Developers of new types of small nuclear reactors and battery chemistries are honing plans to profit by targeting data centers, which need more and more energy to fuel the AI boom. This story featured in Issue 12 of Forbes Australia. Tap here to secure your copy. For all the hype and billions of dollars swirling around […]
Amid private credit’s gold rush, New York City’s Blue Owl is providing the “picks and shovels” for deal-hungry private equity firms. It also injects liquidity into the partnerships, minting billionaires in the process. This story featured in Issue 12 of Forbes Australia. Tap here to secure your copy. In early April 2020, when Covid fears were […]
Blackbird-and-Woolworths-backed start-up Eucalyptus revolutionised the telehealth sector pre-COVID-19 through its multiple online health clinics. It bucked the downturn in tech funding in 2023 by moving to prescribe Ozempic through its weight-loss-focused channels. The journey has not been without controversy. This story featured in Issue 12 of Forbes Australia. Tap here to secure your copy. What does […]
George Peppou has worn many hats, including a chef’s toque. These days, he’s wearing a hair net in the lab at cultured meat start-up Vow. With a US$49 million capital raise behind the business and another in the works, Vow, recently launched in Singapore, is preparing for global expansion. This story featured in Issue 12 […]
Neale Whitaker is an interior designer known for his work on ‘The Block’ and ‘Love It or List It Australia.’ Before becoming a TV host, he edited Vogue Living and Belle magazine. He talks to Forbes Australia about the aesthetic and customisation trends he is seeing. This article features in Issue 12 of Forbes Australia […]
As digital art becomes mainstream, luxury fashion houses are increasingly turning to more innovative marketing campaigns to capture their audiences. Australian 3D artist Paul Milinski is on the job. This story featured in Issue 12 of Forbes Australia. Tap here to secure your copy. A tiny sailboat is set upon the water fountain in Paris’ Jardin […]
Forbes Australia has identified the entrepreneurs who are making waves in Australia’s startup scene at the moment. ‘Quick Takes’ featured in Issue 12 of Forbes Australia. Tap here to secure your copy. Redactive AI Founded by AI engineer Lucas Sargent and former Atlassian product managers Andrew Pankevicius and Alexander Valente, Redactive AI has security and responsible AI […]
Peter Barrett dropped out of Sydney uni to head to Silicon Valley in 1986. He gave Elon Musk his first job in the Valley, worked with Bill Gates, and started a venture fund, Playground Global, that has had 20% of its portfolio hit billion-dollar valuations. He also started a school in his backyard. He has […]
Business owners are finding new ways to give their staff a piece of the pie, but Australia is lagging on employee ownership. This article features in Issue 12 of Forbes Australia – out Monday, 12 August. Tap here to secure your copy. Janna DeVylder walked into a meeting with a big corporate mergers-and-acquisitions guy who […]
Synchron’s adoption of artificial intelligence into its brain-computer interface is a step towards transhumanism, says the company’s brain-surgeon CEO Tom Oxley, but that’s not why they’re doing it. The incorporation of a large language model into Synchron’s brain tech keeps the Australian-founded, US-headquartered Synchron ahead of its main rival, Elon Musk’s Neuralink, in the race […]