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How two Chinese brothers became billionaires from $1 bubble teas

At age 21, Zhang Hongchao started peddling shaved ice treats. A quarter of a century later, he and his younger brother Hongfu have made a fortune selling soft-serve ice cream, coffee drinks and its super popular bubble tea and lemonade.

  • By Zinnia Lee
  • Forbes Staff

Apple is launching its Vision Pro headset in February— its first major new product since 2015

Apple announced Monday its $3,499 Vision Pro headset will be available in the U.S. on February 2 and pre-orders start on January 19, with CEO Tim Cook calling it “the most advanced consumer electronics device ever created”—months after revealing the mixed-reality headset.

  • By Britney Nguyen

This CEO led Affirm to its US$24 billion IPO. Now she’s with an Aussie tech company – and plans to take it big

Silvija Martincevic is the CEO of Deputy – an Aussie HR software firm for shift workers. Martincevic, who joined Affirm when it was worth about US$100 million, led the company to its US$24 billion IPO. She says Deputy is on a similar trajectory to ‘massive global scale’.

  • By Anastasia Santoreneos
  • Journalist & List Editor

Lululemon’s founder made a fortune but lost out on billions. Inside his struggle to move on.

The billionaire, who dumped most of his stake years ago after he left in disgrace, is still searching for a new legacy backing another sportswear company, investing in real estate and racing to cure a rare disease.

  • By Jemima McEvoy
  • Forbes Staff

The best ForbesWomen stories of 2023

From the self-made founders shattering gender stereotypes to the pioneers whose work is paving the way for the next generation of leaders, these are the standout ForbesWomen stories of the year.

  • By Maggie McGrath

The most notable career crashes of 2023

Forbes’ annual list of career downfalls highlights individuals at or near the top of their game whose professional descents in the previous year shed light on some of the biggest issues of our time.

  • By Jena McGregor
  • Forbes Staff

Swimming with the Sharks: What really goes on behind the scenes of the hit TV show?

In a Q+A with Forbes Australia, Sabri Suby shares advice, anecdotes, and behind-the-scenes details from Channel 10’s Shark Tank.

  • By Rosie Whittaker
  • Forbes Staff

Commercialisation has won AI. What comes next?

The battle over the past week at OpenAI – the creator of industry-changing ChatGPT and DALL-E AI products has been described as many things.

  • By Rion Ahl - Contributor
Raising money is tough in good times, let alone when the economic conditions aren’t necessarily ideal.

Quick takes: Three entrepreneurs on our innovation radar

Forbes Australia has picked out three of the entrepreneurs who have been making waves in the startup scene as of late – and they’re ones to watch.

  • By Rosie Whittaker
  • Forbes Staff

700 million images: Aussie GenAI startup banks $47m to ‘democratise creativity’

An Australian generative AI content production platform, Leonardo.Ai, has already amassed 7 million global users – who are creating 4.5 million images each day on its platform. Now, it’s raised $47 million to keep users creating.

  • By Anastasia Santoreneos
  • Journalist & List Editor
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