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The list spans elections and weather events here and abroad, the debilitating Crowdstrike outage, and a spectacular natural phenomenon.

The US-based data and AI company that counts NAB, Atlassian, and the NRL as customers has completed AU$13 billion of a $16 billion series J raise.

The Sydney-based program is Australia’s best incubator/accelerator according to the 2024 Startup Muster report. Here’s what makes it so impactful.

The Minister for Industry and Science released an overview of the ‘Australian-first AI Plan’ that aims to boost capability, expand investment in technology, and grow the economy.

Lucy Liu, COO of Australian-founded payments unicorn Airwallex, tells Forbes Australia global revenue grew by 73 per cent year-over-year, and transaction volume increased 60 per cent.

Four of the top 10 Google search terms relate to sporting events. The number one most searched item relates to a competition of a different kind – that has far-reaching consequences across the globe.

Forbes released its list of the world’s most powerful women, which includes two Australian bankers, a mining magnate, and a unicorn founder.

Australia’s National Reconstruction Fund announced a $13 million investment into Quantum Brilliance to build Australia’s first quantum diamond foundry.

In Australia, 8 out of the 10 most Googled people are US-based. They range from politicians to musicians, to athletes. Here are the 10 people that piqued our interest the most this year.

Six (female) Olympians, a political prisoner, and a Brisbane-born movie star were the most Googled public figures this year. The number one spot, however, is held by an octogenarian Australian entrepreneur.