Amber electrified with $78.5m Series E
The Melbourne-headquartered battery automation company was boosted by 1GT, Morgan Stanley’s climate tech fund, alongside Innovation Victoria, E.ON., and the UK’s ETF Partners.
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OpenAI’s ‘flight risk’: Why Sam Altman is comparing AI disasters to plane crashes
As OpenAI says it is shifting focus to human impact, Sam Altman took to the Dreamforce stage with Salesforce founder Marc Benioff. AI model failures are inevitable, Altman says, and should be treated as road or airline safety incidents to facilitate an unprecedented global boom in entrepreneurship and prosperity.
From the AFL to the NFL: Ben Graham on football’s Aussie evolution
Former Geelong captain Ben Graham discusses the NFL’s historic Melbourne debut, comparing Australian football culture with America’s elite gridiron landscape.
Inside alcheMe: Rebecca Judd’s new formula for tween skincare
As the global tween skincare market charges toward $8.1 billion, entrepreneur Judd joins startup alcheMe to protect Gen Alpha’s skin barrier.
Jacinda Ardern on impostor syndrome and the illusion of guilt
The Rt. Hon. Dame Jacinda Ardern spoke at Women Unlimited about having the courage to lead differently, navigating public life, and why self-doubt can be turned in to a strategic advantage.
‘You are what you don’t outsource’: How AI could make human traits more valuable
As business leaders navigate the early stages of AI integration, some argue that delegating to machines could elevate our economic worth.
Beyond the burn: How a trans-Pacific leap built Glasshouse Fragrances
Nicole Eckels turned a personal setback into an impromptu move to Australia and then a home fragrance and candle empire spanning eleven countries.
Why Wollongong is the proving ground for Canva’s Global Goals platform
Canva’s new initiative, Global Goals, aims to crowdsource humanity’s aspirations. A coastal city south of Sydney – with long-established roots in Australia’s most successful consumer platform – is key to pulling it off.
The spark behind the charge: how Tim Washington built Australia’s EV infrastructure giant
From lawyer to labourer to EV pioneer, Tim Washington transformed JET Charge from a two-person start-up into Australia’s leading charging infrastructure giant.
The electric shift: why Australia’s EV market has hit warp speed
More EVs have been sold so far this year than in the entirety of 2025. With a wider array of affordable models now flooding the market, alongside an expanding list of locations to get an electric top-up, petroleum and diesel dominance is under the pump.