided as StrongRoom sale D-day arrives
The fate of the disgraced pharmaceutical software start-up rests on the outcome of a high-stakes meeting on Thursday.
From ‘lucky country’ to ‘left-behind country’: Matt Comyn’s AI warning
Executives say Australia is in danger of falling behind as the rise of artificial intelligence creates a profound change in the way people and businesses work.
The winner of the AFR’s AI Trailblazer award talks life under Canva
Leonardo AI chief executive and co-founder JJ Fiasson has been honoured at the Financial Review AI Awards for 2025. Here’s how he got there.
Telstra beats Optus, TPG in launching satellite text messaging
The telecommunications group says its customers can now send texts in areas that have no mobile reception.
$125m jobs start-up says AI roles have surged 500 per cent
Australian salary comparison platform Ravio says it’s used by more than 1200 tech companies across 40 countries. Its data shows AI jobs are booming.
May
Canadian billionaire latest saviour of fallen Aussie tech pioneer
The 43-year-old company behind Australia’s first dial-up modem has been saved again, this time by steel magnate Clayton Zekelman.
Ex-Blockchain Global director sought over $20m debt
ASIC accused Liang “Allan” Guo of failing in his director duties during his eight-year stint at the collapsed company.
Middle East’s Nvidia demand could add $1trn to AI market boom
Sovereign AI deals have become key to Nvidia’s strategy to entice customers beyond Silicon Valley and reduce its reliance on big tech companies, and China.
Executives head for the door at unicorn crypto start-up Immutable
Two senior executives on Friday announced their departure from the heavily funded tech company, which has shed a third of its staff in the past nine months.
Getting medicated has never been easier, and Canberra is worried
Online prescriptions – for everything from weight loss to medicinal cannabis – is now a big business backed by Woolworths and NIB. But regulation is coming.
Canva, Atlassian employees flock to unions amid AI job fears
Workers’ fears about losing their jobs to artificial intelligence bots has led to a surge in union membership at Australia’s two highest-profile tech companies.
Tech unicorn Immutable cuts staff as AI bots pick up jobs
One of Australia’s most funded technology companies has shed more than 70 staff over the past nine months and embraced artificial intelligence programs.
Airwallex local losses deepen despite global boom
Financial services company Airwallex files most of its earnings in the Cayman Islands, but its local numbers show it fell deeper into the red in 2024.
The AI start-up growing faster than Canva
Blackbird Ventures says medical AI start-up Heidi Health is on track to make $23 million in revenue this year.