Australians are being asked to participate in a challenge to build deeper real-life connections with their neighbours, as part of a global study into how random acts of kindness impact loneliness.
The Studio, an innovative Sydney incubator for media startups will celebrate two years of successful operations during a free Open Day and Birthday Celebration this Friday at the Sydney Startup Hub.
The Federal Government’s new standards around Data Sharing Rights (CDR) was created with little consultation from the fintech and data sectors with a problematic rollout now based mostly on advice provided by the big banks.
Cannabinoid treatments now available in Australia will disrupt the pharmaceutical pain sector, but the new industry is far from reaching its full potential, according to Australian company FreshLeaf Analytics, that analyses industry data.
Data freedom champion and founder of ID Exchange, Joanne Cooper, has been named as a finalist in the Telstra Business Women’s Awards in the NSW Small Business Category.
The organisation that has been connecting Australian expats since 2001, has appointed KPMG’s Doug Ferguson to its board as it looks to actively connect expats with jobs back home, as well as business opportunities with Australian companies.
Big spending private equity firm Potentia Capital has added software company CompliSpace Technology to its impressively growing portfolio as part of its a $300 million investment budget.
Mystery continues to swirl around the sudden decision of major European supermarket chain Kaufland to abandon its multi-million dollar attempt to establish itself in Australia and whether an alleged conspiracy to keep them out could be duplicated to block leading technology companies from opening here.
Start-ups and budding entrepreneurs trying to stretch their scarce dollars as far as possible will have second thoughts about using the once popular Trivago hotel comparison website following an Australian Hight Court ruling.
Stone & Chalk cryptocurrency startup, Elbaite, was founded in 2017; enabling Australians to exchange cryptocurrency with fewer fees, more trust and control, and better trade conditions.
Everledger recently raised $20 million for its expansion into China but the story behind the company’s rapid growth is as compelling a tale as the story of its resounding success.
Apps, and what they can do to ease pressure on public transport and roads in NSW, are assured of a warm welcome from the State Government.
The NSW government is spending $200 million on new technology to convert the outdated M1 going north out of Sydney into one of the most tech savvy roads in the State.
A mesmerising look into a future that includes flying electric taxis, bigger TVs with startling options, washing machines that can detect different fabrics and alter its cycles accordingly and an electric bike that can travel on water.
Raging bushfires that took lives and caused a billion dollars in damages as they horrifically scorched the face of Australia for decades to come, dominated searches on Google in 2019.
Artificial intelligence is poised to make even more sweeping changes to already disrupted supermarket business principles in Australia, including reducing the number of check-outs, and using phone apps to charge customers when they take products from shelves.
Clive and Alison Vaz were driven by personal experience when they decided to create an on-demand transport service for the elderly, those with a disability and those in care.
Finder will release its new app in February 2020, which will allow consumers to compare loan, credit card, health insurance and energy packages from their mobile phones.
Australian digital marketing company DigitalMaas has rocketed onto the Deloitte Technology Fast 500TM Asia Pacific rankings for 2019 after reporting a growth of 235 per cent over three years.
A newly announced merger between Good2Give and ShareGift Australia has the potential to release millions of previously under-utilised share capital to charities.
Singapore e-scooter start-up Neuron Mobility has put the brake on an immediate entry into the Sydney market despite setting up agencies in Auckland, Darwin and Brisbane.
Drones have changed the world with their versatility and are now Australia’s favourite mechanical friend as they fight bushfires, rescue stranded surfers, deliver vital medications and monitor shark sightings.
Nothing is adding up for Australian mathematics students.
First year university students are so poorly educated in mathematics that university professors are dropping it from tertiary courses.
Information about the devastating fires along the east coast of Australia, especially in NSW, was the most searched for item by Google in 2019.
New Economy Media discovers that the Morgo getaway for super-successful tech entrepreneurs and aspiring tech founders is a learning experience like none other.
Non-bank lender Xynapse has started pitching to Australian
fund managers for an initial public offering priced at 16.5-times forecast
profit.
A change is as good as a holiday – or at least a financial boost – when you’re technology enterprise resource planning software company TechnologyOne.
Hotel booking platform SiteMinder is said to be looking for $100 million plus in venture capital from new and current investors to facilitate its next wave of development.
Former Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has told Startcon conference that Australia can’t deny the crucial significance of the innovation sector, in the same way, we as we can’t deny climate change.
The greatest opportunity to incorporate
Australia’s passion for having fun in the water into a successful business has
been lost – again.
