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.
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.
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.
Xero’s CTO resigns in second leadership departure this month
Rick Carragher will leave Xero in early August after serving 16 months as chief technology officer, employees were told on Wednesday.
Wendy McCarthy’s quiet campaign to fund next-gen rebel women
Bypassing traditional tax-effective frameworks, the trailblazing advocate is deploying her private wealth to fund a new breed of cultural architects.
The UK’s $100 billion fintech disruptor takes aim at Australia’s big four banks
Revolut, a UK fintech last valued at US$75 billion ($104 billion), has been approved to operate banking services in Australia. It plans to spend “nearly” $400 million to win over the local market.
Xero executive quietly departs amid SaaSpocalypse slump
Xero’s chief people officer, charged with driving the company’s “performance-driven culture”, departed the ASX accounting giant earlier this month.
Australia doesn’t need copyright change to win data centre billions, AI boss says
Copyright law has become the central flashpoint of Australia’s AI and data centre policy. Sharon AI chief executive James Manning says no changes are needed.