This Month
Why Australia’s AI plan is completely wrong
If the nation wants to sell the artificial intelligence opportunity to its people and investors, Canberra is going to have to get more bullish.
November
5 hidden-gem jewellers that should be on your radar
From floral emblems to punk aesthetics and custom designs fit for a royal or celebrity, these brands offer something different.
‘Real art today is creating data sets’: the artists not scared of AI
Deepfaked Kim Kardashians and a machine that’s learning the dead Occitan language are like paintbrushes in the box for these creatives.
CSIRO cuts show why super rule must change to fund innovation
CSIRO’s announcement that it will scale back some of its activities underscores the need to revitalise private-sector investment to drive innovation.
Why you must ‘innovate or stagnate’ as the market transforms
Tokenised securities are being embraced by market players from Nasdaq to Westpac and will allow share trades to settle within minutes, not days.
Who committed Australia to a 2050 net zero target? Take our news quiz
Have you been paying attention this week? Test your knowledge across politics, business and world news.
Why you’re paying for ‘innovation’ in pokies and novelty pizza
Taxpayers are subsidising gambling, alcohol and Domino’s novelty crusts amid a national innovation crisis. Here’s what’s wrong with the R&D tax break.
October
Bill Gates is right: We must learn to live with climate change
The billionaire’s pivot puts the focus on human health and adaptation. But giving up the emissions fight will just make the final bill far higher.
This company’s AI bots talk to scammers so you don’t have to
It takes a lot to stand out in an increasingly crowded market, but Apate.ai’s co-founders think they have a globally significant company on their hands.
Visual planning tool finds way to top in year when AI reigns
Lessons from the WA wheatbelt and Hollywood movie sets helped inspire 4D visual planning and communication platform SpaceDraft.
Why our sharemarket is heading for a bleak future
A collapse in R&D spending is crimping Australia’s long-term growth potential and shrinking the pool of globally competitive companies worth owning.
Government rules out taxpayer funding for AI giants’ data centres
Industry Minister Tim Ayres says the government will not subsidise construction of the facilities for tech companies like OpenAI, Google and Amazon.
CBA moves its entire core banking system into Amazon’s cloud
The migration of Commonwealth Bank’s retail, business and institutional systems is an Australian first and one of the biggest moves to the cloud by any bank globally.
QIC, CEFC tip into SwarmFarm Robotics’ $30m raising
SwarmFarm’s manufacturing facility in Toowoomba has built and sold more than 200 robots to farms across Australia.
September
Productivity agenda needed to attract tech workers Trump rejects
Australia needs to bundle immigration policy with bold tax and IR reform to seize the opportunity to access global talent handed over by the US visa crackdown.
Silicon Valley Down Under: Why Trump’s loss could be our gain
The US President’s de facto closure of the H1B visa represents a massive opportunity for Australia, one that Anthony Albanese really cannot afford to let slip.
Ex-NAB bankers awarded Australia’s first stablecoin licence
ASIC has approved a stablecoin issuer – Macropod, backed by Mark Carnegie’s crypto firm – for the first time.
Big lenders are building AI agents to do the work of business bankers
Business banking is emerging as a key battleground in the race among the big four to build artificial intelligence tools to drive efficiency gains.
‘Future at risk’: NAB CEO issues urgent call to action on AI
Australia’s “economic miracle” is at risk unless its leaders take bolder action to reverse the productivity malaise, warns NAB boss Andrew Irvine.
Airspeeder approved by air safety regulator for human test flights
A start-up which is attempting to establish an airborne Formula 1 has received the first ever regulatory approval to put human pilots in its cockpit.