Tesla’s electric Semi has its first fatal crash
Two people in a Volkswagen Beetle died after the massive battery-powered truck struck them at a highway intersection in Nevada, not far from the factory that builds it.
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This drone startup bagged BHP, Rio Tinto as customers. Now it’s raised $25m to tackle defence spending boom
Emesent, a drone tech startup spun out of CSIRO, has raised $25 million in a round that includes NGS Super, Hostplus, Main Sequence and the NRF. CSIRO-spinout Emesent has raised $25 million in fresh funding, including $10 million in venture debt from the National Reconstruction Fund, as it aims to jump further into the exploding […]
Women’s basketball is an overlooked investment. That’s about to change.
Opinion: Brisbane 2032 is six years away, but Tesla Chair Robyn Denholm and Australian basketball royalty Lauren Jackson argue the smartest investments in women’s sport will be made long before the Olympic flame is lit. Words by Robyn Denholm and Lauren Jackson In six years, Australia will host the Olympic Games. By then, a new […]
New ‘payday super’ changes come into effect today. Here’s what you need to know
Employers will be required to pay superannuation monthly as of tomorrow rather than the existing quarterly scheme as the Government attempts to crack down on unpaid super.
Six women shaking up the Australian Quantum scene, you need to know
From CSIRO, to Q-CTRL, to Quantum Australia, here are six standout women changing the face of emerging technology in our nation.
The program that built Nike and H&M’s AI chiefs is coming to Australia
Faculty has for a decade run a highly-sought after Fellowship program turning STEM academics into AI workers. It’s now launched in Australia, its first foray outside of the UK.
Larry Ellison’s net worth plunges $100 billion amid Oracle slide
The Oracle chairman ranked the world’s second-richest person earlier this month.
The five AI shifts every CEO should prepare for
Opinion: Most organisations are still optimising for the last phase of AI. These five shifts explain why yesterday’s playbook is rapidly becoming obsolete and what business leaders should do next, writes Lucio Ribeiro
The South Australian startup supporting new space drugs scores $25m round
Amid a bonanza of retail hype around space tech, South Australia’s Southern Launch has raised $25 million – including $10 million from the National Reconstruction Fund.
These 32 Australian companies made Forbes’ Global 2000 list
Australia’s banking giants once again dominated Forbes’ Global 2000, with Commonwealth Bank leading a group of 32 national companies recognised among the world’s largest publicly listed businesses.