OpenAI inks deal with $14 billion Australian data centre player Firmus

OpenAI will be a foundational customer of two AI Factory data centres Australian company Firmus is developing. Key Takeaways Key Background Founded by Oliver Curtis and Tim Rosenfield, Firmus has rocketed almost out of nowhere to become Australia’s third largest data centre company by valuation. It has raised US$2.5 billion ($3.5 billion) so far this […]

Diraq pushing its quantum computer to the cloud amid commercialisation race

The Sydney startup will setup a basic quantum computer in an Equinix data centre by October, it said on Tuesday, as it moves to commercialise a technology that’s been in R&D phase for decades. Key Takeaways Key Background   Proponents of quantum computing say it could be a US$200 billion industry that will enable fundamental breakthroughs […]

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Xero investors protest CEO’s new $25.5m pay pack

Over 70 per cent of eligible shareholders voted against the Xero board’s decision to award Sukhinder Singh Cassidy a target pay package of $25.5 million amid the company’s stock struggles. Key Takeaways Key Background   Earlier this week Xero’s board rewarded chief executive Sukhinder Singh Cassidy with a 22 per cent pay rise, lifting her target […]

Millennials came of age in hustle culture. Now they’re turning to ‘boring’ businesses

Opinion: Millennials grew up during the startup boom. Now, MYOB CEO Paul Robson argues, many are taking a more measured path to business ownership, favouring dependable service businesses with recurring revenue. For much of the past two decades, entrepreneurship has been synonymous with disruption. For many, success was measured in funding rounds, rapid scaling and […]