Telstra offloads venture capital unit in ‘fire sale’
Australia’s biggest telco has sold its interests in a venture capital fund at a steep discount, as it opts to invest in its network rather than tech start-ups.
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Apple unveils its ‘most powerful Mac’ as it cuts prices
The tech giant released a new Ultra chip that it says makes its latest Mac Studio the most powerful computer it’s ever built as it trims prices across its MacBook and iPad Airs.
Electric dreams: Is the grass really greener?
My Victa lawn mower ran on fossil fuels but was reliable, lasting more than 40 years. When it finally stopped working, I joined the Ryobi One electric cult. That was a big mistake.
Fast and loose: how Aussie companies are using AI
Australian marketers are embracing artificial intelligence – more than their global peers – but their enthusiasm for the much hyped technology has prompted concerns that they may be moving too fast.
WiseTech’s White shrugs off critics to chase global dream
Richard White has wasted no time in his new role at WiseTech, striking a deal to take over a Colombian freight tech business as he pursues his global growth ambitions.
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Blackbird ventures an opinion on AI outlook: there’s no sign of a bubble
Artificial intelligence is just getting started, with Australia’s biggest venture capital firm dismissing concerns about a bubble.
Security upgrade? Bank on it, says CBA
Australia’s largest bank is strengthening its security by introducing a multi-factor authentication system requiring customers to approve a prompt in the app to log in.
Super funds’ US push ‘misguided’
Australia is experiencing a ‘quiet collapse’ as it struggles to diversify its economy from mining and misses an opportunity to capitalise on top tech talent who are leaving to build valuable businesses overseas.
Inside Telstra’s mission to disrupt itself
Telstra chief executive Vicki Brady says the telco needs to ‘disrupt the status quo’ and monetise its network so the AI boom doesn’t slip through its fingers, allowing tech titans to cut its lunch.
Is this the best phone you can buy under $500?
Samsung has followed Apple, unleashing its artificial intelligence product across its cheaper devices as competition in the smartphone market intensifies.
Cash call to halt cyber attacks amid IVF breach
As hackers infiltrate a leading fertility provider, preying on couples struggling to conceive, a tech start-up has secured $10m from investors to predict and prevent cyber attacks.
‘My daughter teared up’: how Apple Vision Pro changes lives
Ant Williams is a world record holder in the treacherous extreme sport of freediving. But if you step inside his home at Torquay on Victoria’s surf coast, you wouldn’t know it.
Who will White hire as the next WiseTech CEO?
Richard White was chief executive of WiseTech for 30 years. This week the 69-year-old founder took control of the company’s board and the search for its next CEO.
Network-sharing deal buoys TPG
TPG is confident it will be able to recuperate the costs of its network-sharing deal with Optus with the addition of between 100,000 and 200,000 new customers.
Meat the hi-tech, cost-friendly new food culture
Would you eat meat grown in a laboratory? You will soon have the opportunity, from top-end quail foie gras to mass-market lamb mince.
From tracking family to AI-targeted ads: Life360’s growth plans
The family tracking platform has acquired a New York-based ad start-up as it looks to ramp up location-based targeting that will send coupons for stores its users frequent.
The tech boss ‘lucky’ to survive a civil war
Seelan Nayagam believes a higher power rescued him from certain death as a teenager, and that escape now drives his passion for inclusion at global giant DXC Technology.
Corporate cop probes WiseTech over Corporations Act
The Australian Securities & Investment Commission is ‘very interested’ in whether WiseTech has broken the Corporations Act after Richard White’s dramatic appointment as executive chair.
Apple’s ‘cheap’ iPhone costs almost $1000. Is it a bargain?
Apple has released a new iPhone that is $400 cheaper than its standard model. It’s made some trade-offs but has crammed in a heap of new features. So is it a good deal?
Amazon reboots Alexa to solve ‘real problems’
First Amazon assumed creative control of James Bond, now it’s racing ahead in the battle to control people’s homes, unveiling its long-awaited overhaul of its Alexa voice assistant. Here is what’s new.
WiseTech needs independent chair, directors: ASA boss
The Australian Shareholders’ Association has called on WiseTech to appoint an independent chair and a majority of independent directors, warning of ‘significant governance concerns’.
‘Here for the long haul’: Richard White takes control of WiseTech
The financial regulator has begun a probe into WiseTech after the dramatic appointment of Richard White as executive chairman, which allows the company founder to tighten his grip after a boardroom exodus.
Is Richard White’s comeback a triumph for anti-woke?
Richard White being clearly back at the helm is the latest gamble for WiseTech investors to digest, and it raises a heap of governance issues. But do investors really mind?
US court denies Elizabeth Holmes’s plea to overturn conviction
The Theranos founder had sought to reverse her 2022 guilty verdict and is currently serving an 11-year prison sentence.
Is Richard White plotting a CEO comeback at WiseTech?
A top analyst is seeking to know what Richard White’s intentions are regarding the CEO role at WiseTech and whether he is plotting a return after a boardroom exodus at the tech group.
Qld start-up scores $2m for faster tendering tool
Tidal Ventures has led a $2m raise for Toowoomba-based Tendl, an AI tool designed to accelerate the tendering process and help businesses navigate the ‘DOGE era’.
Aussie tech titans double down on green energy push
Top tech entrepreneurs are rallying together to power the ‘energy renaissance’ as Donald Trump winds back projects aimed at tackling climate change, branding it the ‘green new scam’.
Top investors blast WiseTech board chaos
Top investors have demanded WiseTech Global restore an independent board after four directors quit in protest against founder Richard White, triggering an $8.2bn share rout.
TPG boss takes aim at internet tax slug
The boss of Vodafone’s owner says NBN Co is a “900-pound gorilla” Australians are subsidising.
Laid-off couple build $20m company after teaching themselves how to code
How Noosa-based Amy Tucker and Pip Bingemann taught themselves to code and built a multimillion-dollar empire after being made redundant from their US tech jobs.
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