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.
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Why this startup is strapping cameras to housekeepers’ heads in India
Twenty-four-year-old founder Anjali Sardana wants to give domestic workers in India a share in the AI gold rush by sending them into people’s homes to collect training data for U.S. AI companies.
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.
Atlassian warns more AI use will not magically lift productivity
Fortune 500 companies are embracing AI, but few can measure a tangible return. Atlassian’s chief people and AI enablement officer says widespread adoption means little unless businesses redesign the processes around it. The executive in charge of Atlassian’s internal AI tooling says the world’s biggest companies are struggling to see productivity gains from AI, and […]
When AI succeeds at the wrong goal: The lesson from OpenAI’s rogue agent
Recent news of OpenAI models autonomously breaching Hugging Face servers serves as a cautionary tale rooted in a two-decade-old AI paradox.
The AI boom has created a new donor class of ‘anxious’ givers
An army of newly wealthy AI workers is searching for causes worthy of its money. Animal advocates think they may also be sitting on the future of philanthropy.
How two Sydney engineers turned a camping problem into a global award winner
Sydney startup Bound created the Looplock device just two years ago. This is what the founders of the reusable roll-top bag seal went through to bring it to market. Long before accepting an award on stage in Essen, Germany, Ryan Burke and Luke Hamilton were cleaning spilled flour, coffee grinds, and pasta out of the […]
Why businesses need more grown-ups in the room
Opinion: Many managers are promoted for their technical ability without being taught emotional intelligence or self-regulation. The result is poor workplace behaviour that damages company culture, argues communication expert Leah Mether. Most of us assume that when we leave high school, we’ll also leave behind the gossip, cliques, passive-aggressive behaviour and playground politics that came […]
Shemara Wikramanayake steps down as Macquarie CEO
Macquarie head of banking and infrastructure Greg Ward will in November take the reins from Wikramanayake, who has led the bank for eight years. Key Takeaways Key Background Wikramanayake is a Macquarie lifer, having joined the Millionaire’s Factory in 1987 – just two years after Macquarie Bank was spun out of UK firm Hill Samuel. […]
AI made founding a startup easier than ever – but VC data shows funding is getting harder
It is true that AI has made creating a software startup easier, but data from Cut Through Venture indicates getting funding may be another story.