Today
Life360 gadget will track elderly parents who leave phone at home
Chris Hulls, the boss of ASX darling Life360, says he has been relying on “weird hacks” to check in on his mum, who has dementia.
Yesterday
White’s return as executive chairman puts ‘key man risk’ in play
Shareholders have been told to “exit stage left” if they have any doubts over Richard White’s ability to lead WiseTech.
This Month
ASIC says it is making ‘preliminary inquiries’ into WiseTech
The comments from the regulator came after the software giant’s founder, Richard White, returned as executive chairman despite a board review into his conduct.
WiseTech’s billionaire founder sells $200m in shares in two months
Richard White offloaded the stock in the midst of turmoil at the company which ultimately led to the exit of four independent directors earlier this week.
NextDC unveils $150m bonus plan to keep star executives
CEO Craig Scroggie is in line for a $112 million bonus if shares rise 124 per cent in five years, making him one of the ASX’s top earners.
WiseTech investors split as board quits en masse over Richard White
The software firm’s chairman and three directors have quit citing “intractable differences” over the billionaire businessman’s continuing role at the company.
Telegram founder was arrested in France. Now Australia is after him
Pavel Durov, the founder of the app heralded by some free speech advocates, is on bail in France facing allegations it is rife with disturbing content. Australia’s eSafety Commissioner is joining the fray with a $1 million fine.
US judge throws out Aussie start-up’s Google antitrust case
Unlockd founder Matt Berriman has been pursuing Google in US courts for four years over its role in his start-up’s collapse.
PsiQuantum confident it has the fastest track in quantum race
Government-backed PsiQuantum powers ahead with plans to build a data centre-sized quantum computer, as Queensland treasurer reviews investment in the company.
Aussie firm sets March date for rocket launch
Gold Coast-based Gilmour Space Technologies, which represents Australia’s best chance to rival SpaceX, has cleared its final regulatory hurdle.
Gold Coast rocket company gets green light for first launch
After a two-year battle with the regulator, Gilmour Space has been granted approval to launch its Australian-made rocket to compete with SpaceX.
Seek sells $95m stake in Employment Hero to buyout giant KKR
The fast-growing human resources and payroll software group is one of the star performers in a venture capital fund spun out of the jobs platform in 2021.
Australian developers trialling DeepSeek say it’s 5 times cheaper
Testers say the Chinese AI platform is on par with OpenAI and Anthropic and offers an “amazing level of performance”, but is far cheaper to run.
The hottest VC ticket in Sydney is an invite to this founder’s brunch
No plus ones, no alcohol, and no hard sales pitches. There is a 230-person waiting list for Frank and Jacques Greeff’s invite-only founders’ table.
‘National emergency’ as Australia falls $25b short in R&D
Tesla chair Robyn Denholm and Industry Minister Ed Husic say Australia risks falling behind unless big business spends more on inventing new products and ideas.
After $180m deal, Young Rich Listers buy into $80m AI start-up
Brothers Frank and Jacques Greeff, who sold their tech company for $180 million, have made their maiden investment as rich founders in AI website builder Relume.
Brian Hartzer, Gandel family back $45m insurance start-up UpCover
The company, which has just finished raising more money, is attempting to disrupt the commercial insurance industry that has long been dominated by two brokers.
Amazon CEO explains why he’s happy to run DeepSeek
Andy Jassy rushed to make DeepSeek’s open-source models available to his customers, in a move that will put downward pressure on the total costs of AI projects.
Why this exec thinks everyone should enter a bodybuilding competition
Renee Wootton, LanzaJet’s global director of new market development and a 2024 BOSS Young Executive, uses four buckets to organise her busy to-do list.
Google playing catch-up on the hottest AI consumer trend of the year
AI agents can take over consumers’ web browsers to order groceries or book a restaurant for dinner. Google says its assistant is coming later this year.