August
- Opinion
- Australian economy
The late Mike Lynch had big lessons for Australian business
If Australia wants to get the most out of AUKUS, then it must adopt the kind of SME-based procurement rules the controversial entrepreneur pushed for.
- Rohan Silva
Musk pitches for White House job in glitchy Trump interview
The billionaire proposed a job involving cutting federal spending in a Trump presidency, during a conversation with the former president on social media site X.
- Hadriana Lowenkron and Stephanie Lai
July
CFMEU boss defiant; KPMG axes jobs; Who is J. D. Vance?
Read everything that’s happened in the news so far today.
SpaceX rocket fails, breaks apart in orbit
It’s the first failure of a Falcon 9 rocket since 2016, when one exploded on the launchpad during the loading of propellants for an engine firing test.
- Kenneth Chang
June
Boeing’s new crisis: astronauts left ‘stranded’ by its spacecraft
The Starliner ship has suffered helium leaks and thruster problems. Its delayed return from the International Space Station comes at the worst time for the US company.
- Updated
- Peggy Hollinger
May
- Exclusive
- AI
Rich Lister entrepreneur’s final start-up will build underwater robots
Bevan Slattery is arguably Australia’s most successful tech entrepreneurs of the last 20 years. He thinks he has one more start-up in him, and has big plans for reviving coral reefs.
- Tess Bennett
Musk in Bali to launch Starlink satellite internet service
The billionaire head of Tesla and SpaceX and owner of social platform X to launch the service alongside outgoing Indonesian President Joko Widodo.
- Updated
- Firdia Lisnawati and Niniek Karmini
Return-to-office orders backfire at top tech firms
In the months following return-to-office mandates, an increased number of senior employees left Apple, Microsoft and SpaceX, often to work for competitors.
- Taylor Telford
America’s new moon race is billionaire v billionaire
Today’s space race looks in some ways like that of the 1960s; instead of the US v the Soviet Union, it’s Bezos’ Blue Origin v Musk’s SpaceX.
- Loren Grush
April
Tesla clears key regulatory hurdles for self-driving in China
CEO Elon Musk’s surprise visit to the US vehicle maker’s second-largest market appears to have paid off.
- Daniel Leussink and Liam Mo
Profit of $4804: how Musk’s takeover crushed Twitter in Australia
X is expected to be wound up in Australia after reporting just $3.4 million in revenue in the first half of 2023, documents reveal.
- Sam Buckingham-Jones
March
- Analysis
- AI
Cheat sheet: what Nvidia has launched, and why so many people care
Everyone knows that Nvidia is the most important company in the AI world right now, but what did it actually release on Tuesday, and what does it do?
- Paul Smith and John Davidson
Musk says his ketamine prescription is in investors’ best interests
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has told former CNN anchor Don Lemon that using the drug alleviates periods of low mood, and “what matters is execution”.
- Daniel Zuidijk
‘The ship has been lost’: SpaceX rocket breaks up on re-entry
Starship soared higher and farther than ever before in a near hour-long test flight that bolstered the spirits of both Elon Musk and NASA.
- Marcia Dunn
‘Doesn’t pay his bills’: Former Twitter executives sue Musk for $197m
Twitter’s former CEO Parag Agrawal and other executives say the billionaire made up reasons to fire them to avoid paying severance.
- Barbara Ortutay
February
- Exclusive
- Funding
The Gold Coast’s answer to SpaceX is now worth $605m
Gold Coast-based rocket company Gilmour Space has closed a $55m funding round, which will give it enough cash to make its first four launch attempts.
- Tess Bennett
- Exclusive
- Retail
Woolies CEO says shoppers want ‘value’ not ‘broader conversations’
After a bruising political bunfight over Australia Day merchandise, the Woolworths boss says shoppers want the retail giant to “focus on delivering value”.
- Carrie LaFrenz and Jemima Whyte
Jeff Bezos sold $6.2b in Amazon stock in past week
The Amazon founder disclosed the sales as part of a pre-planned disposal. He has reportedly moved to Miami and developed a lifestyle of yachts and jets.
- Camilla Hodgson
January
Investors raise billions to buy discounted stakes in start-ups
Buyers are returning after the secondary market for private shares was hit by higher interest rates.
- George Hammond, Tabby Kinder and Nicholas Megaw
First US lunar lander in more than 50 years rockets towards moon
The Vulcan streaked through the Florida sky, putting the spacecraft on a roundabout route to the moon that should culminate with an attempted landing on February 23.
- Marcia Dunn