Start-up looks to scale up green tech that turns plastic into clothes
Samara Eco has hired two new executives from the US to help scale its recycling technology, which aims to change fashion and combat plastic pollution.
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Elon Musk’s X is seeking to overturn a fine from Australia’s eSafety Commissioner – who he called the country’s ‘censorship commissar’ – over its failure to disclose how it was combating online child abuse.
The budget has ‘more funding for pandas than tech’
The federal budget isn’t black and white – unless you’re a panda – prompting one tech entrepreneur to bemoan there’s more funds set aside for Australia’s Chinese guests than to support start-ups.
Apple turns AirPods into hearing aids
Australians can now start using Apple AirPods as hearing aids, after the world’s most valuable company won regulatory approval as part of its efforts to combat deafness.
Boards too woke for me, says tech industry veteran
Adrian Di Marco says the best people are staying away from public boards because listed companies have become too woke and that Donald Trump’s war on DEI is a ‘wake-up call’.
Never-ending holiday-maker raises $2m to build quantum chips
Felix Thomsen was only meant to spend a year in Australia, but a decade later he has founded a company to accelerate the development of quantum computers.
New breakthrough with AI model trained on thoughts
A company spun out of Melbourne University has partnered with Nvidia and Apple to build an AI model which can help those with paralysis regain function.
Grow up Zuck, stop complaining and make a deal
If Donald Trump really wants to make America great again he should not listen to Mark Zuckerberg, who has complained Australian laws are targeting US tech titans unfairly.
How I survived a week without an iPhone
Almost five hours a day — that’s how long I spent looking at my smartphone. Something had to change, could a retro-inspired ‘dumb phone’ be the answer?
Microsoft boss reveals Australia’s big AI shot
One of the world’s most powerful tech executives says Australia has a chance to seize a slice of the artificial intelligence boom, with new applications and data centres its biggest opportunities.
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