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Cliona O’Dowd joined The Australian in 2016 and writes on financial services. She was previously the editor of business news and commentary website Business Spectator. Before moving into journalism she spent a number of years working in the financial services industry in Dublin and London. She holds a master’s degree in European public affairs and law.

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Slack CEO and co-founder Stewart Butterfield.

Slack takes first step towards IPO

Slack, the messaging app the Prime Minister likes, could go public in as little as 18 months.

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Technology

Slack secures Melbourne launch pad

Group messaging app secures Melbourne lease, will launch in Australia in just weeks.

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NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 03: Co-founder and co-chairman of Wickr Nico Sell participates in a panel discussion at the New York Times 2015 DealBook Conference at the Whitney Museum of American Art on November 3, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Neilson Barnard/Getty Images for New York Times)

Privacy protection the new black

Malcolm Turnbull’s endorsement has been a boon for the encrypted messaging app, says co-founder Nico Sell.

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Blackphone calls stay under radar

Co-founder Mike Janke says Silent Circle could soon overtake BlackBerry.

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Opinion

Looking into the VC crystal ball

Three venture capitalists at the Web Summit conference in Dublin give details on where their money will be going in 2016.

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Technology

Stripe in aggressive frame of mind

Payments start-up, valued at $US5 billion, not keen to rest on its laurels, with co-founder John Collison saying there’s still plenty of work left to be done.

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Companies

Dell, led by Chief Executive Michael Dell, shown in July, is in talks to strike a combination with EMC, sources say.

Dell ‘happy to take on’ EMC risk

Michael Dell says the merger with EMC is a risk that he is “happy to take on”.

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Business

Stewart Butterfield, co-founder and CEO of Slack, speaks at the Wall Street Journal Digital Live (WSJDLive) conference at the Montage hotel in Laguna Beach, California, October 21, 2015. REUTERS/Mike Blake

Slack boss stamps on ‘net cockroach’

Stewart Butterfield, founder of messaging app Slack, says email will be the “cockroach of the internet”.

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Technology

Generic operating, surgery theatre. iStock

Healthcare ripe for transformation

The digital revolution taking place in the healthcare industry has some of the world’s largest companies pushing into what’s becoming an increasingly crowded space.

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Business

Australia key in Expedia’s strategy

Australia is set to play a key role in Expedia’s bid to capture more of the lucrative Chinese travel market.

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