Start-ups
Grok Academy finds new home after disgraced CEO’s exit
A coding academy for high school students has been thrown a lifeline after its “god-like” founder was accused of harassment.
- by David Swan
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Veterinary health
Stem cell bank for pets is landing in Australia, would you use it?
Most Australians now consider their pets to be on the same level as their spouses or children, and now they can access similar levels of healthcare.
- by David Swan
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Space
A Sydney start-up launched a satellite to fight space junk. It’s now space junk
The largest Australian-built commercial satellite was launched in March. Then it went dark.
- by Angus Dalton
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Privacy
The Australian company that wants to help one million people a day
One of the hottest health technology start-ups in Australia has hosed down concerns about how patient data is treated to train its AI platform.
- by David Swan
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Zac Leigh was locked out of a Tame Impala gig. Now he’s raised $8m
A start-up born after its founders were stung by ticket scams is now expanding to the US and the UK.
- by David Swan
Deep in Amish country, women in white hats and aprons churn out Pepe Saya butter
No smartphones, no internet – and no electricity. Making butter with an American Amish community presented Sydney’s Pepe Saya with challenges - and rewards.
- by Liz Gooch
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Food
Would you eat meat grown in stainless-steel tanks?
Start-up food company Vow’s foie gras is, technically, meat. But it wasn’t made with an animal. And it isn’t legal in Australia yet.
- by David Swan
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Climate solutions
From bottled lightning to ‘hempcrete’: The Australian innovations that could save the world
From harnessing the power of lightning to make fertiliser to using yeast to produce forest-friendly palm oil, these start-ups are helping solve big environmental problems.
- by Caitlin Fitzsimmons
From a garage to a $2.5b start-up: SafetyCulture founder steps down
Luke Anear was a private investigator when he launched a start-up from his Townsville garage, growing it into one of the nation’s largest tech businesses.
- by David Swan
Albanese defends $1b start-up bet as Queensland support wavers
The contentious $1 billion project relied on federal and state co-operation, but the new Queensland government is sceptical.
- by Paul Sakkal and David Swan
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Diversity
‘Inhospitable environment’: Tech Council launches plan to retain women
The diversity initiative follows a string of recent high-profile instances of harassment and inappropriate behaviour plaguing the local sector.
- by David Swan
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