Silicon Quantum Computing could launch its first product by the end of the year, chief executive and former Australian of the Year Michelle Simmons says. Silicon Quantum Computing’s “AI accelerator for quantum machine learning” had originally been slated for a 2028 release, but was already being tested by customers, Professor Michelle Simmons said. “It looks […]
Tesla chair Robyn Denholm has teamed up with the owner of the National Basketball League, Larry Kestelman, to take a controlling stake in the Women’s National Basketball League.
CEO’s don’t do group therapy. This article was featured in Issue 11 of Forbes Australia. Tap here to secure your copy. Ruth Limkin sat in a grand, empty house in the rolling green hills northwest of Brisbane, wondering where to start turning the place into a luxury rehab. She was unfettered by any experience in the […]
The hot new rums that are set to transform your palate – and maybe overcome the consequences of teenaged misadventure. Tom Bulmer is on a mission to bring rum back to the top end of the market. Because it certainly never went away from the bottom end, he likes to point out, noting that Bundaberg […]
Melanie Cooper, first female chair of Coopers Brewery, on keeping the largest Australian-owned beer maker in the family. This article was featured in Issue 11 of Forbes Australia. Tap here to secure your copy. Coopers Key Facts Melanie Cooper grew up over the road from the family business in Leabrook, Adelaide, and would spend time mucking […]
Xero’s Sukhinder Singh Cassidy on the hustle, the big bets and the hard decisions that took her from Tanzania to Silicon Valley, where she still lives while running the fourth-largest tech company on the Australian stock exchange. This article is featured in Issue 11 of Forbes Australia, on stands Monday, 17th June. Tap here to secure your […]
The upstart Australian quantum startup, Diraq, which hopes to build a quantum computer the size of a fridge utilising standard silicon chips, has announced it has achieved “record control accuracy of 99.9% for a quantum bit (qubit)”.
Five Australian companies made the long list of top 70 worst corporate crises to hit public companies over the last 40 years, while two made the unlucky top 13. Key Takeaways Rank Company Market Cap Loss ($ Billion) Revenue Loss ($ Billion) Percentage Loss Scandal Description 1 Insys Therapeutics NA NA 100% Opioid addiction crisis […]
Crucial tips on whisky investing … Or how to find that $9,000 bottle that will resell for $1 million. Bartender Kate McGraw recently paid $2,600 for a bottle of Johnnie Walker Red Label. Red Label retails for about $40, but this bottle was more than 50 years old, and McGraw bought it out of curiosity. […]
Flushed with recent success, Melbourne-based, ASX-listed Telix Pharmaceuticals is looking to jointly list in the US to capitalise on its strong American base.